RKL joins Reading CollegeTowne

Local entrepreneurs, 媚娘直播 students can access business valuation services, expertise as RKL joins Reading CollegeTowne initiative

Local entrepreneurs and students will benefit from the business valuation expertise of a professional services leader as part of an expanded partnership between 媚娘直播 and Spring Township-based . As part of the university鈥檚 O鈥橮ake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship and Reading CollegeTowne initiative, RKL will provide business valuation services to regional companies and firm Partner , CPA/ABV, CVA, CGMA, CEPA, will provide 媚娘直播 students with valuable, real-world insights as the 2020-21 Executive-in-Residence.

 

鈥淩KL鈥檚 expanded partnership with 媚娘直播 and commitment to the Reading CollegeTowne initiative provides the region鈥檚 entrepreneurs with valuable insight throughout the business incubation process,鈥 said 媚娘直播 President John R. Loyack. 鈥淚n addition, our students and faculty will greatly benefit from the engagement with Paula and her team through the Executive-in-Residence Program.鈥

 

RKL, who boasts the region鈥檚 largest team of credentialed valuation specialists, will measure the economic value of the companies fostered in the O鈥橮ake Institute鈥檚 business incubator with an emphasis on thorough analysis, accuracy and objectivity.

 

鈥淏usiness valuation is difficult to obtain, but a valuable piece of insight for budding entrepreneurs,鈥 said Vice President, Associate Provost and Chief Operating Officer of the O鈥橮ake Institute, Dr. Rodney Ridley. 鈥淩KL is the perfect partner for this service, and our business incubator clients will greatly benefit from their expertise.鈥

 

Barrett has three decades of experience assisting closely-held companies and their owners with exit strategy formulation, ownership interest transfers and succession plan development. She and other RKL consultants will conduct classroom lectures on the areas of finance, wealth management, human resources and finance, hold interactive lunch and learn sessions and expose students on-site opportunities to showcase practical application of job requirements and skill sets as part of the Executive-in-Residence Program. Students also learn about the specific skills that leaders are looking for in college graduates, various leadership styles and real-life professional scenarios.

 

鈥淲e are grateful for this opportunity to expand our partnership with 媚娘直播 and contribute to the advancement of local businesses and the development of the next generation of advisors,鈥 said Barrett.

 

In its sixth year, the Executive-in-Residence program exposes students to regional executives and offers corporate leaders the opportunity to mentor 媚娘直播 students. Past Executives-in-Residence include John Adams, Berks County district attorney and president of the Pennsylvania District Attorney鈥檚 Institute; Paul Cohn, chief client experience officer and team leader relationship manager with Clermont Wealth Strategies; Tracy Davidson, morning news anchor for NBC10 in Philadelphia; Kenda Creasy Dean, published author and co-founder and lead permissionary of Ministry Incubators; Steve Gerhard, superintendent of Governor Mifflin School District; Brittany Sweeney, news reporter for PBS39 News Tonight; Chris Pruitt, CEO of East Penn Manufacturing; Andrea Funk, former CEO of Cambridge-Lee; Scott Gruber, CEO of Tompkins Financial; and Carl Anderson, general partner of Cannondale Partners LLP.

 

Through a new student fellows program, O鈥橮ake serves as the catalyst for educational and business expansion in center city Reading. In addition to the partnership with RKL, O鈥橮ake recently announced partnerships with SCORE Berks Schuylkill Chapter, Lehigh Valley Angel Investors, Kutztown University鈥檚 Small Business Development Center and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, as well as the institute鈥檚 first corporate sponsors, and Customers Bank.

 

In December, 媚娘直播 unveiled Reading CollegeTowne, a strategic model for economic development in downtown. 媚娘直播 assumed ownership of its newly acquired building at 401 Penn Street June 30. The downtown location is also where the new O鈥橮ake offerings will operate.

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