Steven Cooper ~ SDCooper Company
SDCooper Company, has 25 years of benefits consulting and pension administration experience. First to evangelized the essential exit strategy that popularized the ERSOP(TM) Plan. First to successfully market it to franchisors and business brokers (beginning in 1999) Coined the term "ERSOP (Entrepreneur Rollover Stock Ownership Plan)" in 2001.
Allan Chadler ~ The Entrepreneur's Source
Allan Chandler has taken his 25 years of entrepreneurial experience and transferred it to helping others explore self-employment and successful business ownership. He effectively introduces people to business ownership and helps guide them to success.
Jeff Wheelock ~ Dickinson & Wheelock, P.C.
Mr. Wheelock is a business and franchise attorney.
He represents franchisees in all of their legal dealings, including (a) explaining the terms of their FDD, (b) negotiating the terms of their franchise agreement, (c) creating their new business entity, (d) establishing ownership agreements, (e) negotiating leases; and (f) contracting with key employees. He also represents franchisors.
Mr. Wheelock graduated from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991, where he served as Executive Editor of the Houston Law Review. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and managerial studies from Rice University.
Sonia Maldonado ~ U.S. Small Business Administration
Ms. Maldonado has been working with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for numerous years in different divisions such as Legal, Finance, Servicing and Business Development. For the past years she has worked as a Business Development Specialist. Her marketing and outreach efforts are address to many community citizens covering bilingual orientation workshops on SBA Program & Services to all small and medium size businesses. She has also worked for other federal government agencies such as; the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in Engineering and U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
Ms. Maldonado holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Information Systems Technology from the University of Houston and also holds a Paralegal Certificate from University of New York’s Lehman College.