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City: Blue Hill, ME
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Published Mar. 17, 2013
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After working for more than 25 years in the publishing industry, the company I worked
for downsized and I accepted an attractive buyout package. Now I’d like to start my own
business. What do I do first?
About the Author
This column is brought to you by the Merrimack Valley Chapter of SCORE, with nearly
70 current and former business executives available to provide free, confidential, one-on-one
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merrimackvalley.score.org for information on mentoring, upcoming workshops and volunteer
opportunities. SCORE is a national, non-profit organization and a resource partner of the U. S.
Small Business Administration.
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City: St. Louis, MO
Accomplished finance manager with recognized success in partnering finance and accounting with business objectives for domestic and global organizations. Expertise in accounting, financial planning and reporting, capital planning, auditing, budgeting, and forecasting. Noted success in managing budget process for annual revenues of $3+ billion. Talent for leveraging financial systems to drive cost and efficiency savings. Superb leadership capabilities to build consensus and manage cross-functional efforts. Qualifications enhanced with CPA and CMA.
Financial Analysis Internal Controls Cost/Benefit Analysis Expense Control International Business
Data Management IT/Finance Liaison IT Financial Systems Interface Hyperion SAP
Most recent company expereince as Finance and Budget Manager at:
Ameren Corporation, Missouri segment, St. Louis, MO
Sara Lee Bakery Group, Clayton, MO
Australian Trade Commission, Tokyo, Japan
Midcoast Aviation, St. Louis, MO Lambert Field
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EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Master of Science in Accountancy, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Certificate of Public Accounting (CPA), Illinois
Certificate in Management Accounting (CMA)
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City: Chillicothe, IL
Design Engineering, manufacturing, project management, sales, quoting
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Lee worked 44 years in Technical marketing field for Caterpillar, Inc., most recently as Senior Marketing Professional working with independent dealers identifying improvement opportunities with their product support operations. This also involved training of service managers and first line supervisors with the business management of the product support operations. Lee was invovled with product development team for introduction of new and updated products.
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Lehigh University - BSME
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35 years of experience in the Process Control Industry with Foxboro (division of Invensys) and Fisher Controls (division of Emerson). Plus GM & VP of MacTech an industrial distributor.
Primary focus sales and application of sensors and control systems for the process industry with focus on: Nuclear, Food, Pharm, upstream Gas production, Refining etc.
Regional Manager for Atlantic Region (PA), Intermountain Area (UT) and Western Region (CA).
Based in London to support European operations primarily teaching and consulting to sales force.
Own Noel Properties, LLC commercial property
Served on several for profit and non profit boards.
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Northeastern University, Boston, MA Chemical Engineering
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Graduate School of Engineering (dnf)
Weidner University, Philly, PA MBA program (dnf)
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City: Vero Beach, FL
45+ years of experience working in large corporations, federal government, and started and operated three small businesses. Worked in engineering and management positions with IBM, Harris and Digital Equipment Corp. Spent two years with Touche Ross as a management consultant. Started two manufacturing facilities producing printed circuit boards and wiring harnesses for commercial accounts and the Department of Defense. Started messenger delivery service. Former District Director with the Small Business Administration. Program Director for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Extensive experience dealing with government contracts and manufacturing processes.
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BS - Manufacturing Engineering - University of Bridgeport
MS - Management - Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
Published Feb. 8, 2013
Q: What are limited liability companies (“LLCs”), and what should businesses know
about them?
A: LLCs are a new type of business entity that emerged in the early 1990s. They have many important legal and tax characteristics, but the key ones are these:
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Liability shield. LLCs provide their owners (called “members”) with a statutory liability shield that is essentially identical to the corporate shield.
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About the Author
John Cunningham is a N.H. business lawyer whose practice is focused on LLC law and tax. He chaired the N.H. Business and Industry Association committee that drafted the Revised New Hampshire Limited Liability Company Act, a radical revision of New Hampshire LLC law that went into effect on January 1st. LLCs are, by a wide margin, the entities of choice for N.H. business start-ups.
Published Feb. 7, 2013
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I’ve recently taken my business plan for a new and innovative consumer product to several banks seeking funding, but have had no success. What are some other financing options that might be available to me?
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