The Deal Board

Andrew and Jessica are continuing on this second episode, giving great information and resources for veterans that want to get into business. There are many opportunities awaiting and some amazing guests offer their knowledge and information about them, such as Rosy McDonough, Director of the Minority Business Office in Colorado, and Amanda Bainton from Military Office Association of America

Andrew and Jessica are diving deep into the opportunities arising in the Mid-Atlantic region. They bring the experts from Transworld Business Advisors offices in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland to get the pulse of the market and see what businesses are selling for in this region. There are more than 20 million people in this area, 2 trillion dollars in GDP, 2 and-a-half million small businesses, which have shown a 2.5% growth rate in 2017

This one is a very special episode, where you will hear about a company that started 40 years ago and just keeps on growing and succeeding: it is Transworld Business Advisors. Andrew talks about the founding story of Transworld Business Advisors, which started as a real estate business and became the great company of business brokers that it is today

In this episode, Andrew and Jessica are diving deep into the fitness industry, to give you a look at what are the trends in this industry at the moment, and also what companies are selling for. They are bringing the experts to give valuable information and to talk about the trend of smaller studios, which are really thriving and being successful in the fitness industry versus the traditional big gyms since people are choosing something that is more compact and specialized

The fashion industry,more specifically the clothing industry, has gone through major changes over the last few decades The fashion world is a very big business that has a lot of innovation and change and presenting tons of opportunities, especially for entrepreneurs and people who want to do business across borders. Catherine Schepis,an expert who has her finger on the pulse of the fashion industry,and Emmee,who is a renowned icon in the fashion arena,as well as the owner of her own fashion line

Andrew and Jessica bring great guests today to talk about personal branding. In these days with Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, it cannot be any easier to brand yourself. There are many companies destined to build a personal brand, but this industry has been around for a long time. There is a myth about not being able to sell a personal brand, but there can’t be anything more personal than a psychology practice and Transworld Business Advisor has sold those.

Publishing has made some major pivoting with online content, but the overarching message in this episode is that publishing is certainly not dead but, on the contrary, is very alive and thriving. Andrew and Jessica bring two amazing guests, one of them being Gary Press, who used to be the publisher of the South Florida Business Journal and is the best guy to talk about specialty publications. Andrew also talks with Jeanne Straus, CEO of Straus News

The technology industry is a fascinating one; if you are in the tech community and industry you will find this episode very useful. Jessica and Andrew welcome to this episode some amazing guests, one of them being Aaron Houghton, a serial entrepreneur who has started an email/newsletter software that has been one of the largest players in the industry, and also Matt Jaffe, who has founded a number of different texter apps

Andrew and Jessica decided to go international again for this episode, France and the UK are the places in Europe where Transworld Business Advisors is setting its offices and making good deals for good people overseas too. In Europe, retail is very strong, there are plenty of small business everywhere and franchising is also blowing up significantly. The European experts from the UK and France, Michael Ziff and Carlo Paolucci, are giving their input about the economy in general

If you are thinking about relocation or maybe just an expansion from your current business into a new market, the Pacific Northwest is definitely one to consider.
99% of business in Washington alone are small, making it into one of the highest percentages in the U.S., the same small business orientation is seen in Oregon. The continuous growth in this area demonstrates the strength of the economy, which is projected to keep its growth for the rest of 2019 as well as 2020.