Serving Northeast Ohio for 70 Years

Our vision is to be a highly valuable, accessible, and trusted advisory team for first-time and emerging entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio.

The key elements for BAC's long-running success are:

• Exceptional volunteer executives who themselves have had careers of business-building, who
• Serve any business builder or entrepreneur, whether the person is in the idea stage or is managing an existing business, with a
• Counseling philosophy that provides three-member teams for each client.

The goal is to develop a long-term advisory relationship and grow stable, local businesses.

The volunteers who make up BAC's membership are typically business owners or executives who, upon retiring or finding more time available, are interested in sharing their expertise with the next generation of business leaders. Some of our members are experts in a specific field; many are generalists who have been there, done that.

They have all been faced with taking risk, managing unknowns, making mistakes, spending too little, and spending too much. This interactive and personal service to BAC clients is free, which allows entrepreneurs to engage attorneys, accountants, or technical experts more efficiently with clearly defined problems. In addition, BAC helps entrepreneurs and small business owners at any business stage. Finally, BAC offers long-term flexibility where initial counseling can evolve into a long-term mentoring relationship.