Long Beach SBDC

Counseling Services

Ian Lamont (Director)
Specialty: Leadership & Structure, Revenue/Sales Growth, Strategic, Business
and Finance Plans

Ian has 30 years of senior operational and financial experience.  Ian was first named a CEO in 1995 and subsequently headed up energy/technology, transportation and media businesses over the next 12 years. In each case, Ian took over troubled companies and built high-performing cultures and teams and led each business to record setting performance.

A.B. Bonner
Specialty: Government Contracting, Logistics

An experienced business consultant with over 30 years in Navy procurement, logistics and government contracting, A.B. specializes in veteran affairs and shares his expertise in doing business with the government, marketing, and operations.

Maria Becerra (Bilingual)
Specialty: Business Start-ups, Business Plans, Marketing &
General Business Operations

Maria has extensive experience in business development and start-ups as well as community economic development, marketing, commercial financing and entrepreneurial training programs.

Philmore Glover
Specialty: Marketing, New Product Launches, General Business Operations & the
Food Industry

Phil has more than 20 years of marketing and management expertise including gathering intel on markets and competitors, how to brand and capture business and how to develop detailed successful marketing and business plans.  Phil works with clients on strategy, new business and product launches, customer obtainment and retention and growing profits.

Dante Layton
Specialty: Accounting, Finance, Budgeting, Cost Controls and Certified Quickbooks Instructor

Among the top 1% of QuickBooks consultants nationwide, Dante is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor with Advanced QuickBooks Certification and a member of the Intuit Speakers Bureau.  Dante offers instruction on bookkeeping and accounting, the preparation of financial statements, cash management and how to properly forecast and budget.

Austion Behn
Specialty: Technology, Website Design & Development and E-commerce

A technologist who offers assistance on web site and network design and development and e-commerce tactics, Austion provides counseling in all areas of technology including hardware, software and online marketing.

Carolina Marin-Henriquez (Bilingual)
Specialty: Corporate/International Law, Real Estate & Estate Planning

Co-founder of a bilingual (English/Spanish) Business Law Firm, Carolina is a licensed California attorney, notary and real estate broker, with a strong background in the law and regulations of business development and international trade.

David Zeligs (Bilingual)
Specialty: Business &
Corporate Law, Contracts, International Transactions

A bilingual practicing California attorney for more than 25 years, David counsels businesses from start-ups to established companies.  He advises both domestic and international businesses on formation and expansion issues, product development and distribution, and protection of intellectual property rights.

Ron Sardisco
Specialty: Funding, Access to Capital, Business Banking & Loan Packages

With more than 30 years of experience, Ron offers counseling in all commercial and business banking services with a focus on gaining access to capital, funding and securing commercial or SBA loans.

George Mehale
Specialty: General Business Operations, Fitness/Health Industry
& the Food Industry

The founder of two successful service businesses, George works with entrepreneurs on the verge of launching their own business and specializes in small business tactics and operations, buy/sell situations and marketing tactics on a limited budget.