For over 15 years A'LaCarte Foodservice Consulting Group (A'LaCarte) has been providing operations and growth related consulting to Restaurants, Hotels, Convention Centers, Casinos, Country Clubs, Stadiums and Airports. A'LaCarte has successfully completed projects for start-ups, independent restaurant companies and large multi-unit chains. They have consulted on concept development operations, and growth related matters with a variety of chains (franchisors and franchisees) and independent operators.

Chris Tripoli has over 35 years experience in the Hospitality industry as a Designer, Developer, Owner and Operator. He has provided research and opinions on a variety of legal issues facing the hospitality industry. Mr. Tripoli has written for Food Service News, My Table Magazine, Restaurant Start-up and Growth and has been featured in various other trade publications. He lectures at the Art Institute and teaches courses in opening restaurants and proper growth strategies at the Small Business Development Center of the University of Houston.

Services Include:

Concept Development

Finance Planning (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Business Valuations

Operations (Policies and Procedures)

Management and Staff Handling (Labor Related)

Safety, Sanitation and Food Handling

Franchise Development and Field Services

Allomet Partners, LLC (Allomet) is a nationally recognized Restructuring and Crisis Management firm serving middle market, manufacturing, distribution, and service organizations.

Now in its 35th year, Allomet has counseled and provided interim management services to more than 400 companies. The focus of the firm's practice today is working with management to develop effective plans for growth, funding and assisting in the implementation of these plans to ensure profitable performance. Clients are referred principally by members of the professional community or lenders, investors or directors who may have a financial interest in the future of the enterprise.

Gary Brooks, founder and Chairman of Allomet, offers unique experience and expertise related to investment decisions, integration of organizations and redesign of operations for more effective performance. He serves as an expert witness in cases involving management performance, family business conflicts and directors’ nonfeasance.

Gary Brooks has provided advice directly to more than 200 clients, has served as interim chief operating officer at more than 35 companies. He has assisted legal counsel in determining overall case strategy, analyzing opposing arguments and testifying in more than 25 cases.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Management performance

Bankruptcy & insolvency: validity of actions taken by parties-at-risk, claims evaluation

Business restructuring, reorganization & integration

Damages resulting from management actions

Director nonfeasance

Ethics related to professional practice

Financial analysis, budgets, cash flows

Family conflicts, dispute resolution

Fraud

Valuations in disputes related to purchase or sale of businesses

Venture financing

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Don Smith is a nationally known marketing & sales expert. 40 years as a (1) Fortune 1000 hands-on executive, (2) Consultant with world-class companies, (3) Faculty at Cornell Graduate School of Business, (4) Marketing & sales seminar leader. His expert witness references are outstanding. His 50+ expert engagements include jury trials, arbitration hearings, depositions and numerous expert reports.

Areas of Expertise

Business economic loss: Define lost sales, share and profits.

IP: Patents copyrights, trademarks, trade names & trade secrets.

Sales channels: Distributors, dealers & reps.

Market research: Define market size, growth, share, pricing, trends & customary practice.

Marketing & sales effectiveness:My expertise and research quantify this common contract dispute.

He is a nationally known public speaker in the development of new products, revitalizing existing products & managing distributors. He has in-depth, practical business experience and excels at explaining complex business issues.

Clients range from family owned businesses to Fortune 1000 companies including AT&T, Borax, DuPont, ITT, Lockheed-Martin, Lutron, Motorola (Moscow), Rubbermaid, Snap-on Tools, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai), Toshiba & West.

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Paul Daubitz has over forty years of experience in the Telecom and Information Technology Industries. For over thirty years, he has been consulting to businesses and governments and providing expert testimony in legal cases, both federal and state He has been an expert in more than one hundred cases.

Mr. Daubitz's career started with New England Telephone which, included two years on the Corporate General Staff. He then managed Telecommunications for the State of Massachusetts, where he had responsibility for wired and wireless telecommunications. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and he holds a Master of Science Degree in Telecommunications (MST) from the University of Colorado. He was the First recipient of the University of Colorado's Telecommunication Program Outstanding Alumni Award. He served on the Executive Committee of the Advisory Board to the University of Colorado's Telecommunications Program for fifteen years.

Mr. Daubitz has authored two books (The Public Managers Phone Book and The Complete Guide to Buying a Telephone System) and many articles in the Telecom field and has been an invited speaker at numerous conferences including Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education- "Cell Phones and their Mysteries", Boston Bar Association "Tracking People by their Cell Phones," and the Licensed Private Detective Association of MA "Cell Phones and their Mysteries."

Mr. Daubitz is a life member of The Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member and Past President of The Society of Telecommunications Consultants (STC). He is a constable in the Town of Newbury, Massachusetts.

Major Capabilities Include:

• Call Center Management
• New Media Applications
• Data Communications
• Wireless Applications
• Long Distance Cost Control
• Network Design
• Strategic Planning
• Public Safety
• Disaster Planning & Technology Negotiation.

Expertise applied in cases involving:

• Criminal Cases: Homicide, Harassment, Robbery, Violation Restraining order.
• Damage to Telecom Facilities: Fire Damage, Dig Damage.
• Personal Injury involving Cell Phones.
• Intellectual Property, Technical, Patent, Testing.
• Cellular related matters: Class Actions, Damages to Cell Equipment, Cell Tower Issues, Call Centers.

