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Pam Newman is a Certified Management Accountant, author and Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor for Financial and Point-of-Sale software. She is also president of RPPC, Inc., which offers customized business development services. Newman provides financial coaching to entrepreneurs through a variety of mediums, including a weekly talk show, newsletters, books, articles, presentations and personalized consulting.

Tim Berry is the president of Palo Alto Software Inc., which produces the industry's leading business planning software, Business Plan Pro, as well as other popular planning applications for businesses. He also is an author and an adjunct professor at the University of Oregon, where he teaches a course on entrepreneurship. In January 2007, Berry received the Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Nina L. Kaufman is an award-winning business attorney, author and speaker. For more than 15 years, she has successfully navigated thousands of small businesses through the legal hurdles they face in starting and running their companies. Under her AskTheBusinessLawyer.com brand, she reaches thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners with her legal services, professional speaking, information products, and LexAppeal weekly ezine. With skills honed from stand-up comedy, Nina is a sought-after professional speaker. She has given seminars, workshops, teleclasses and presentations for numerous organizations in the New York City area, with hot topics that include protecting your business on the internet, building business partnerships and collaborative alliances that work, and training clients to pay on time.

Rosalind Resnick is the founder and CEO of Axxess Business Consulting, a New York consulting firm that advises startups and small businesses. She previously was a co-founder of NetCreations and hosted AOL's NetGirl Forum. Resnick also serves on the board of Do Something, Inc., a New York-based nonprofit organization that empowers young people to change their world.

Brad Sugars is the founder of ActionCOACH, the world's number one business coaching firm. As a world-renowned entrepreneur, author and Business Coach, he has helped more than a million clients around the world find business and personal success. Sugars has owned and operated more than two dozen companies including his main company, ActionCOACH, which has nearly 1,000 offices in 26 countries.

Ryan Himmel, CPA and registered securities analyst, is the founder and CEO of BIDaWIZ.com, an online reverse auction marketplace where business owners and consumers alike can obtain trusted answers to finance and accounting questions from licensed business professionals. Contact Ryan at ryan@bidawiz.com or on Twitter @BIDaWIZ.

Penny is a seasoned human resources executive and consultant with over 25 years of diverse business experience in advising enterprise leaders on employment-related matters. Most recently, she established RemarkAbleHR, Inc., a consulting/services company focused on helping business owners/managers to find -- and keep -- the best talent available in their markets. In addition to recruiting, RemarkAbleHR identifies how clients can be competitive in the challenging employment arenas of 2007 and beyond. Morey has also served as the director of administration and human resources for Mazda Motor Manufacturing throughout its first 5 years in the U.S and as vice president of administration and human resources for TelePlace, an international telecommunications collocation and managed services company.

Lena West is the CEO and Chief Strategist of xynoMedia Technology , a New York-based firm that helps high-growth companies leverage the power of social media, blogs, podcasts and online communities.

Paige Arnof-Fenn is the founder and CEO of Mavens & Moguls, a strategic-marketing consulting firm whose clients include Fortune 500 companies, as well as early-stage and emerging businesses. Previously, she was a key member of the IPO team at Launch Media, which was later sold to Yahoo!, and was the director of the 1996 Olympic Commemorative Coin Program at the Department of Treasury, U.S. Mint. Arnof-Fenn also is an advisor to several early-stage companies and nonprofit organizations.

Galia Gichon is an independent personal financial expert with more than 14 years of experience in financial services, including nearly 10 years on Wall Street and an MBA in finance from Fordham University. She runs her own company, Down to Earth Finance, where she offers individual sessions and seminars to address personal financial needs and concerns. Gichon recently published her first book, "My Money Matters," a boxed set of financial cards with money affirmations, instant money tips and workbooks. She has spoken at Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Governor's Conference for Women, and is a frequent speaker at Barnard College's Financial Fluency Program, and the New York Freelancers Union. She has been quoted in Newsweek, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal.com, Good Housekeeping, Self, Essence, Glamour and MSN Money and has contributed to XM and Sirius Radio shows. Before starting her own company, Gichon worked at Bear Stearns, Nomura Securities, and Institutional Investor. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children. She currently serves on the board of In Good Company.