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Bower & Associates specializes in bringing capital to business owners and shareholders so they can restructure, expand or divest/exit their business. They do this by educating owners on the investment process, strategizing to significantly increase enterprise value, and then connecting business owners with their ideal investors.

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

Vein Management Solutions mission is to help physicians maximize the impact of their talent and dedication in the unique opportunity that treatment of vein disease provides, as they convert their vein practice into a valuable financial asset.From Mark's depth of experience with vein practices - Mark applies proven practice growth and management techniques so that physician clients become the dominant Vein Practice in their community. Mark helps physician clients understand the financial value of their practice and execute strategies to recognize that value.

Corpus Christi, Texas

Provides practice management, managed care strategy, and on-site practice administration to physician practices; consulted more than 225 physicians in over 100 practices; designed and implemented strategies to positively impact efficiency, effectiveness and net revenue growth; advised and assisted with MSO, IPA, PHO and merger decisions and negotiations; provided concurrent on-site administration and management services for multiple practices.• Increased the income of numerous client practices through comprehensive financial and operational evaluations of managed care contracts, employment contracts, fee schedules, coding practices, collection policies, returned claims processing, patient statements, remittance advices, payer mix strategies, accounting methods, office staff functions, software selection and use, and the development and administration of capital and operating budgets and growth plans;• Initiated the successful start-up of 17 new practices;• Interviewed, directed, evaluated, and served as a continual training source for both internal and client practice personnel; developed personnel manuals and maintained open channels of communication to result in peak performance, motivation, and achievement of goals;• Negotiated re-entry into managed care networks for physicians dropped due to over-utilization and other issues.

Works as a group leader and team-builder for participants who attend various RRI programs.

Mcallen, Texas Area

Was the Practice Administrator from 1999 - 2003. Worked as an outside Practice Management Consultant from 1995 to 1999 and, again, from 2003 to 2008. Currently serve as the Outside COO/CFO since 2014. Work closely with the physician shareholders implementing strategies to effectively manage the practice, analyze business and investment opportunities, and monitor the results of decisions made. • Reorganized the Collection and Billing Departments increasing collections by over 30% ($150,000 per month);• Guided the practice through three years of high growth; growing from three to six offices, from six to eight physicians, and from forty-five to more than eighty employees;• Helped analyze and make business decisions in many facets of the practice, including CAT Scan, MRI, and surgery center opportunities;• Read and interpreted complex partnership agreements and helped organize common sense business models;• Oversaw the final building process of a 32,000 square foot main office;• Prepared over forty different tax returns for the practice, real estate partnerships and physicians with resulted in the complete reduction of outside accounting fees;• Trained department supervisors in personnel skills;• Implemented employee retention programs which contributed to high employee morale and productivity;• Oversaw the activities and performance of department supervisors in all non-clinical areas of the practice.

Texas

Worked closely with the owner to provide and implement both short- and long-term business strategies to optimize the value of their Company.• Grew the practice from one to four clinics - from $4m to $15m in revenues - and from to eight to over forty employees;• Designed and implemented a marketing strategy that grew the clinics to the highest volume vein clinics in the country within eighteen months of inception;• Designed and published the company's business plan to present to investment bankers and private equity firms;• Negotiated private equity deals optimizing the value of the company;• Read and negotiated complex legal structures and partnership agreements relating to private equity deals;• Ensured the Company had state of the art compliance programs and clinical and business procedures in place.

Corpus Christi, Texas

• Developed the short- and long-term strategic plan for the company;• Obtained venture capital;• Oversaw site selection and land negotiation for affordable communities;• Monitored the application process for affordable communities;• Coordinated the efforts of architects, engineers, market analysts, attorneys, the property management company, and others as necessary;• Negotiated debt and tax credit equity structures with lenders and investment bankers.

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Coordinated short- and long-term strategic planning;• Oversaw the activities and performance of the controller, accounting and administrative personnel;• Oversaw the financial activities of the development, property management, and general contracting companies;• Directed the selection and implementation of new online accounting and property management software;• Created and implemented new internal controls and reporting systems for owned apartment communities;• Reviewed performance of properties in all stages of development and stabilization.

Paris, Texas

• Designed and monitored capital budgets and working capital strategies while focused on long-range objectives;• Oversaw the activities and performance of the controller, accounting and administrative personnel;• Supervised the automation of multiple locations to effectively eliminate the keyed entry of more than 200,000 sales tickets per year.

Bower, Watson & Company was started in response to the Tylenol - Cyanide scares in 1982. We received national attention from developing and licensing a home poison test kit for production and marketing. In 1984 we wrote a private placement memorandum to fund the redevelopment of the product. Dn the process, other entrepreneurs approached us requesting help in organizing and funding their companies.• Made numerous presentations to companies to license the test kit;• Interviewed on numerous radio and TV shows including "The Today Show"​;• Wrote numerous business plans and private placement memorandums tailored to various companies' specific needs.

Dallas, Texas

Worked in close collaboration with officers within the healthcare, banking, retail, computer, manufacturing, agricultural, ranching, governmental, and oil and gas industries to provide expertise and services related to audit and tax issues.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting

Activities and Societies: Phi Gamma Delta

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Activities and Societies: • Served as the university representative to the Financial Executives Institute (1990); • Recognized.