RESEARCH TRIANGLE BUSINESS ADVISORS (RTBA) FOUNDED

- RTBA provides business consulting services to local businesses with an emphasis on CEO mentoring and strategic planning.

CARY, NC – Jun 16, 2008 – Research Triangle Business Advisors (RTBA) has been formed to provide business consulting services to local, national and international companies. RTBA founders and Managing Partners Bob De Contreras and Rich Kramarik will continue to support their clients as they have for the past five years while partners in the firm of Paladin and Associates. 

RTBA supports clients in various industries, including financial services, bio-pharma, architecture and design, software, manufacturing, technology companies and a wide range of services companies.

“Our skills as business advisors range from executive coaching and strategic planning to operational, marketing, and sales tactics,” said, Bob De Contreras. “We help our clients eliminate the roadblocks to achieving their goals by focusing on the issues that are inhibitors to the success of their business.”

“At Research Triangle Business Advisors, our strength lies in our ability to use our collective wisdom to identify and eliminate fundamental problems that prevent a company from realizing its true potential,” said Rich Kramarik.

Mr. Kramarik is also President of the Triangle Accredited Capital Forum, an angel investor network he conceived five years ago. The Triangle Accredited Capital Forum brings attractive North Carolina business opportunities together with private investors, by providing carefully selected entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their business plans to sophisticated investors, for seed or angel funding.

About Research Triangle Business Advisors
As business advisors, we have been helping executives and entrepreneurs launch and/or operate successful businesses for the past five years with a primary emphasis on sales, marketing, strategic focus, business planning and executive coaching.

The Research Triangle Business Advisors (RTBA) partners have each been helping their respective companies, co-workers, and clients for over 30 years with an approach that has become the first priority of our company – we are here to help people succeed.

The RTBA partners have a unique and comprehensive skill-set especially attuned to the needs of independent businesses - we help small to medium-sized businesses eliminate the roadblocks to success.

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