Ravenrock Funding Group, a small-business funding broker in Sarasota, Florida, hears from Bradenton Beach owners on the island by phone and online. Bradenton Beach is a small city in Manatee County. ZIP 34217 had 235 employer establishments in 2023, and accommodation and food services led with 51. Approval and pricing sit with the lending partners, never with Ravenrock.
| County | Manatee County, FL |
|---|---|
| Distance | Roughly 13.2 miles northwest of 1830 Main St |
| ZIP 34217 employers | 235 employers counted in 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns |
| Food service and lodging | 51 employers, the largest sector (ZBP 2023) |
| Under five employees | 63.0% of the ZIP's employer count |
A small Manatee County, FL city
Bradenton Beach is an incorporated city in Manatee County, separate from both the City of Bradenton and Sarasota County. It is small enough that the Census Bureau's survey estimates for the city itself are not reliable, so we rely on ZIP-level business counts.
ZIP 34217 covers more than the city
Bradenton Beach lies entirely within ZIP 34217 but covers only 24.6% of that ZIP's land (2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file). The figures below describe the whole ZIP, which reaches beyond city limits.
Counting ZIP 34217's employers
ZIP Code Business Patterns counted 235 employer establishments in ZIP 34217 in 2023, with 2,318 paid employees and about $86.6 million in annual payroll. Under-five payrolls made up 63.0%.
- Accommodation and food services: 51 establishments, 35.3% with fewer than five employees
- Real estate and rental and leasing: 48, 85.4% under five
- Retail trade: 40
- Professional and technical firms: 23
- Other services: 23
- Administrative and support firms: 12
- Construction: 9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
Funding for food service and lodging in ZIP 34217
Food service businesses usually need funding for two things: kitchen equipment and the gap between payroll and receipts. Coolers, ranges and hood systems can be financed as equipment, with the asset securing the deal. Card-heavy businesses are also the ones most often offered merchant cash advances; an advance is not a loan, and its total cost should be compared with loan options before anyone signs.
Preparing a ZIP 34217 request in Bradenton Beach, FL
Owners in ZIP 34217's food service and lodging businesses usually have card-processing statements alongside bank statements; partners often ask for both. For an equipment request, bring the vendor quote with model numbers. Real estate firms, the second-largest group here and mostly very small, tend to have irregular commission income, so several months of statements help a partner see the pattern rather than a single slow month.
Calling Main St from Bradenton Beach, FL
Ravenrock Funding Group has one address, 1830 Main St in Sarasota. Owners in Bradenton Beach work with us by phone at (941) 384-0737 or through the short form. County-level context for Sarasota County is on the Sarasota, FL page, and the full list of communities covers the rest of the area.
Who Ravenrock Funding Group works with in Bradenton Beach, FL
Ravenrock Funding Group works with Bradenton Beach, FL businesses in four sectors our partners have confirmed: contractors and construction trades, restaurants and food service, medical and dental practices and retailers and wholesalers that carry stock. Being in one of them does not decide the outcome; the partner does.
Paperwork partners commonly ask for
- Business and personal tax returns for the latest year
- An up-to-date P&L and balance sheet, even if you prepare them yourself
- A driver's license or passport for each owner
- Your articles of organization or incorporation and the EIN letter
- A simple schedule of current business debt and monthly payments
- A written quote or invoice if the money is for equipment
Each lending partner sets its own list, so treat this as a starting point.
From first call to a partner's decision
- Reach us at (941) 384-0737 or through the contact form. When we call back, the first questions are simple: what the funding is for, how long the business has operated and its rough revenue.
- You hear which options match the need and what a partner will likely want to review. We submit nothing without your approval.
- Once you agree, the request goes to partners that provide that type of funding. The credit decision belongs to each partner.
- When an offer arrives, weigh its full cost, how payments are scheduled and the conditions. Accepting is entirely your choice.
Ravenrock Funding Group is based at 1830 Main St, Sarasota, FL 34236.
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