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Alistair Hynd has over 15 years experience in Corporate Finance. He heads the Project Finance and Financial Modelling Team that functions at Baker Tilly Corporate Finance, LLP (Baker Tilly). Mr. Hynd specialises in Project Finance, PFI, PPP and Debt Advisory plus Financial Modeling. Mr. Hynd is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and member of the Institute's Corporate Finance faculty. He is also a full member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Mr. Hynd's team at Baker Tilly can become involved in Project Finance or Financial Modeling in three ways:

Financial Adviser to the Government – structuring projects, evaluating bids, and negotiating detail

Financial Adviser to the Consortium – assembling the bid, refining and optimising it, and acting as interface with funding markets

Acting for the Banks and other Lenders - providing reassurance that the model on which they are lending is fit for purpose.

Other Services Include

Capital Markets: Reporting Accountants, Flotation e.g. advice on Financial Structuring, Accounting Systems and Policies, Share Option, Director / Employer Benefits, Audit and Taxation services

Due Diligence: Historic Performance, Cash Flows, Assets and Liabilities, Forecasts, Working Capital Requirements, Financial Systems and Controls, Taxation

Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity:Preparing / Maximise Value from Business Sales, Negotiate Terms and Raise Private Equity / Debt Finance to Support Management Buy Out or Buy In, Raising Private Equity / Debt Finance for Growth, Cash Out or Recapitalisation, etc.

Valuations: Shares, Businesses, Options and Warrants, Various Derivatives, Brands and other Intellectual Property, Film and Media Rights,Income Producing Assets

Mr. Robert Bartlett is a Retail Industry Management Consultant with over twenty five years of experience in serving the retail industry. His current practice focuses on the needs of emerging and/or high-growth retail companies in the areas of Strategic and Business Planning, Organization, Management, Capital Formation and the Rapid Implementation of Core Business Strategies. Mr. Bartlett has provided expert testimony in a wide range of cases where real world knowledge and experience is required.

Biz Virutoso is the premiere Business Development company for startup, small and medium-sized companies. Their professionals excel in the field of business development and marketing. Biz Virtuoso's experts have decades of experience in the various fields of Business Development, Process Improvement, Branding, Marketing and Executive Coaching.

Virtuoso Business Plans:

Plans with detailed information to obtain loans or lines of credit

Plans to attract private investors or new partnerships

Plans for businesses looking for operational or expansion funds

Virutoso Consulting:

Brand development

Logo & website creation

Marketing collateral development

Marketing strategy development

Sales and marketing consulting & training

Turn key marketing execution

Formal business launch & re-launch incentives

Executive coaching & training

Human resource, labor and employment consulting

Sales and development training

Business assessments

Strategy review and development processes

Virtuoso Assistants:

Day to day business assistance

Event planning and execution

Executive office assistance

Account management

Appointment setting

Database management

Travel arrangements

Blog administration & HTML coding

Bookkeeping

Bulk mailings

Robert C. Brackett's background includes ten years of general Business Consulting, five years as an Operating Nuclear Engineer and an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering. Mr. Brackett has served as President of Crandall & Brackett, Ltd. since 1991. As a respected member of the profession, Bob has been active in the professional organizations which provide Training and Standard Setting for Certified Public Accountants who perform Business Valuations.

Mr. Brackett has authored and taught courses in Business Valuation theory and practice through the Illinois CPA Foundation, the American Institute of CPAs and NACVA. Bob's professional credentials include a Certificate of Educational Achievement in Business Valuations from the Illinois CPA Society and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Certified Valuation Analyst designation awarded by NACVA.

Services Offered:

Charitable Contribution Filings

Estate and Gift Taxation

Income Tax Allocation

Stock Options

Family Limited Partnerships

Litigation Support

Estate and Gift Tax Planning

Equity Restructuring

Establishing Buy-Sell Formulas

Mediation Support

Carlo Scevola & Partners is an International Fiduciary Company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with branches in six continents. We specialize in International Planning, Strategic Consulting and Wealth Management.

Our clients trust us for everything from setting up an Offshore Company to Mergers and Acquisitions to Business Finance and Asset Protection. CS&P’s customer-centric methodology ensures that each client gets a custom-tailored solution which addresses that business’ individual objectives and requirements.

Our team has expertise in every functional category and every important geography. From finance to operations to human resources to marketing – from the Americas to Europe to Africa, Asia and Oceania – CS&P can bring together experienced executives who know how to advise you and will make your enterprise a success. All this while always protecting your privacy.

Services Offered:

Business and Strategic Consulting

S.W.O.T. Analysis

Pre-investment Feasibility Studies / Competitive Background Assessments

Business Plan Research, Writing and Production

Strategy Definition / Implementation

Reworking of Operating Processes for International Suitability

Industrial Partnership Scouting / Matching

Tailor Business Model to Market Environment, Jurisdiction and Local Authorities Requirements

Corporate Finance:

Mergers, Acquisitions and CessionsCommercial Due Diligence or Investment / Financial Appraisals

Company Reorganization and Restructuring

Financial Feasibility Plans for Industrial Expansion

Scouting / Recruiting Highly Qualified Financial Management

Exit Strategies in the event of Buy-outs, Buy-ins, Spin-offs or MBOs, MBIs and LBOs

Listing on Stock Exchanges

Offshore Consulting:

International Tax Planning

Corporate Structuring, Maintenance and Trusts

International Contracts Law

Jurisdictions

Residency and Citizenship

International Banking

Logistic Support

Government Licenses

Aircrafts and Vessels

Intellectual Property

CS&P Operates In More Than 80 Countries Around The World.