B2B CFO Honors Top Earners During the 2021 National Partners Meeting

B2B CFO Honors Top Earners During the 2021 National Partners Meeting

by | Mar 1, 2021 | National Releases

Celebration at the annual National Partners Meeting recognizes top B2B CFO Partners who in 2019 and in 2020 demonstrated exceptional performance February 24, 2021 (Mesa, Arizona) — B2B CFO, a leader in strategic business advisory services to owners of privately held companies, recognized its best-achieving Partners of 2019 and 2020 as “Top Earners” during a virtual celebration held January 29-30, 2021. Originally scheduled to take place at The Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak, the 2021 National Partners Meeting and awards ceremony was instead streamed live in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Featuring speakers, sponsor presentations and virtual networking, the 2021 Partners Meeting was highlighted by the awards presentation. The Top 20 Earners for each year are an elite group and are recognized for exceptional performance. “We are extremely grateful to and proud of all of our Partners and their consistent excellence in the field,” remarked Jerry L. Mills, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of B2B CFO. “Our Top 20 Earners did not let challenges or current circumstances get in the way of success. Their integrity and determination to help business owners during stressful times were the key to their success. Please join us in congratulating them on this tremendous achievement.” The following were recognized at the 2021 meeting: The B2B CFO Partners who took the Top Earners recognition for 2019 begin with highest ranking Greg Simmons, who took the number one spot, closely followed by Glen Katlein, Allen Crouch, David Whitwell, Dave Saunders, Colin Funk, Sal Burd, Richard Franco, Sheri Pawlik, Allan Maguire, Dave Fouts, Bob Boulanger, Mark Crowley, Dave Lemon, Kevin Campbell, Ken Knapik, Ken Saddler,...
Leaving a Legacy: How Thoughtful Boomer Business Owners Are Retiring Without Burdening Their Employees or Their Communities

Leaving a Legacy: How Thoughtful Boomer Business Owners Are Retiring Without Burdening Their Employees or Their Communities

by | Jun 14, 2018 | B2B CFO® In The News

Source: http://seattlebusinessmag.com/business-operations/leaving-legacy-how-thoughtful-boomer-business-owners-are-retiring-without SEATTLE, WA – At 65, Charlie Lanasa has long grappled with how best to retire from BestWorth Rommel Inc., the Arlington-based sheet metal fabricator he acquired nearly two decades ago. After putting in 70-hour weeks for the company, which makes gas station canopies and custom siding for clients such as Krispy Kreme and Porsche Bellevue, he wasn’t sure he could let go. And, a couple of years back, he began to have another concern: “I started thinking, ‘What happens if I get hit by a truck?’” LaNasa says. “It would violate all my principles.” LaNasa has always taken pride in operating the business by three principles: Act ethically, provide good stewardship of the firm’s assets, and take care of his employees, customers, vendors and subcontractors. How could he find a new owner who shared his values and who would keep the business in Arlington and provide security for his 100 employees in a community of 19,000? LaNasa’s dilemma is one shared by many among the nation’s growing population of aging business owners. Project Equity, a Bay Area nonprofit, estimates baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 own 2.34 million businesses across the country and have nearly 25 million workers on their payrolls. In 2017, owners 65 years or older accounted for 36 percent of all small businesses with annual revenue between $100,000 and $10 million, and 45 percent of midsize businesses with yearly revenue between $10 million and $100 million, according to Minneapolis-based Barlow Research Associates. In a 2015 U.S. Census Bureau survey of Washington state’s 183,000 employers, roughly half of the business owners who responded were 55...