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Rand Riedrich
B.S. in Forestry, Louisiana Tech University
M.B.A., Centenary of Louisiana
Area Director in Dalton

Mr. Riedrich has been directly involved in a wide range of small businesses for more than twenty years: multi-unit retail, professional service provider, media, management and marketing consultant, business appraiser and broker and motivational speaker. He works with clients on loan application packages, strategic planning, financial forecasting, all aspect of debt and equity funding, business turn-arounds, market positioning for small companies, developing new groups of customers, managing production costs, site selection for retailers, financial and market feasibility analysis, succession planning, business valuation, small cap mergers & acquisitions and other topics.

Jerry Sims
B.S. in Business Administration, University of Tennessee
M.B.A. - Marketing Concentration, University of Tennessee
Business Consultant in Dalton

Having grown up in North Georgia, Jerry brings his North Georgia clients a background of over 20 years in consumer products marketing as well as three years experience in his own management consulting practice devoted towards general management consulting and merger & acquisition. During his private consulting, he gained experience assisting clients improve operations, profitability, cash flow, and overall business value. His extensive marketing background has provided perfected business planning, evaluation, and analysis skills along with practical business experience. Jerry specializes in business evaluation providing business owners insight into problems that may be affecting operational performance and overall business value. This process sets the stage for effective short and long term business planning.