Poised for Growth

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Andre Bryan Joins Other Minority Business Owners Poised for Growth at Tuck at Dartmouth for Executive Learning Program

Location: Hanover, New Hampshire, USA – July 10-15, 2011 Andre Bryan, President of APB & Associates, Inc., was one of 34 entrepreneurs from around the country who participated in a Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth program. Growing the Minority Business to Scale is a one-week development program designed for business owners and executives with five to ten years of senior management experience and whose minority businesses are poised for growth. Growth is often a requirement for minority businesses whose customers include large-scale corporations that are consolidating their supply base around solid, reliable producers. Tuck’s Growing the Minority Business to Scale considers three pathways for achieving scale: organic growth (adding customers, contracts, new businesses, and building capacity), growth through mergers and acquisitions (joining or buying other businesses), and growth through strategic alliances (partnering with a complementary collaborator). Through interactive study, APB strengthened its infrastructure capacity around:

Growth Strategy and Implementation
Financial Analysis in Preparation for Growth
Growth Through Innovation
Planning a Market Growth Portfolio
Lean Operations

APB & Associates, Inc. is a management consulting firm that specializes in professional project management, business process improvement, database management, capacity building, manufacturing, and office workflow consulting, and technical training and is dedicated to providing its clients a cost-effective solution customized to meet their needs. Established in 2004, this minority, veteran-owned firm is a provider of high-quality consulting services, strategy development and implementation, computer and text-based instruction, and experiential learning designed to improve technical skills and ensure significant growth for its clients. APB & Associates provides public, private, non-profit, and institutional clients with advisory services, comprehensive training, and innovative technology-based office solutions.