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Mentoring, brainstorming, researching, listening and guiding, recommending appropriate training; skilled at supply chain management and supplier management, contracting, process design, and lean six sigma.

I can help you get a retail store up and running, morph a craft, artist, or mechanic hobby into a business, figure out what's working or not, and help you make a dime do the work of a dollar until your profit dollars are doing the work for you. Let me hear your ideas and dreams. I converted gas vehicles to electric 30 years ago so nothing sounds crazy to me!

My 45+ years of experience in Restaurant Management and Hospitality offers a varied approach to mentoring. I have been both in the corporate, franchise and as an entrepreneur which offers a well balance approach.

Throughout my career, I have worked to transform dreams into functioning businesses. I hope to help SCORE clients make their dreams come alive. While some adjustments may be needed, I have found that nearly every dream can be transformed into a viable enterprise.

I can help with market analysis, business strategy planning and execution, supply chain management and small business acquisition and divestiture based on broad experience in multiple markets, including manufacturing, wholesale, supply chain, distribution and service.

Please see my Linked-In profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedcsmith) for more information on my work experience.

I'm here to help assess your business concepts, devise strategic and operational approaches to nurture them, and offer the necessary guidance and resources to launch and expand your business.

My work experience includes Strategic and Tactical Planning, Operational/Organization Development, Project Management, Social Media Marketing, and Partnerships across legal, tech, sports/entertainment, and jewelry industries.

As a business mentor I am here to listen, ask questions about the vision of your business, help you organize your thoughts, give guidance and encouragement that will help you fulfill your business dreams every step of the way.

Track record of innovation, implementation and success across service and product based offerings from localized consumer level firms to Fortune 100 businesses. History of creating differentiated brand image for seemingly commoditized products. Unique skillset encompassing grass-roots to executive level consultative relationship-driven product & transaction based interactions.