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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: The Pros and Cons of Owning a Franchise

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Strategic Insights Radio is presented by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and Maid Right of Duluth

“The Pros and Cons of Owning a Franchise”

During this episode, Strategic Insights Radio delves into the pros and cons of owning a franchise with Dave Wilkins of Maid Right of Duluth.

DAVE WILKINS/MAID RIGHT OF DULUTH

Dave Wilkins on Strategic Insights RadioMaid Right of Duluth is a different type of home cleaning service. One big difference is that the Maid Right of Duluth cleaners are not hourly workers – they are the business owners. Take comfort in knowing the same reliable and trustworthy cleaning crew will clean on each visit. At Maid Right of Duluth, they customize a house cleaning plan to fit their clients’ unique needs and busy lifestyle. Personal attention to detail, a thorough cleaning regimen and a commercially tested process translates into superior maid services for your home. Maid Right of Duluth’s advantages include their exclusive disinfecting EnviroShield® treatment on each visit, strong communication with your Maid Right of Duluth cleaner through their log book and survey program, and the strongest guarantee in the home cleaning industry. Maid Right of Duluth is proud to be a certified Trust Dale company.

VLAD RUSZ/STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

Pic 11 - Copy - CopySterling Rose Consulting Corp. is a Gwinnett County, GA based company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, ongoing marketing services, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations and business consulting. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.’s staff has over 100 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the Company, Vlad Rusz, has launched and ran four successful businesses that currently range in age from 17 months to 7 years old with gross revenues ranging from $175,000 to over $5.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. The company takes it even one step farther to make sure that the client understands how to effectively present these documents, whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors. Sterling Rose Consulting also provides full loan SBA packages, Immigration Visa Business Plans, Commercial Lending Business Plans, Commercial Space, Growth, Not-For-Profit and Venture Capital/Investment Ready Plans.

In addition, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also provides Zoho Customization, Design and Implementation, Custom CRM solutions, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services.

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ABOUT “STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO

Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: The Importance of Business Plans

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Strategic Insights Radio is presented by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

“The Importance of Having A Business Plan for Any Size Business”

During this episode, Strategic Insights Radio delves into why businesses of any size should have a business plan. Among the many reasons are client perception of internal products and services, understanding the target market, proper creation of financial projections, feasibility of the business, need for a commercial space, SBA Loan, other Loan, investment, immigration visas and of course successful and attainable growth for small to large businesses alike.

VLAD RUSZ/STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

Pic 11 - Copy - CopySterling Rose Consulting Corp. is a Gwinnett County, GA based company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, ongoing marketing services, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations and business consulting. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.’s staff has over 100 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the Company, Vlad Rusz, has launched and ran four successful businesses that currently range in age from 17 months to 7 years old with gross revenues ranging from $175,000 to over $5.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. The company takes it even one step farther to make sure that the client understands how to effectively present these documents, whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors. Sterling Rose Consulting also provides full loan SBA packages, Immigration Visa Business Plans, Commercial Lending Business Plans, Commercial Space, Growth, Not-For-Profit and Venture Capital/Investment Ready Plans.

In addition, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also provides Zoho Customization, Design and Implementation, Custom CRM solutions, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services.

The Company believes in the quality of its work and in meeting, if not exceeding, its customer’s expectations.  As such, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp has been honored by both its clients and organizations locally, nationally and internationally.

Current Awards and Testimonials:

http://www.gwinnettchamber.org/sterling-rose-consulting-named-july-2015-small-business-of-the-month/

http://www.bbb.org/atlanta/business-reviews/business-plan-preparation/sterling-rose-consulting-in-lawrenceville-ga-27501428

http://www.guru.com/freelancers/vlad-rusz

https://www.thumbtack.com/ga/lawrenceville/marketing-consultants/business-development-services

http://gwplesk.jumpsys.com/files/public-docs/edge_july-aug2015/index.html#42

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ABOUT “STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO

Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS presented by Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

Mike Sammond, Lis Jeffers, Cally D'Angelo, Craig Shafer, Vlad Rusz

Mike Sammond, Lisa Jeffers, Cally D’Angelo, Craig Shafer, Vlad Rusz

Craig Shafer/Beyond LED Technology

Craig Shafer, Beyond LED TechnologyBeyond LED Technology is a global leader in cutting LED technology. They specialize in the retail and wholesale distribution of LED displays and lighting for all applications. They offer the most complete line of indoor and outdoor LED message centers and a broad range of residential and commercial LED lighting available at the best prices.

