Growth and Mobility - July 18
Date and Time
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Starts: 11:30 am
Ends: 1:00 pm
Location
Richardson Civic Center - Richardson Room
411 W. Arapaho Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080
Fees/Admission
$15; RCC members only
After Monday, July 16 at 5 pm, including at the door:
$20 members
Contact Information
Shannon Skripka
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Description
Presented by
Topic: "Small Business Success: making all the right moves and avoiding the pitfalls"
Speaker:
Alex Plotkin, business advisor, Collin SBDC
Moderator:
Darren Durrett, market president, BB&T
Alex Plotkin is a veteran of small business creation, He joined the SBDC in 2013, after more than a decade of building his own small businesses. A graduate of the Honors Business Program at The University of Texas with a Master of Business Administration from University of California – Los Angeles, Alex served as chief financial officer for Streetball Partners International, organizers of the Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 basketball tournaments, until that business was sold. Alex has built businesses in areas as diverse as daycare, health clubs/athletic training, automotive aftermarket and restaurants. He draws on that experience when advising clients and considers his role at the SBDC as one of a problem solver, using both personal insight and professional experience to help his clients’ businesses thrive. With his assistance, clients have created more than 220 jobs in the past year and a half, while also seeing sales increase by $4 million. In addition to his work with small businesses, Alex volunteers at the North Texas Food Bank and was a founding member of the DME Exchange of Dallas, which collects and refurbishes wheelchairs, crutches and other durable medical equipment (DME) for those in need.
