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Matt West

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Matt West

 

 

Market Research

Matt West’s background resides with local business research, pivoting businesses, and helping businesses create a strategy for growth that is grounded in using data.

With experience as a business librarian, international education site authorizer, and project management across the nation. Matt has education from Harvard’s CoRE business executive program and a master’s degree in library information science.

Consulting Expertise Includes:
  • Industry Reports
  • Market Research
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Industry Reports
  • Data Analytics & Strategy
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If you’ve never met with a Larimer SBDC consultant. 

SCHEDULE A FOLLOW ON APPOINTMENT WITH MATT

Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.o.

Lee Porter

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Lee Porter

 

 

Marketing, Media & Publishing

Lee Porter’s background in Sales and Marketing includes non-profit, media, marketing and advertising.

She’s worked at the hyper-local and the national corporate levels implementing programs and teaching sales and market development. She has extensive experience in sales management, hiring and firing, territory development and sales plan execution.

Currently, she’s on a startup adventure with an online news publication called InnovatioNews.com as publisher.  She’s also a general and specialty (marketing) counselor at the Larimer SBDC, and a certified NxLevel instructor.

Consulting Expertise Includes:
  • Publishing
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Sales Process
  • Advertising
  • Public Relations
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If you’ve never met with a Larimer SBDC consultant. 

SCHEDULE A PHONE APPOINTMENT WITH LEE

Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.

Marley LeClair

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Marley LeClair

 

Business Consultant

Marlayna (Marley) is currently a business owner of three local Loveland businesses for the past 4 years, and she has served in the Veterinary Medical field for the past 17 years.

Marley has held the title of Subject Matter Expert on the training and implementation of gold standard medicine, and her knowledge in Veterinary Medicine is extensive. Later in her Veterinary career she became a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at an accredited college in San Diego Ca, where she also taught resume building and interviewing courses.

After moving to Colorado full time in 2020 to run her Medical Grade Broad Spectrum Hemp company, she saw an even greater need to help the community through Business Strategy. Marley utilizes her skill set to help business owners get seen throughout the community.

Her passion for growth and internal processes has launched her career to the next level, and now she is sharing her knowledge with the rest of the community.

In her spare time she coached High School Juniors and Seniors in the topics of college and career discovery.

Consulting Expertise Includes:
  • Comprehensive Business Strategy
  • Implementation of New Business Processes
  • Business Development and Growth Strategies
  • Sales
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If you’ve never met with a Larimer SBDC consultant. 

SCHEDULE AN IN PERSON APPOINTMENT WITH MARLEY
SCHEDULE A PHONE APPOINTMENT WITH MARLEY

Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.

Martha Todman

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Martha Todman

 

 

Bilingual / Financing

Martha has 14 years of experience in the banking industry, she started her career at KeyBank as a teller and did all the in between positions such as a Lead Teller and Banker until she found herself managing branches. She has managed branches in the Ft. Collins area to the Boulder County area. Currently Martha is managing the Longmont branch, she is a Longmont native born and raised so taking over the Longmont branch was awesome for her! Her parents are both from Chihuahua Mexico, which is where she learned Spanish. Spanish is her first language and serving the Hispanic community is a passion!

She is also the business banker in the branch. She helps clients from start-ups to businesses that are in their mature stage. Her favorite thing to do is watch a start-up grow to the point they need advising/consultation on what to do next. She specializes in the financing piece for small business, but loves to work with start-ups!

Consulting Expertise Includes:
  • Bilingual
  • Financing
  • SBA
  • Lending
  • Cash Management
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Si nunca se ha reunido con una consultora de Larimer SBDC. / If you’ve never met with a Larimer SBDC consultant. 
AGENDA UNA CITA CON MARTHA / SCHEDULE A FOLLOW APPOINTMENT WITH MARTHA

Proporcione un aviso de cancelación de 24 horas si no puede asistir a esta cita. Aunque entendemos que surgen emergencias, las cancelaciones realizadas dentro de las 24 horas de la cita contarán como 1 hora del tiempo del consultor. Además, se aplica nuestra política de cancelación normal: las cancelaciones realizadas con menos de 24 horas de la cita pueden resultar en el requisito de asistir a una clase antes de poder reprogramar una cita.

Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.

Mike Bennett

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Mike Bennett

 

Business & Financial Consultant

Mike Bennett founded GOpositive.BIZ, LLC in 2009 as a business and public policy consulting service. He uses his experience from working as a Presidential appointee in a Federal Agency, as a community banker and as senior staff for three members of Congress to produce positive results for his clients.

Mike has mentored over 30 companies in the preparation of their financial models. Those companies have ranged from early stage to mature companies seeking equity or debt financing. GOpositive.BIZ, LLC has worked on several projects including a U.S. Department of Energy Smart Grid Investment Grant application and a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Agency (USDA RD) Rural Business Enterprise Grant.

Mike was appointed in 2006 to be Colorado State Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Agency. He and his staff of 59 were responsible for providing over $250 million to rural Colorado in loans and grants for single family housing, multi-family housing, businesses, utilities, and community facilities.

Mike has over 20 years of experience in community banking consisting of positions as a member of the board of directors, bank president, lender, and operations officer. Mike was also a Loan Review Specialist for the FDIC.

Mike has nearly 16 years of service as a senior level congressional staffer in Colorado and in Washington, D.C. Mike served as Chief of Staff for two U.S. Senators and as District Director for two members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Consulting Expertise Includes:
  • Business Financial Modeling
  • Business Cash Flow Analysis
  • Business Profit Analysis
  • Business Strategic Planning
  • Business Plan Development
  • Business Government Relations
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If you’ve never met with a Larimer SBDC consultant. 

SCHEDULE A ZOOM APPOINTMENT WITH MIKE
SCHEDULE AN IN PERSON APPOINTMENT WITH MIKE

Please provide a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make this appointment. Although we understand that emergencies arise, cancellations made within 24 hours of the appointment will count as 1 hour of the consultant’s time. As well, our normal cancellation policy applies: cancellations made less than 24 hours of the appointment may result in a requirement to attend a class before you can reschedule an appointment.

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