Developing Local Talent, Organizations and the Community

For an article in the July issue of Small Business Monthly, CMA’s managing partner, Dan Bean, shared some perspectives on CMA’s place in the business community:

Today Bean strives to continue helping business owners through his consulting business and time he dedicates to giving back to the St. Louis community. “We provide St. Louis businesses with a variety of services to build their businesses,” he says. “These include assessments to acquire, manage and develop talent; organizational development to increase the capacity and capability of business to take care of clients; and strategic planning for public, private and family-owned businesses as well as nonprofits.”

Bean also supports entrepreneurs through free seminars. “We have a family business speaker series, which is a learning opportunity for family business owners and their advisers,” he says. “We sponsor St. Louis University’s Institute for Private Business that’s held in the John Cook School of Business, the St. Louis chapter of the Entrepreneurship Institute and the Organization Development Network. We have two to three graduate student interns to give back and develop students, round out their education, and help them effectively transition to the world of work. Personally, I serve on the board of the YouthBridge Community Foundation. Youthbridge supports three E’s for not-for-profits serving children: education, social entrepreneurship and endowment.”

View the full article at Small Business Monthly’s website.