LOREN MARC SCHMERLER
Loren Marc Schmerler is President of Bottom Line Management, Inc., an Atlanta-based business brokerage and consulting firm. A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the prestigious Boston University School of Management and recipient of the Harold C. Case Scholarship for Academic Excellence, he holds an MBA with Honors from Georgia State University. Prior to entering the business brokerage field, he served as Chief Financial Officer or Controller for several firms ranging from start-up to Fortune 500 subsidiary.
Mr. Schmerler is a certified professional consultant with experience in over 200 industries and types of businesses and has helped thousands of business owners in his career. He was a 1998 national business seminar presenter for STAPLES, the worlds largest office products chain. Loren was INC. Magazine's Cash Flow and Negotiation expert for INC. World EXPOs in 1994 and a speaker for that publication's Growing the Company conference in 1991 and 1992
His workshops and seminars have been offered by more than two dozen colleges, universities, organizations and municipalities including: Entrepreneur Magazine, BellSouth, IBM, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Manulife Financial, Virginia Power, Ohio Bell, Ameritech, Builder Magazine, International Association for Financial Planning, Small Business Administration, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, City of Atlanta, Dekalb County Board of Education, Private Industry Council of Georgia, University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky, Emory University, Kennesaw State College, University of Georgia, University of Miami, Miami-Dade Community College, Oglethorpe University, and Florida International University.
As the former business advice columnist for Wal-Mart's Sam's Club, more than 20 million business owners have read his advice. Mr. Schmerler has been broadcast over more than 50 radio stations, and he was selected by the Small Business Administration to conduct "austerity survival" workshops for communities hardest hit by the Persian Gulf War.
Bottom Line Management's federally registered slogan, "Your Bottom Line Is Our Foremost Concern", reinforces its constant desire to put the client's best interests ahead of its own. The firm has saved its clients millions of dollars by showing them how to "work smarter" and use their resources more effectively and efficiently to maximize the value of their businesses when they are ready to sell. Mr. Schmerler is a member of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers(GABB) and International Business Brokers Association(IBBA). The firm also offers a Buyers Broker Program to assist qualified buyers in their search for business acquisition opportunities.
Profile for Loren Marc Schmerler, MBA, CPC, APC
EDUCATION
Summa Cum Laude Graduate of Boston University School of Management
Recipient of Harold C. Case Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Honors Graduate of Georgia State University's MBA Program
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Certified Professional Consultant
Accredited Professional Consultant
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AFFILIATIONS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
National Business Seminar Presenter for STAPLES (1998)
Cash Flow Expert for INC. Magazine/ Manulife Financial (1998)
INC. Magazine "Growing Your Service Company" Conference Speaker (1997)
Cash Flow Expert for Virginia Power (1997)
Personal Bankruptcy Expert for Court TV (1997)
Board of Directors The Extension (Homeless Shelter) (1997)
Cash Flow Expert for INC. Magazine/ John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (1995)
Cash Flow Expert for INC. World EXPO (1994)
Negotiation Expert for INC. World EXPO (1994)
ENTREPRENEUR Magazine EXPO Conference Speaker (1993, 1994)
Cash Flow Expert for INC. Magazine/Ameritech (1992, 1993)
Strategic Planning Expert for Builder Magazine (1993)
INC. Magazine "Growing the Company" Conference Speaker (1991, 1992)
Cash Flow Expert for Small Business Administration/BellSouth (1991, 1992)
Negotiation Expert for Small Business Administration/BellSouth (1990 - 1992)
Business writer for K-Mart, Inc. - Pace Membership Warehouses (1990, 1991)
Business writer for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Sam's Club Division (1989 - 1991)
Orlando Speaker for International Association for Financial Planning (1988)
First Treasurer of Georgia Association of Professional Business Brokers (1986)
Georgia Financial Advisor for Association of Legal Administrators (1984)
PUBLICATIONS IN WHICH ARTICLES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED
WAL-MART'S - SAM'S BUY-LINE - 3,000,000+
K-MART'S - PACE PAGES - 2,000,000+
OFFICE DEPOT'S - BUSINESSNEWS - 2,000,000+
SOUTH CENTRAL BELL'S - BUSINESS LINES - 800,000
ATLANTA SMALL BUSINESS MONTHLY - UNDER 100,000
UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SPONSORED WORKSHOPS
AMERITECH
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BELLSOUTH
BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUILDER MAGAZINE
CITY OF ATLANTA
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE
FAYETTEVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GREENSBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IBM
ILLINOIS BELL
INC. MAGAZINE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING
JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MICHIGAN BELL
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY
OHIO BELL
PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF GEORGIA
RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SOUTHERN BELL
STAPLES
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
VIRGINIA POWER
OVERVIEW OF SERVICES
BUSINESS BROKERAGE
A. Representing companies that wish to be sold or acquired.
B. Confidential searches on behalf of buyers
C. Opinions of value.
D. Helping Franchisers/Licensors sell their franchises/licenses.
E. Helping buyers evaluate business, franchise or distributorship opportunities.
F. Helping distributors sell their distributorships or business opportunities.
G. Assisting buyers with SBA and conventional financing.
PARTIAL CLIENT LIST FOR BOTTOM LINE MANAGEMENT, INC.
