OHIO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Certified Business Advisor for the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College
Bruce Walters is a Certified Business Advisor for the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College, where he manages the intake process for new clients, and provides marketing, operations, and general advising services for established businesses.
Bruce's experience is predominately in insurance, human resources, entertainment, and non-profit administration. Bruce holds an Associate Degree in Art from City College of San Francisco, a Bachelor's Degree in Art History from the University of California Berkeley, and a Master's Degree in Marketing and Communications from Franklin University.
Job Titles:
- Certified Business Advisor for the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College
Ellen Harvey is a Certified Business Advisor for the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College (SBDC). Ellen also serves as the Capital Access Manager for Kiva Columbus through the SBDC Kiva Partnership. Ellen is an economic development and lending relations professional with 18 years of experience researching, planning, implementing and evaluating small business and economic development programs for City, State and Federal agencies.
Directly, Ellen has assisted thousands of entrepreneurs with access to capital, resources, training, and counseling. Having owned her own mortgage brokerage for 8 years, she truly understands the day-to-day challenges business owners face. In addition, Harvey's experience as the Director of the Women's Business Center for the Economic Community Development Institute and as a Business Consultant for the Minority Business Assistance Center has given her a unique perspective into the special issues that confront minorities, women, and economically and socially disadvantaged business owners.
With the SBDC Ellen continues her quest to provide excellent service and guidance to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.
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- Business Management Consultant
Kevin Hammond has been a business management consultant for 13 years, mostly focused on small businesses and start-ups. Kevin has been on the SBDC team for almost ten years as a consultant.
Prior to consulting Kevin was in financial services at Chase Manhattan. Kevin has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Ohio Dominican University and an MBA from Capital University.
Kevin loves entrepreneurship and its rewards, benefits, and challenges. In his little non-work time he mostly enjoys spending time with family, running, the very occasional golf game, and working some more.
Job Titles:
- Certified Business Advisor and District Director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College
Michael Bowers is a Certified Business Advisor and District Director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College. Michael has worked closely with entrepreneurs and business owners assisting them in building their companies for over 25 years, 11 of which were spent with the SBDC network. He has a diverse business skill set with experience in banking, private equity, strategic planning, digital media and marketing.
Michael is also an active business blogger at www.SeekingAwesome.com and can be found on many of your favorite social networks.
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- Director of the Ohio SBDC Export Assistance Network at Columbus State Community College
Roberta Winch is the Director of the Ohio SBDC Export Assistance Network at Columbus State Community College. She is responsible for assisting businesses that are new to exporting or are ready to expand their export markets. Roberta's experience has been predominantly in the fashion retail sector, with a focus on international merchandising, sales and marketing. In these roles she has gained significant market experience in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as, Central and South America and the Middle East. Roberta holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of Science, Management Information Systems from the University of Pittsburgh, Katz School of Business. She holds a B.A. in International Studies from American University, Washington, D.C.
Job Titles:
- Certified Business Advisor for the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College
Tonya Wilson is a Certified Business Advisor for the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College. In this role, Tonya is responsible for the branding and marketing strategy for the Center, program development and the coordination and promotion of over 200 training programs and events annually.
Tonya's education background includes an Associate Degree in Multimedia Production, a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management,and a Masters in Marketing and Communication. She also holds a certificate from Columbus State Community College in Training and Development, LERN Certified Program Planner and is a Professional Certified Marketer of the American Marketing Association.