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Welcome to RC Consulting Partners As I review my experience of owning and operating a number of businesses
over the last thirty years, I can see clearly that I should have utilized the experience of business consultants more often. Operating a small business is not only a lonely task at times, but it can also be an emotional
roller coaster. The expertise required to be successful includes a wide range of topics, It is not possible to be an expert on every topic.
One of the areas in which we have a lot of experience is grooming and
packaging businesses for sale. The main associates have owned, operated and sold a number of business over the past 30+ years. My name is Steve Catlin, I have now sold most of my businesses and
discovered that I am not made for retirement. Now I am working to help business owners reach their goals faster and more profitably. Long time associate and friend Mark Reed sold the last of his businesses four
years ago and after a few months realized he was also not even close to being a good retiree. He formed Reed Consulting Partners and has been back at his game as a consultant packaging businesses for sale through
his company.
Over the years we have built up an extended team of advisers and specialists who's areas of expertise give us an even wider foundation. An experienced team can help you move through a project and
keep on track.
Why learn it the slow and hard way? One of the things you'll learn is that you don't necessarily need to give a broker a percentage of you business to advertise it for sale. Take a
short cut and profit from timely assistance and knowledgeable problem solving help. The vast majority of business problems are not new. Do not waste time figuring it out on your own. This is something I have
learned the hard way, a couple of times.
Business consultants are not only for big business. In fact, small business should always
seek good advice when needed. After you do that for the first time, you will understand how smart and profitable it is and you will develop a good habit of utilizing outside expertise when required. Contact us today. It
will cost you nothing to discuss your needs.
No one is an expert on every subject.
A Partial list of Associates
Steve Catlin
Steve has been building and selling companies since the early seventies. He grew up working summers on the family grain farm in central
Michigan. Steve and his family spent winters in south Florida, a pattern his grandfather had started in the early 1930s. Steve attended Central Michigan University, played in a rock and roll band, and got his
business start farming and buying a car wash. Steve bought a bowling center with his father in 1976, when leagues were full and drinking was legal. He bought out his father twelve years later. While spending
the majority of his time on a number of other businesses Steve kept close to the bowling business, oversaw one expansion of lanes and 5 major modernization projects over 30 years. Over those 30 years Steve adapted and
grew the center as league bowling declined and other profit areas were created and grown, he sold the center in 2007. He is still involved in bowling. Having been through the sale process many times Steve has the
experience, the team and extended team of advisors to handle any situation.
Some of the business Steve has owned and sold include;
Car wash, 1972-1978
Grain elevator, 1973 - 1979,
Bowling center
/bar/restaurant, 1976 – 2007
Rock and roll nightclub from 1977 – 1986
Manufacturer of air freight shipping containers 1978 - 2009
Plastic molding company 1983 - 2010
Mail order business, 1981 – 1988
Steve Kunkle
Lives and practices law in West Chester Pennsylvania. Steve Kunkle graduated from Dartmouth College in 1979 and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1982. He has specialized in
business and labor law. Steve Kunkle and Steve Catlin have
worked on many projects together for the last twelve years.
David Welch
Lives in Huntsville Alabama and has worked as a consultant since 1982. Dave attended Michigan State University with degrees in economics and packaging, along with an MBA. He has spent his consulting
career working in a number of states, including Florida, Alabama, Michigan, Colorado, Minnesota, and Maryland. Dave, Mark Reed and Steve Catlin have worked together for
over twenty five years.
Mark Reed
Has owned, operated, and sold a number of businesses over the past thirty years. Several of the projects Marks'
companies developed and finished include staging and seating for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Park City Olympics, design and install seating for the Formula One race track in Shanghai China, National
and international tours for numerous country and rock artists. He currently is a principal in Reed Consulting Partners llc located in Portland Michigan.
Some of the businesses mark has owned and sold include;
Sound reinforcement company, 1976 – 1998
Instrument rental company 1990 – 1995
Concert lighting business 1984 - 1994
Scaffolding business, 2001 – 2003
Video wall rental company 1989 - 1997
Stage and seating company, 1986 – 2006Susan Alverson
Has over twenty years marketing business and business management. Sue grew a sales
and distribution start up from 2 employees into a multimillion-dollar company. She now works primarily in the great lakes region. Sue graduated from Michigan State with a Business major. Sue lives in rural
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