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    How to Build a Small Business: Startup
    How to Build a Small Business: Startup
    How to Build a Small Business: Startup
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    How to Build a Small Business: Startup

    By Ralph Hershberger

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    A compilation of several short how-to articles with links to additional resources by a startup expert.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRalph Hershberger
    Release dateOct 19, 2013
    ISBN9781301496396
    How to Build a Small Business: Startup
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    Ralph Hershberger

    Ralph H. Hershberger is President of Madera Associates, LLC a consulting firm that specializes in alignment of sales, finance, and operations of small businesses. He has held positions in business development, finance, operations, and general management in both the engineered products and construction industries. He has been a key management team member of three startups including Valley Verde Veterinarians, PLLC where he presently serves as Financial Manager.Prior to founding Madera Associates, he was COO/CFO of The Nielsen Wurster Group of Princeton NJ, an engineering consulting firm that provided dispute resolution, risk management, and management consulting services to the global construction industry.Ralph Hershberger who served as Executive Vice President and President of the Southern Arizona Chapter 0689 of SCORE from 2011 to 2013.

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      How to Build a Small Business - Ralph Hershberger

      How to Build a Small Business – Startup

      By Ralph Hershberger

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      Copyright 2013 Ralph Hershberger

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      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Other books by Ralph Hershberger at www.smashwords.com:

      How to Build a Small Business: Marketing & Sales

      How to Build a Small Business: Management & Strategies

      The content offers small business owners a collection of brief articles that offer insights and years of experience from a several time start-up and small business owner himself, Ralph Hershberger. Ralph is also a SCORE mentor and the topics cover issues that are frequent questions and concerns of SCORE’s mentoring clients.

      1Ralph H. Hershberger is President of Madera Associates, LLC a consulting firm that specializes in alignment of sales, finance, and operations of small businesses. He has held positions in business development, finance, operations, and general management in both the engineered products and construction industries. He has been a key management team member of three startups including Valley Verde Veterinarians, PLLC where he presently serves as Financial Manager.

      Prior to founding Madera Associates, he was COO/CFO of The Nielsen Wurster Group of Princeton NJ, an engineering consulting firm that provided dispute resolution, risk management, and management consulting services to the global construction industry.

      Thanks to the foresight of David Wichner, Assistant Business Editor at the Arizona Daily Star, an article on Biz Tips appeared in the Business section every Monday on a current topic for small business owners from 2011 to 2013. All of the articles were written by Ralph Hershberger who served as Executive Vice President and President of the Southern Arizona Chapter 0689 of SCORE at that time. Also, thank you to Diane Diamond, VP

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