 

Lisa Jeffers/The Oaks of Athens

Lisa Jeffers, The Oaks of AthensThe Oaks – Athens is a PruittHealth Lifestyle community nestled in pristine surroundings just minutes from downtown Athens, GA that offers the promise of a spacious 43-acre Health Lifestyle Community with luxurious resort-quality accommodations, attentive service and a full continuum of care. Designed for health and well-being at every stage in life, The Oaks will allow residents to age comfortably in beautiful surroundings with access to an active, upscale lifestyle, including a wide array of amenities and activates. Their Independent Living, Assisted living, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers comprehensives services and peace of mind now and in the future.

Vlad Rusz/Sterling Rose Consulting Corp

Vlad Rusz, Sterling RoseSterling Rose Consulting Corp is a Gwinnett County, GA based company that provides business plan creation and review, immigration visa business plans, marketing plan creation and review, accounting, financial analysis, operations, work flow automation (specifically custom CRM solutions) and business consulting. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp’s staff has over 100 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the company has launched and managed three successful businesses that currently range in age from 16 months to 7 years old with gross revenues ranging from $125,000 to over $5.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. The company takes it even one step farther to make sure the client understands how to effectively present these documents, whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors. The company also provides full loan ready SBA packages.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also offers a monthly radio show “Strategic Insights Radio” to provide a resource for businesses both large and small.

D’Angelo/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

Cally D'Angelo, Gwinnett ChamberThe Gwinnett Chamber is the forum for business, government, education, healthcare, arts/culture/entertainment, and philanthropic and public-service communities to come together to advance their region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett County’s quality of life.

 

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Protecting Your Business From Disaster

Ellen New, Vlad Rusz

Ellen New, Vlad Rusz

Welcome to Strategic Insights Radio presented by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. This month’s episode discusses ways to protect your business from disaster.

ELLEN NEW/BLACKBURN-TABB INSURANCE AGENCY

Ellen New, Blackburn-Tabb Insurance AgencyAs an independent full service Georgia insurance agency, the duty for Blackburn-Tabb Insurance Agency is to their clients, not the insurance companies. As your insurance agents, it is their responsibility to provide YOU the best service and the best coverage, at the best possible price. They know you expect the best value without sacrificing personalized service and that’s what they do at Blackburn-Tabb Insurance Agency. They are a professional agency with a personal feel.

They start by evaluating your specific needs and finding the company that will give you the best insurance value for your dollar. They bring it all together with easy, affordable payment plans to suit your budget. As a client, they provide you with quality customer service, periodic reviews of your insurance coverage’s and premiums, and assistance with reporting claims. They are here for all your insurance needs.

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ABOUT “STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO

Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

ABOUT STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.is a full-service marketing, financial & business consulting firm. They incorporate multi-channel and multi-vertical knowledge and best practices into targeted and actionable online and offline marketing, public relations, advertising, business consulting, business operations, business planning, market research, competitive intelligence, accounting, finance and growth strategies. Sterling Rose has successfully created and launched over 250 marketing plans, 500 investor ready business plans and 1,000 market/competitive research reports. 92% of their business plans have resulted in acquisitions of SBA, Angel, and Series A Factoring, among others.

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Traditional and Alternative Funding for Small Business

Strategic Insights Radio June 18, 2015

Tom Briggette, Thomas Rockwood, Vlad Rusz, Kevin Williams, Chris Williams

Welcome to Strategic Insights Radio presented by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. This episode will discuss “Traditional and Alternative Funding Sources that Small Business Owners May Not Be Aware Of”.

KEVIN WILLIAMS/EXECUTIVE ADVANTAGE, INC.

Kevin Williams, Executive AdvantageKevin Williams is the CEO of Executive Advantage, Inc. with a Master License to Personal Business Advisor, LLC (PBA). Kevin’s experience crosses the globe working with some of the largest retailers, professional sports teams, and other high profile institutions such as Noritsu and Kodak. He has extensive experience in sales, marketing, service and operational management.

Personal Business Advisors, based out of Texas, is a 13-year-old company conducting business domestically and internationally. PBA works with executives that are ready to move from the corporate world into entrepreneurialism, with franchises to grow its base through the hundreds of PBA Senior Advisors, and with start-up entities to find funding and executive support for desired growth.

Personal Business Advisors helps start-up companies find cash and C-level executives to launch their business. They also work with a large portfolio of franchises to bring the franchisor qualified franchisees. Working with experienced and highly successful candidates on a daily basis is their specialty.