"Our Clients Know Us By The Company We Keep"
17TH STREET CAFÉ
ACADEMY OF BALLET ARTS
ACE HARDWARE
ADAM AND EVE HAIR SALON
ALAN HORLICK
ALL STAR ENTERTAINMENT
AMERITECH
ANTIQUE CITY
APEX DOORS UNLIMITED
APEX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
ATLANTA ANTIQUE GALLERY
ATLANTA APPAREL MART
ATLANTA NIGHT MOVES
MAGAZINE
ATLANTA PARENT MAGAZINE
ATLANTA PLUMBING PLUS
ATLANTA RENTAL
BACKYARD HARDSCAPES
BARNETT PLUMBING
BEACH HOUSE TAN
BELLA DONNA SALON AND SPA
BELLSOUTH, INC.
BERGAMO PIZZA & PASTA
BEST FURNITURE
BODY FAT TEST
BOTANY BAY FLORIST
BOYDS BUILDING MATERIALS
BRANDON SMITH COMPUTERS
BRIAN ZIMMERMAN
BUILDER MAGAZINE
BUILDER MARTS OF AMERICA
BUMPERS INTERNATIONAL
CAFÉ SPECTRUM
CALLAWAY GARDENS RESORT
CAMP WOOF
CELLULAR TELEPHONE
COMMUNICATIONS
CityBooks
CLASSIC BRASS
COTTRELL, INC.
COVER UPS
CTEC ACADEMY
CYBERTECH COMPUTERS
D & D PACKAGE STORE
DAVIS CONSULTING GROUP
DECIOS PIZZA AND PASTA
DOCS WINES AND SPIRITS
ELITE PAINTING
EMBASSY SUITES
ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE
ESPRIT INTERNATIONAL
EZ CHECK CASHING
FasTracKids
FedEx COURIER ROUTE
FLEXOCRAFT, INC.
FRIEDMAN JEWELERS
FUTURE DESIGN PRODUCTS
G & G COFFEE WORLD
GEORGIA SCREEN PRODUCTS
GLENN WISENBAKER ASSOCIATES
GOLDEN TAN
GOODS FOR YOU
GOLD & DIAMOND SOURCE
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE
COMPANY
GREEN AUTO SERVICE
HAPPY DOG PET GROOMING
HEADLINES, USA
HITCHCOCK PRINTING
HONGAR FARMS GOURMET FOODS
HONEYBEE FLORIST
HOT SHOTS SHOOTING RANGE
AND GUN SHOP
HOUSE OF FRAMES
HUBCAP HEAVEN
INC. MAGAZINE
ISA - THE DOSIMETRY COMPANY
IVEY PLACE
JANA GOURMET
JAVAS BREWIN DEVELOPMENT
J & B TRUCKING
JOBBANKUSA.COM
JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
JOHN KEATING, M.D.
JOHN WAYNE PACKAGE STORE
KEH CAMERA
KIDS KUTS SALON
KING DRUGS
KUPPENHEIMER MEN'S CLOTHIERS
LASER TECH SERVICES
LAWRENCE COHEN, M.D.
LENSCRAFTERS
LIMELITE ADVERTISING
MAIL & MORE
MANULIFE FINANCIAL
MARRIOTT HOTELS
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF
ATLANTA
MELLOW MUSHROOM
MICHAEL LLORENS
MICHIGAN BELL
MORRISON HOMES
NEW RELEASE VIDEO
NEW RIVER FENCE COMPANY
OHIO BELL
PARTY ANIMALS
PDS WELDENS
PIKE FAMILY NURSERIES
PLANET SMOOTHIE
PLATINUM PUBLISHERS
POLKA DOT KIDS CLOTHING
POWER COMPUTER
PRECISION CLARITY AQUARIUMS
RAPTURE BOUTIQUE
REMOTE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
RHEMA ASSISTED LIVING
ROXY PACKAGE
SALON 92
SCOTT HIGHTOWER
SHERWOOD SHUTTLE
SHILOH BOTTLE SHOP
SIGN*A*RAMA
SOUTHEASTERN TRAVELERS EXHIBITORS
SOUTHERN BELL
SOUTHERN MEDICAL LINEN
SERVICES
SOUTHERN PURIFICATION
SPIKES BRICK OVEN PIZZERIA
STAPLES
STAR CLEANERS
STATE FARM MUTUAL
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
STEADFAST TRUCKING
STONE MOUNTAIN ICE CREAM
SUNTAMERS
TALBOT TENNIS
TARA CAR CARE
TCBY
THE GLOWING CANDLE FACTORY
THE GALAXY GRILL
THE KLINE GROUP
THE LITTLE COUPON BOOK
THE SUN STATION
THE TOY STORE
THE WORD BOOKS AND GIFTS
TLC PARTY RENTAL
TODAY'S ATLANTA WOMAN MAGAZINE
TURNER & ASSOCIATES PLUMBING
CONTRACTORS
ULTIMA TROPHY
U.S.TECH
V & K ASSOCIATES(Package Brokers)
VIDEO CONNECTION
VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT
VININGS MAIL CENTER
VIRGINIA POWER
VISIONNAIRE ART GALLERY
WAREHOUSE WALLPAPERS
WEB-CONNECT.NET
WENDER AND ROBERTS DRUGS
XUKOR EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
YOUR VENDING SOLUTION
Accounting Services
Adult Entertainment Advertising Magazine
Advertising
Advertising Specialties
Air Package Delivery
Air Purification
Airport Shuttle
Antique Furniture
Antique Mall
Appliance Sales
Aquarium Manufacturer
Architectural Concrete Distributorship
Architectural Services
Art Gallery
Assisted Living
Athletic Recruiting
Automotive - Service and Repair
Automotive - Bumpers
Background Investigation
Auto Detailing
Bakery
Balloons
Bamboo Cultivation
Bankruptcy
Banners
Barter/Trade
Billboards
Billiards
Bottled Water
Box Distributorship
Bridal
Building Materials
Business Brokerage
Business Startup Directory
Cable TV
Camera Resales
Candles
Carpet Cleaning
Carpets
