State Director, Linda Rossi, announced that Charley Ininger has been selected as the 2015 State Star of Vermont Small Business Development Center.
“I am pleased to make this announcement, and to recognize Charley for his significant contributions to our organization. He is a highly respected member of the VtSBDC team.”
Charles (Charley) Ininger is the Area Business Advisor for Central Vermont, serving Washington and Lamoille counties, and is the statewide Craft Beverage Specialist. Charley joined VtSBDC in 2009 and has worked on the “Small Business Jobs Act”, focused on job creation as well as a disaster recovery grant helping businesses mitigate future risk with improved planning. Prior to VtSBDC, Charley owned several businesses in Vermont and was a consultant in the hospitality industry and an adjunct instructor at local colleges.
Charley was nominated by his peers, who described him as someone who brings a lot of industry specific, real-life experience to the team and enjoys his job and it shows! They say his commitment to clients is apparent.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by your peers”, says Charley. “My recognition is truly a by product of the team at VtSBDC that I am privileged to be a part of”
One of Charley’s clients states,
“My first meeting with him felt like Shark Tank. I wanted the hard questions and I got them. I left that meeting feeling on top of the world. He helped me create a timeline and mapped out different “to do” items that I had not thought of. Never having to negotiate contracts of this magnitude before, I felt more confident with Charley in my corner. Being able to look ahead and plan how much I will make each month is a wonderful challenge and planning tool. This is a huge contributor for my first year’s revenue to be over 30% more than expected”.
Charley will be recognized for this honor at the national ASBDC conference in San Francisco, CA in September. America's SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Network is a partnership uniting private enterprise, government, higher education and local nonprofit economic development organizations. It is the Small Business Administration's largest partnership program, providing management and technical assistance to help Americans start, run and grow their own businesses.