35 years + Business Management. Entrepreneurial success at start ups and development of retail businesses. Pioneer of the Warehouse Club industry in the United States.Involve in opening 20+ warehouse clubs in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast U.S. Developed new location management from both internal and external recruiting. Worked with construction to set time schedules for interior sets and receiving of merchandise. Set plans and date goals for opening locations. Planned marketing campaigns and developed marketing teams.Helped to create and facilitated internal training programs, to develop staff for support of rapidly growing warehouse club industry. By identifying key promotable staff and management from internal ranks, lowered the pre-opening cost by over 25% and created a shorter window of time needed for new location ramp up to opening.Business owner and entrepreneur. Started (June 1996) and built a Sears Authorized Retail Dealer Store to be in the top 3% in the nation out of 800+ locations. Sold this business in August of 2006.My current position as President of Focus Business Advisors LLC, and as an Accredited Executive Associate in The Institute for Independent Business (IIB), affords me the ability to share my years of management experience, knowledge and success with others. There are more than 5,000 associates accredited by the IIB from every business type imaginable. This network of executives, provides a wealth of knowledge and is a very valuable asset for my clients. As the "Trusted Adviser" to the owner I bring in the expertise needed when it's needed. Accredited Associate are required by the IIB to donate time each Month to meet with and help Business owners. The IIB has developed the "Business Support Program" whereby we offer on going help to the business. If you know of a business owner that would benefit from someone to talk with about anything to do with their business please pass on my name.Specialties: Operations, merchandising,plan-o-grams, staffing plans, management development, Business Plans, Strategic planning, TQM, Change Management, Coaching, One Page Business Plan certified,