I am facilitating three courses during the first six months of 2012: Small Business Management (Online) at the College of Alameda. This class will be conducted online and will begin during the week of January 23rd and end during the week of May 21. For more information, contact me and to Enroll, click here. Small Business…
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Business Financing
Developing a solid understanding of how business purchases are funded is essential for both business buyers and sellers. I encourage all business buyers and sellers to familiarize themselves with the most common forms of financing used for Main Street and Middle Market business transactions. Bank Financing Bank financing for Main Street businesses is typically in…
Why Branding and Documented Systems Add Value to a Business When it’s Time to Sell by Rose Stabler
A business valuation is not about what a company is worth in the current owner’s hands, it’s about the company’s transferable value. It’s about the probability that the business will sustain its profitability and continue to grow with a new owner at the helm. Therefore, the factors that contribute to the company’s stability and consistency…
Entrepreneurial Insights: Garage Door Installation and Repair Companies
Each week, Sunbelt hosts an internet radio program in order to provide information about buying, selling, and managing privately-held businesses. The show, Entrepreneurial Insights, is broadcast every Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern, and is hosted by Pino Bacinello (Sunbelt office owner in Vancouver) and Matt Ottaway (Sunbelt’s President). Each episode features the insight of guests who…
Ethics and Leadership
An effective and ethical leader has the following traits / characteristics: Dignity and respectfulness: He respects others. An ethical leader should not use his followers as a medium to achieve his personal goals. He should respect their feelings, decision and values. Respecting the followers implies listening effectively to them, being compassionate to them, as well as…
College of Alameda: Student Mock Venture Capital Presentations
Please check out these videos from my students: Royalty Events BStreet Louisian Gumbo
Vision and Leadership
Business owners must develop a vision for their company that inspires shareholders, employees and clients. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion.” –Theodore Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame “There’s nothing more demoralizing than…
Leadership Training Program at Saint Mary’s College of California
Faculty, students and alumni tell the story of the MA in Leadership program at Saint Mary’s College. This story shares how leadership, informed by the values and mission of Saint Mary’s College, can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. We seek to make the world better through providing a transformative learning education for working…
Oakland LEADS: A Networking Group for Business Professionals
If you are a professional who provides services or business products (financial, insurance, etc.) to sole-proprietorships and businesses in Oakland, then this is the group for you. Our goal is to help each other significantly grow our businesses through quality LEADS. This LEADS/Networking group is geared towards accountants, advisers, bookkeepers, bankers, brokers, attorneys, consultants, coaches,…
FastTrac Business Class – Starts, Tuesday, November 29, 2011
FastTrac is one of America’s leading entrepreneurial learning programs and remains on the cutting edge by providing programs that are written by entrepreneurs, facilitated by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. A number of FastTrac programs are offered for entrepreneurs at different stages of business development – aspiring entrepreneurs who have an idea for a new business and…