CHRIS WILLIAMS/EXECUTIVE ADVANTAGE, INC.

Chris Williams, Executive AdvantageChris Williams is the COO of Executive Advantage, Inc. and a Senior Advisor for Personal Business Advisors. His background experience is in real estate, sales and consulting.

 

 

TOM BRIGGETTE/ROSEMONT CAPITAL SOLUTIONS

Tom Briggitte, Rosemont Capital SolutionsTom Briggette, VP of Sales for Rosemont Capital Solutions, is an alternative lender for small businesses to medium sized businesses. Briggette began his lending career in 1993 with Transmedia Network, a pioneer in the advance purchase of future sales and receivables, known as today as Rewards Network. Leading a sales team of nearly 100, Briggette contracted with thousands of restaurants, facilitating millions of dollars in financing transactions. A few years later, as a former operating partner in the restaurant industry, Tom’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion for helping small business owners be successful brought him back to what he knows and loves best. Partnering with former colleagues at Pioneer Capital Group, Briggette founded Rosemont Capital Solutions in 2014.

Rosemont Capital Solutions helps small business owners secure the financing they need to grow or improve their business. They help clients who are unable to secure banks loans by helping them secure access to capital via: bridge and short term financing, ability to establish a line of credit, or asset based loans through purchase order, invoice, equipment, or inventory factoring.

THOMAS ROCKWOOD/BRAND BANK

Thomas Rockwood, Brand BankThomas Rockwood, an SBA and USDA Lending Business Development Officer and Government Guaranteed Lending Specialist with Brand Bank, has over 12 years of experience in Commercial Lending, Financial Assistance, Public Speaking, Sales, Banking, and Marketing. Rockwood’s specialties include SBA 7a, SBA 504 Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied and Partial Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate, Non-Owner Occupied Investor Real Estate, Secured Lines of Credit tied to Commercial Property, Conventional Term Loans, USDA Guaranteed Loans, Business Purchases, Partner Buyouts, Equipment Finance, Franchise Start-ups, Commercial Real Estate Refinance and Acquisition, Business Acquisition Financing and Cash Management Products.

ABOUT “STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO

Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

ABOUT STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.is a full-service marketing, financial & business consulting firm. They incorporate multi-channel and multi-vertical knowledge and best practices into targeted and actionable online and offline marketing, public relations, advertising, business consulting, business operations, business planning, market research, competitive intelligence, accounting, finance and growth strategies. Sterling Rose has successfully created and launched over 250 marketing plans, 500 investor ready business plans and 1,000 market/competitive research reports. 92% of their business plans have resulted in acquisitions of SBA, Angel, and Series A Factoring, among others.

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Why Businesses Fail When They Grow Too Fast

 

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Welcome to Strategic Insights Radio presented by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. This monthly show discusses topics about how to succeed in business, what risks exist, and how to mitigate those risks.

Today’s topic: Why do businesses fail when they grow too fast?

IMG_2707The expert speaker on these topics is Vlad Rusz, CEO of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Vlad is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business at the age of 18 and now has four successful businesses ranging from 15 months to 6 years old, and with revenues from $150,000 to over $5 million.

 

About Sterling Rose Consulting Corp:

Sterling Rose Consulting is a Georgia based company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations, payroll services, Zoho CRM customization, Zoho CRM implementation and business consulting. Their staff has over 100 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the company, Vlad Rusz, has launched and ran three successful businesses that currently range in age from 15 months to 6 years old with gross revenues ranging from $150,000 to over $5 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. They take it even one step farther and make sure, you as the client, understand how to effectively present these documents whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. also provides full Zoho CRM migration, customization, implementation and maintenance. The company is proud to be a Zoho Partner and Reseller.

They service both start-ups and established firms. They look forward to helping you provide the tools to bring your concept and/or company to the next level.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS presented by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

Mike Sammond, Vlad Rusz, Katie Grubbs, Shevonn Willis, Malcolm Evans, Vince DeSilva

Mike Sammond, Vlad Rusz, Katie Grubbs, Shevonn Willis, Malcolm Evans, Vince DeSilva

Malcolm Evans/Sales Accent

Malcolm Evans, Sales AccentSales Accent is Malcolm Evans. He has been in sales since he could walk. He is described as an innovative and passionate Salesman’s Salesman, an advocate for businesses and customers alike. He grew up living in a pub in rural Wales surrounded by green fields and sheep. “I have been dealing with customers since I could reach high enough to pour a pint of beer.”

