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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This book never would have been written had I not joined the SCORE Association over three years ago. This is a wonderful organization of 13,000+ volunteers who work with small businesses to help them achieve their objective. I have enjoyed my time in the Fairfield County Chapter and want to thank our Chairman for the past three years, Mike O’Malley for his help and support. Also, to all those counselors who have co-counseled with me I owe a great deal of appreciation. You have provided excellent wisdom, support and enthusiasm to our sessions with clients and I really value the relationships I have developed in this organization.

A special thanks to John Harmon, an outstanding small business counselor, for writing the chapter about Financial Statements. This is clearly a major contribution to the book, which I never could have completed with his level of professionalism. He is currently Managing Director of Adulant Consulting Services in Trumbull CT.

I also owe special thanks to Bill Gottlin of HR Aspire Consulting, who contributed the chapter on Human Resources. Bill has been my friend and SCORE client for over two years and is a real professional in human resources. I recommend his services all the time and believe that you will understand why when you read the Human Resources Chapter.

I want to express my great appreciation to David Albright, former President of both Godiva Chocolates and Pepperidge Farm for his reading my draft and providing helpful comments. David is probably the best SCORE counselor I know and having his help in developing this book is a real treat. His insights and comments were thoughtful, sometimes painful but always presented in a way that enabled me to develop a better product for the reader. Thank you, David, more than you will ever know.

I also want to thank Gary Hirsch, a fellow SCORE counselor and an attorney as he was very helpful in reviewing the legal chapters and providing useful suggestions for modifications.

I want to acknowledge the inputs from Judi Virgulak, President of Jumar Marketing, who always had excellent comments on the chapters on Social Media and Websites. Jumar Marketing is a Norwalk, CT based marketing that provides superior work in the areas of marketing strategy & execution, SEO and web development. I recommend her agency all the time because I believe they are a company composed of excellent, dedicated marketing professionals.

Finally, I want to express a very special thanks to my long- term friend and computer consultant Bruce Preston. Without his untiring efforts this book would never have happened. He is a unique individual and I am proud to be able to call him my friend and colleague.

Thomas L. Greenbaum

New York City, NY

tlg@groupsplus.com