George Blanc is considered an expert in starting new businesses and assisting existing businesses to reach the next level of success. His particular areas of expertise are cash flow analysis, marketing and business plan development.  He teaches an entrepreneurial college class that covers all aspects of starting and managing a business.  George has more than 29 years of experience as a college administrator starting and managing five different non state-funded businesses such as:  A) a professional performing arts theatre; B) a College for Children and one for Teens; C) offered 1,500 annual non-credit professional seminars and classes; D) in-house professional career training to local corporations; and E) started a weekend swap meet that generated over 3.5 million dollars a year.  In addition, he has been a SCORE and executive coach and mentor for over thirteen years assisting more than 2,100 businesses and non-profit organizations to develop or update their business plans. He owned and managed for fourteen years a very successful gourmet continental restaurant in Hollywood.   Some of his recent experience has also been mentoring directors of non-profit organizations.  He enjoy coaching and mentoring by email, phone, face-to-face, and Skype.  Currently George owns and is President of GEES and Associates Business Advisement Center.

35 years in acute care hospitals (CFO), Retired 2006

Executive Director, Jacksonville Symphony Society (part time), 2010-present

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Since I began consulting with and counseling businesses in 2007 I have worked with companies in various industries. I have counseled both non-profit and for-profit entities. I have aided nutritionists, technology firms, Real Estate professionals, consultants, hair/nail salon owners, make-up artists and a host of clients in artistic and creative fields such as fashion designers, musicians, and professional writers. Though I have worked with companies at all stages of development and growth, I particularly enjoy counseling start-ups. It is my philosophy that the right start makes for great success and I enjoy helping to facilitate that.

A Connecticut native, Ty Edge is a proud veteran and entrepreneur. A former Marine Corps sergeant, Edge began her entrepreneurial career in 2005 as the owner of E3 Entertainment Group, Inc., which produced events and provided talent management/agency services for clients in CT, NY, MA, VA, PA, and the UK. Since dissolving E3 in 2009, Edge has continued work in the entertainment industry, on various independent film productions throughout New England, as well as network television and commercial work for Fox, NBC Universal, CBS, and Nickelodeon. She has also served as a business advisor and counselor since 2007 - working both independently and as a volunteer with Mercy Corps’ MicroMentor organization and SCORE