Counseling Services

Free business counseling is offered for those business people who need one-on-one assistance. Counseling is available for all areas of business including, but not limited to, business planning, marketing, government procurement, record keeping, business law, financing strategies, taxes, manufacturing, franchising, and retailing.

To schedule a counseling appointment please call (562) 634-3980.


Counselors

Charles Lowe

Speaks Fluent English & Spanish

Charles Lowe is a small business consultant, specializing in business start-up, marketing and e-business, business planning, government contracting, technology and international trade. He has 30 years of experience in small business and international trade, and has done business in 45 countries throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Over the last ten years he has acted as a business consultant to the several Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) and Centers for International Trade Development (CITD) for Community Colleges in the Los Angeles area and for Loyola Marymount University. From 1983 to 1999 he owned and operated two export management companies specializing in the export of computer products. He began his career by working in the International Consumer Division of the Purex Corporation and as a manager for Overseas Operation, an export management company, specializing in builder's hardware and electronic security products. He holds a Bachelors' degree in Latin American Studies and Economics and an MBA in International Management.