Young Professionals

After receiving many emails from people interested in becoming business brokers and needing advice, I decided to post a some information about the backgrounds of many of my colleagues, and where to get started to see if this industry is the right fit. Many professionals in my field enter the business brokerage industry as a second or third career.  Prior to becoming intermediaries, some of my colleagues have been: CFO’s for large corporations Successful businesses owners who had sold their businesses

. . . and the impact your business will have on your intern. Here is an essay from our recent intern, Becca, on the importance of internships to the upcoming young professional. Interns are so helpful in the office, but can also offer to business owners the rewarding experience of helping the next generation prepare for their careers. There’s only so much one can learn from a textbook; it’s good for the basics, but does it really cover the “real-life” experiences?

In addition to discussing Orlando’s general economic growth and business development on this site, we also like to promote our Young Professionals Program. American Business Group offers shadowing days and short-term summer internships (two weeks) to high school seniors. We also meet with college students and help them locate internships and meet mentors in their chosen field to increase their job prospects and career success. Students participate actively in the day-to-day running of

Join me and other Orange County business owners at the The Advisory Board Council's Reception for Business Owners on Tuesday, September 23 from 5:30 - 7 PM.  Details below. From the ABC site: "By connecting Orange County businesses with area professionals, the Advisory Board Council offers a powerful management tool to provide expert advice at no cost for your business." Important

Spend a day with the business experts and give your business a boost!  The Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with local and state-wide sponsors to bring business counselors, "learning labs," presentations and headline speakers such as Michael Gerber, author of The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It. As a member of the Central Florida Small Business

Do NOT be a card collector.  Business card collectors have big books or binders of neatly organized business cards.  Those books are usually worthless because the relationships aren't nurtured properly, if at all. If you are still in school, whether high school or college, and someone you look up to or who could be a future mentor gives you his or her business card, follow-up the next day.   And after the follow-up call or meeting, thank you cards still trump emails.  Get

Below is an April 28th, 2008 article from NPR (National Public Radio):   In 1982, Americans saved more than 11 percent of their disposable income. The personal savings rate dropped to just 0.4 percent last year. An economist blames easy credit — and how we think about money. Twenty to 40 years ago, economist and Financial Timescolumnist Tim Harford says, "a lot of people were denied credit" because of their income, their gender or their race. "It seems to me that we've always been

One of my weekly activities to keep me in the loop of my local community is to read the Orlando Business Journal.  I catch up on events, get reminders of my colleagues' birthdays (if they're not already in my diary!) and glean a few words of common sense. Below is an article written by Dr. Linnda Durre of Winter Park.  In this increasingly "interesting" marketplace, I feel that this article couldn't have come to press at a better time: Don't Let Frugality