Jason Zickerman is the President of the Alternative Board, a franchise peer-support network with a presence across the USA. In this segment we talked about the boards work, and how they help the participants with issues they face in their businesses.

In this segment with Bruce Newman, we explore the how to locate a consultant for your business, and what the advantages are to outsourcing a consultant.

In my interview with Larry Ahrens, we discussed the plight that many business owners face when unable to keep their account receivables current. Larry describes how his company, Transworld, helps business owners solve the issue in an affordable way that preserves the customer relationship.

In this segment, my guest is Bruce Howard, author of Charting the Course. We discuss his new book and the relationship between human values and what makes markets. A fascinating conversation.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain has more than 25 years of experience in buying and selling businesses. Tom Marx is the President and founder of Marx Group Advisors—- the company specializes in mergers and acquisitions with a focus on providing those services to the Automotive and Heavy Duty aftermarkets. The Marx Group is headquartered in San Rafael, CA with offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

Born and raised in the Philippines, Margarita McClure spent a good part of her life thinking she would end up with a career or a business in the food service industry. She graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in Hotel & Restaurant Administration, then received an Associate Degree from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco where she graduated at the top of her class.

Our guest on this segment of the Brain is a marketing consultant and the author of 7 books on various subjects relating to business and non-profit organizations. In 1985 Shel Horowitz published the first of five books on low-cost, high-impact marketing. His client list now includes accounts in Europe, Asia, and all across the U.S.; his books have sold to dozens of countries, one of them has been translated into Korean, and another has been sold to publishers in India and Mexico.
Shel now offers not only copywriting and strategic marketing planning, but also speaks on affordable, effective marketing to national audiences.