Catering Franchise
Check Cashing
Child Care
Children's Store
Christian Books
Coffee and Muffin Franchise
Coffee Service
Coffee Shop
Coffee Drive-Thru
Coin Laundry
Collections
Commercial Design
Computer Software/Hardware
Concrete Recycling
Conglomerate
Consignment Clothing
Construction
Consulting
Continuing Education
Cookie Gift Products
Corrugated Boxes
Country Club
Coupon Advertising
Credit
Customer Services
Dance Studio
Dating Service
Day Care
Day Spa
Dental
Detailing Cars
Direct Mail Marketing
Discount Sales
Dog Grooming
Dollar Store
Dry Cleaning
DVD Store
Educational Services
Elder Care
Electrical Contracting
Electrical Distribution
Employee Leasing
Employee Placement
Employment Screening
Employment Web Site
Equipment Rental
Equipment Testing
Ethnic Han
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Services Offered:
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Seller Representation, Buyer Representation, Mergers, Acquisitions, Consulting, SBA and Commercial Financing, Opinions of Value, Buyer's Broker Agreement
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Areas Served:
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Cobb County, Georgia. Fulton County, Georgia. Cherokee County, Georgia. Dekalb County, Georgia. Gwinnett County, Georgia.
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Company:
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LOREN MARC SCHMERLER, President and Founder, is a "Summa Cum Laude" graduate of the prestigious Boston University School of Management(SMG) and holds an MBA "with honors" from Georgia State University.
He has served as CFO or Controller for several firms ranging in size from start-up to FORTUNE 500 subsidiary and has obtained the Certified Profesional Consultant(CPC) and Accredited Professional Consultant(APC) designations.
Since 1991, LOREN has been a "National Conference Speaker and Seminar Presenter" for INC. Magazine and many other well known companies including STAPLES, BellSouth, John Hancock Life Insurance, Ameritech, Michigan Bell, Ohio Bell, Builder Magazine, Virginia Power, Manulife Financial and other international, national and regional institutions.
From 1989 until 1991, Mr. SCHMERLER was the "Business Advice Columnist" for Wal-Mart's Sam's Club, and his articles were read by millions of club members across the nation.
LOREN has experience in more than "200 different industries and/or types of businesses" and has presented continuing education courses at a "dozen colleges and universities in the Southeast."
DELLE N. GRIFFIN, Executive Vice President, is a seasoned sales professional with more than "15 years experience" selling primary and secondary properties at the private mountain community of Big Canoe, Georgia. Delle also specialized in waterfront properties in McIntosh County, Georgia.
She has been "the co-owner of a real estate company" and has "10 years trucking industry experience as an executive." Delle has the added distinction of having been the first female terminal manager in the Southeast for a major national trucking line. Additionally, Ms. Griffin has immense knowledge of the "medical insurance industry."
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Affiliations:
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International Business Brokers Association(IBBA)
Georgia Association of Business Brokers
(GABB)
National speaker for the following:
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INC. - "Growing The Company"-1991,1992
INC. - "INC. World Expo" - 1994
INC. - "Growing Your Service Company" - 1997
STAPLES - 1998
BellSouth - 1990, 1991, 1992
Small Business Administration(SBA) - 1990, 1991, 1992
ENTREPRENEUR Magazine - 1993, 1994
Ameritech - 1992, 1993
"Business Advice Columnist" - Wal-Mart's Sam's Club - 1989, 1990, 1991
"Business Writer" - K-Mart's "Pace Membership Warehouses" - 1990, 1991
"LOREN MARC SCHMERLER", President -"1st Treasurer" Of Georgia Association Of Business Brokers(GABB) - 1986