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Free One Hour Sessions

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Come sit for an hour with a SCORE professional, in confidence, and discuss your business or start up.  Select the counselor with the expertise you need for a free face-to-face session to jump start your business.

  Bob Ford     Click to make your appointment now

 Expert in:  Finance and accounting, Business Strategy and Planning, International Business Operations, Equipment Leasing and Financing Export Trade.

Experience:Over 40 years as CFO / Controller in Multinational Corporations in many countries. Founded and ran a captive leasing business for Philips Electronics.

Speaks French and Italian.

  Norm Stern    Click to make your appointment now

Expert in:  Business Start Up, Business Plans, New Product Development, Sales Promotion, Marketing, Consumer Package Goods & Services, Retail Management

Experience: Instructor in Marketing & Management at Florida Gulf Coast University, High level Marketing in bedding industry including Fieldcrest-Canon, Marketing Manager Revlon and Avon, Product Manager for Black Flag insecticide and garden products

Gray Poehler           Click to make your appointment now

Expert in:  All facets of Running a Small Business, including Business Plans, Strategic Planning, Sales, Target Marketing, Purchase & Sale of Businesses, and Insurance expertise.

Experience: Small Business Columnist for Naples Daily News, Certified Insurance Counselor, Owned an Independent insurance agency with several offices and sales centers throughout the Southeast

David Rosenblatt           Click to make your appointment now

Expert in:  Business Start Up, Financing, Retail & Wholesale, Real Estate Management (residential/commercial construction) Business Strategy, How to read your Financial Statements

Experience: 18 years owned & operated 3 separate franchises, 20 Years owned Specialty Dry Cleaning Company in eleven states, Two years business broker buying & selling businesses, Own residential and commercial real estate, Commercial Loan Officer for 11 years, Two years mortgage broker

 

  Jack Rabin       Click to make your appointment now

Expert in:  Advising and Operating Small Businesses, Business Plans, Finance, Quick Books Accounting and Administration

Experience includes Chief Financial Officer for Small Businesses in the Restaurant and Food Industry, and Manufacturing Companies

Joe Atkin            Click to make your appointment now

Expert in: Not for Profit, Retail, Healthcare, Budgeting and Financing, Strategic Planning

Experience: 45 years Chief Financial Officer of medium size businesses, Specializing in General Business Planning and Operations as well as Finance, Budgeting, and Accounting.  Industries Include Retail, Healthcare, and Home building

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