How to Succeed As a Small Business Owner And Still Have a Life!

Bill Collier is the founder and former CEO of BC Group International, Inc., a 3 time St. Louis Technology Fast 50” company, and winner of the 2005 MVP Award from the Great Game of Business. BC Group implemented Open Book Management in 1994 and used this approach to motivate employees and achieve enviable financial results. During his time as CEO, the company grew from a regional distributor of biomedical testing equipment into a respected force in the industry with customers all over the world. The company surveyed its customers on an ongoing basis, and satisfaction was continually above 95%. Voluntary employee turnover was well below 5%. The Colliers sold the company in January 2005. Currently, Bill is president of Collier Business Advisors, LLC, where he offers advice and consultation to entrepreneurs and business owners. He also owns an interest in a small manufacturing company. Bill and his partners made immediate improvements in the company's financial results, after they purchased it in 2003. He remains actively involved in ownership and management of this company. Bill is active in a variety of community and non-profit organizations, including Toastmasters International, several chambers of commerce, his church, advisory boards for several schools, and several non-profit board memberships. He has given presentations on Open Book Management at the Great Game of Business' National Gathering of Games, and elsewhere. He continues to write for various business publications and has given presentations - including keynote addresses - at a variety of trade shows and industry conferences.Collier, Bill is the author of 'How to Succeed As a Small Business Owner And Still Have a Life! ' with ISBN 9780977778508 and ISBN 0977778509.