Mogul 101: Art of Buying a Business April 18, 2009

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Real
wealth and business empires have been built by buying small businesses that
generate real cash-flow. This half-day executive workshop provides an
introduction into the art of small business acquisitions and the practical
skills required for finding a business, valuing a business, executing the
transaction, and building cashflow.
You
MUST attend this Workshop if --
*You
want to successfully buy a business.
*You
want to learn how to use bank debt to finance acquisitions.
*You
are an employee and are thinking of transitioning into becoming a business
owner
These
classes are highly interactive in order to enable participants to explore
analytic frameworks within the context of real world decision-making.
Participants build skills through simulations, team exercises, and group
interaction. The primary educational methods used are the case study
method pioneered at Harvard and the Socratic Method. These forms of teaching
are used to stimulate rational thinking and illuminate ideas. For
application and pricing details, contact Dennis Lyandres at 925-786-7579 or via
email at [email protected]
About
the Instructor
J. Michael Fernandez served as
Managing Director of Merger & Acquisitions at BTI Group, the largest and
most active business brokerage and mergers and acquisition firm serving
businesses located in the western United States with revenues up to $100
million. He has advised owners of private businesses as well as venture
capital firms, private equity groups, and corporate buyers. He began his
career at JP Morgan and later worked as a management consultant for Mars &
Company, an international strategy consulting firm. As an entrepreneur,
he co-founded The Coffee Review, a publication known as the Wine Spectator of
the coffee industry and Great Coffee, Inc, a leading online coffee retailer.
The two companies pioneered the concept of linking online 100-point ratings
with click-to-buy Internet shopping. In both 1999 and 2000, Great
Coffee, Inc. was awarded the Forbes magazine Best of the Web award and was
one of only six food companies selected. Great Coffee, Inc. was sold in
2000. Michael also co-founded and serves as Chairman of the Board for Little
Kids Rock (www.littlekidsrock.org)
, an innovative non-profit providing free music lessons and instruments to over
20,00 children in public schools in 18 U.S. cities. As an officer in the
U.S. Army Reserves, he earned his airborne wings and the rank of Captain
(1989-1999). He completed the Signal Officer Basic Course at Ft. Gordon,
Georgia where he was selected as the most outstanding leader and awarded the
Kilbourne Leadership award and Army Achievement Medal. He completed his officer
advanced course at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center at Ft. Bragg,
North Carolina and served with the 411th Civil Affairs battalion (Airborne)
located in Danbury, CT; a special operations unit supporting humanitarian and
peacekeeping operations in war torn countries. He is a member of the
Association for Corporate Growth and the California Association of Business
Brokers.He earned his BSE degree from The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania, and earned his MPA degree with a focus on business and government
from Harvard University.

Organized by JMF & CO
JMF & CO is a corporate business development advisory firm based in San Francisco, CA.
In addition, JMF & CO offers executive education programs, training seminars, and coaching to promising professionals transitioning from being employees into business owners.

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