About gregbd

gregbd

First Name: Greg

Last Name: Balanko-Dickson

Homepage: Business By Remote Control

About:

Greg is a third generation entrepreneur and consultant with clients throughout the US in California, Texas and Ohio plus South Africa and the UK. He has owned photography, advertising & design and entrepreneurial training businesses. In addition, a health education business in Western Canada and a web development business in Houston, TX.

After selling the Houston, TX. business in 2003, Greg returned to his passion - business planning. Recently, he wrote The Business Plan Coach a 60 page ebook that provides the first timers and experienced business owners with the knowledge to write their own business plan.

Greg is a Licensed Professional Business Coach that brings a unique perspective having worked with 100's of business owners in more than 30 different industries including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, oil field, manufacturing, retail and wholesale to name just a few. He has been profiled in national magazines, newspapers and as a guest on radio shows. His advice reflects an in-the-trenches, street savvy, and practical edge.

He has been profiled in national magazines, newspapers and as a guest on radio shows. As a keynote speaker to public companies like Tesco Corporation, seminar facilitator and consultant, his advice and experiences reflect an in-the-trenches, street savvy flavor with a practical edge.

Since 2000, he has been on the Board of Experts at bplans.com where he provides expert advice on business planning and development issues to business owners from around the globe.

In 1998, Greg began sharing his knowledge and experience at sbishere.com. Today more than 10,000 people a month from all walks of life, rely on Greg to help them start, buy or expand a business. Employees and managers of Fortune 500 companies subscribe to his newsletter and read the more than 600 tips, guides and down-to-earth articles.

In 2005 Greg joined the Professional Business Coaches Alliance where he collaborates with like minded business coaches from North America to wotk with the most talented and best-equipped BUSINESS COACHES on the planet!

Currently Greg is working on another book "Tips and Traps When Writing a Business Plan" which McGraw-Hill has plans to launch in the summer of 2006.

Married for 28 years, he lives in Western Canada with his wife and son.