Originally in engineering, he transitioned to a sales life in the 1980’s. Pagers, fax machines, CRM and 5 pound mobile phones are some of the changes he has seen. His experience covers marketing, advertising and sales management. No stranger to the global market, Malcolm came to the United States in 2001 while employed by one of the largest engineering companies to focus on the challenges of global selling and international business development.

Malcolm is a business owner, sales trainer, aspiring writer and speaker. He is a Jeffrey Gitomer Certified Advisor and holds his own interesting perspectives on sales, customer relations and the entrepreneurial spirit. He is a driven individual motivated by the “American Dream” where anything can be achieved.

Vlad Rusz/Sterling Rose Consulting

Vlad Rusz, Sterling Rose Consulting CorpSterling Rose Consulting is a Georgia based Company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations, payroll services, Zoho CRM customization, Zoho CRM implementation and business consulting. Their staff has over 50 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the company has launched and ran three successful businesses that currently range in age from 2 to 7 years old with gross revenues ranging from $240,000 to $5.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. They take it even one step farther and make sure, you as the client, understand how to effectively present these documents whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp., also provides full Zoho CRM migration, customization, implementation and maintenance. The company is proud to be a Zoho Partner and Reseller.

They service both start-ups and established firms.

Katie Grubbs/SuperScribe

Katie Grubbs, SuperScribeSuperScribe is an elite team of educated professionals who aim to serve local physicians in efficiently and accurately completing their electronic medical records. They strive to become a valuable personal assistant to their clients to improve their revenue capture and flow of patients through their respective departments. Their team can tailor their services to focus on all clerical needs allowing physicians to return their focus to the patients.

Shevonn Willis/The Smith Willis Firm

Shevonn Willis, The Smith Willis FirmThe Smith Willis Firm concentrates on business law. They take the time to get to know their clients and understand their clients’ business needs and goals. Using this knowledge they are able to help clients find the right solutions that fit their particular needs. The Smith Willis Firm assists companies in matters related to business formation, as well as drafting and reviewing contracts. They also help clients understand and stay compliant with the multitude of federal and state laws that govern the workplace by providing advice on employment matters and developing company policies and procedures.

Additionally, their specialty is assisting business clients with the legal aspects and implications of insurance. They work with business clients from the beginning of the process to the end. This includes counseling clients on risk management through insurance, insurance policy review and evaluation, assessing areas of exposure, and once a claim has been filed, diligently representing clients in negotiating with insurance companies.

Vince DeSilva/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

Vince DeSilva, Gwinnett Chamber of CommerceThe Gwinnett Chamber is the forum where business, government, education, healthcare, arts/culture/entertainment, and philanthropic and public service communities come together to advance the region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett’s quality of life.

 

 

Eric Reid with the Eric G. Reid Company, Vlad Rusz with Sterling Rose Consulting Corp, and Missey Cunningham & Sulianna Chandler with RD Direct

Mike Sammond, Sulianna Chandler, Missey Cunningham, Eric G. Reid, Vlad Rusz, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, Sulianna Chandler, Missey Cunningham, Eric Reid, Vlad Rusz, Steven Julian

Eric Reid/The Eric G. Reid Company

A coach is a word that means ‘come alongside’. Come alongside and share together, teach, listen and lead. The Eric G. Reid Company Coaching/Training involves the ability to understand you: to live where you live, think how you think, and understand your perspective. From this benchmark, he will place another perspective on top of yours, stretching and growing you to gently see a different way. As a certified John Maxwell coach, he can see what you are going through and things you are going to go through. Coaching is foreseeing, paving the way, coming alongside and adding value to you.

Vlad Rusz/Sterling Rose Consulting

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp is a Georgia based company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations, investor pitch deck creation, immigration visa business plan creation, and business consulting. Their staff has over 25 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the company has launched and run three successful businesses that currently range in age from 2 to 7 years old with net revenues ranging from over $150,000 to over $4.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. The company takes it even one step farther and it makes sure the client understands how to effectively present these documents, whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp services both start-ups and established firms.

Missey Cunningham & Sulianna Chandler/RD Direct

RD Direct helps companies find ways to increases efficiencies through service price reductions and network analysis. They make sure their clients have the best prices on the market and the best products that suit the clients needs. Their customers see immediate results and are positioned with the right technologies to support flexibility and future growth.