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• Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs: A Conversation with Chris Curtin of Bankers Advocate Group

In an interview, Chris Curtin, president and CEO of Bankers Advocate Group, talked about himself, his company, and exit strategy. Curtin said he grew up in Dalton, GA. He had a degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech. His dad was an entrepreneur in rock and chemical companies, along with some partners. He grew up around the carpet industry and chemicals and factoring. Curtin said Bankers Advocate Group is the third company he has owned. First, he owned a manufacturing plant for six years -- a cultured marble plant in Orlando, FL. He said Bankers Advocate do exit strategies -- they help people get their businesses ready to sell. They do targeted searches in which people pay them to find businesses for them to buy. Curtin said the day you start a new business is the day you shou...

• Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship
• Vol. 15 Nbr. 1, January 2010

• Founder's Advocate Award

Said Hooper, "We look for businessmen and women who embody four qualities: the willingness to take risks in achieving entrepreneurial success; creativity; the ability to go beyond their own talents to build an organization; and the leadership and vision to imagine and ultimately reach their goals.

• Greater Lansing Business Monthly
• Vol. 23 Nbr. 5, May 2010

• NJ Pub Advocate v. FCC, (6th Cir. 2008)

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• Federal Circuits

• Cox Convenes 5th National Teen Summit On Internet Safety ; Children's Advocate John Walsh Will Host Discussion of Cyberbullying, Sexting and the Long-Term Impact of Social Media On Digital Reputation

ATLANTA, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) will hold their 5th National Teen Summit On Internet Safety on June 15 in Washington, D.C., gathering teens from across the country to discuss online safety issues including cyberbullying, sexting and the potential long-term impact of social media posts on digital reputation. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100610/CL18789 )

• U.S. Newswire
• January 18, 2011

• Panhandle Officials Advocate Controlled Growth

SHEPHERDSTOWN - Matthew Plies is sensing a shift in the quaint, artistic town that has been his home for more than three years. And he's not happy abo...

• State Journal, The
• July 31, 2009

• Advocate for Children Faces Financial Challenges

Staying afloat financially has always been a struggle for Bergen County CASA. And the bad economy has only made matters more difficult for the non-profit, which trains volunteers to advocate on behalf of foster- care children in Family Court.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• January 03, 2012

• Air Passenger Advocate Sought

ALBANY, N.Y. - Two New York lawmakers have called for a passenger advocate at airports to immediately act on complaints by passengers over security screenings. S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens want the Transportation Security Administration to create the position at all airports.

• Charleston Gazette
• December 13, 2011

• Senior Advocate Remembered for Impact in County

'I am somebody. That was the statement for which senior activist Stella Benesch was most famous. She would lead seniors in that chant at every senior gathering she attended in the county.

• Maryland Gazette
• May 12, 2011

• Auditor General Jack Wagner Renews Call for Funding of Safe Schools Advocate for School District of Philadelphia

Among four recommendations contained in audit of state's largest system HARRISBURG, Pa., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With violence remaining a chronic problem in Philadelphia schools, Auditor General Jack Wagner today urged the state Department of Education to fund the Safe Schools Advocate's office, which was created to help the School District of Philadelphia address parents' concerns over school safety.

• U.S. Newswire
• March 16, 2011

• Assisted Suicide Advocate Kevorkian Dies

DETROIT - Jack Kevorkian built his suicide machine with parts gathered from flea markets and stashed it in a rusty Volkswagen van. But it was Kevorkian's audacious attitude that set him apart in the debate over doctor-assisted suicide. The retired pathologist, who said he oversaw the deaths of 130 gravely ill people burned state orders against him, showed up at court in costume and dared authorities to stop him or make his actions legal. He didn't give up until he was sent to prison.

• Charleston Gazette
• June 06, 2011