Ravenrock Funding Group, a small-business funding broker in Sarasota, Florida, arranges funding for four sectors its lending partners have confirmed: construction, restaurants, medical and dental practices, and retail and inventory businesses. This page summarizes Sarasota County Census counts for each and points to the options that tend to fit. No credit decision is ever made on Main St; partners make them all.
Four sectors, one county
Ravenrock Funding Group's lending partners have confirmed four sectors: construction, restaurants, medical and dental practices, and retail and inventory businesses. Being in one of them does not decide the outcome; the partner does. Farm and trucking requests are outside what Ravenrock arranges.
| Sector | Employer establishments | Share under 5 employees | Options that often fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction (NAICS 23) | 2,126 | 70.6% | Machines, wage gaps, revolving line |
| Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722) | 1,020 | 28.3% | Equipment, working capital |
| Ambulatory health care (NAICS 621) | 1,534 | 59.0% | Equipment, term loan, line of credit |
| Retail trade (NAICS 44-45) | 1,755 | 50.1% | Stock funding or a revolving line |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Food services are a subset of the wider accommodation and food services sector; ambulatory health care is a subset of health care and social assistance.
Contractors and trades
Construction was Sarasota County's second-largest sector by employer count in 2023, and specialty trade contractors made up 1,474 of its 2,126 establishments (CBP 2023). Contractor financing in Sarasota County covers equipment, materials and the gap before a draw is paid.
Restaurants and food service
Sarasota County had 907 restaurants and other eating places with employees in 2023, and only 25.4% of them had fewer than five employees (CBP 2023): restaurants carry real payrolls. Restaurant financing in Sarasota County covers kitchen equipment, build-outs and payroll gaps.
Medical and dental practices
Ambulatory health care, including 539 physician offices and 238 dental offices, counted 1,534 employer establishments in Sarasota County in 2023 (CBP 2023). Medical and dental practice financing covers equipment, build-outs and insurer receivables.
Retail and wholesale stock
Sarasota County had 1,755 retail employers and 522 wholesale employers in 2023 (CBP 2023). Their main funding question is stock bought before it sells, which inventory financing is built for. Retail will get its own page in a later round.
The wider county picture
For the full sector table, ZIP 34236 figures and public resources, see our page on Sarasota, FL businesses.
By Ravenrock Funding Group · Updated