As founder and managing partner at Business Lab, Fred helps business owners who have grown beyond the start-up stage and want to make smart decisions on how to move forward. Since 2001, Business Lab has helped more than 80 growing companies across North Carolina and Florida, effected 9 business turnarounds, and secured more $150 million debt/equity. Some clients have only recently moved past the start-up stage, with only a handful of employees. Others are firmly in the second stage, with multiple offices and a staff in the hundreds. Business Lab primarily serves clients in North Carolina and Florida, two business markets it knows intimately. Our clients span a range of industry categories including Aerospace and Defense, Manufacturing, Construction, Software Development and Professional Services. Services fall into three general areas:COREBASE: CEO/Owner Representation and Business Advisory Services: COREBASE gives owners retained access to one-on-one, confidential guidance . The owner also gains expert owner representation in negotiations and important conversations with lenders, investors and other stakeholders such as your key employees. Pro-2 Services: What COREBASE does for the owner, PRO-2 does the same for your key staff and the business itself. This includes high-level management services as needed across organizational development, finance, HR and operations, as well as training of key leadership, evidence-based hiring, and special projects.Special Teams: By calling on our network of senior consultants and firms, we can provide clients with a sensible, affordable way to meet almost any need for specialized expertise or skills.

Managed all finances and operations of the Stamford, CT office prior to merging into the New York office. Served on the advisory team representing the van Summern group which was successfully merged into Perkins Eastman in April 2001