Bplans Contributors

Charles Dugan is the owner and president of American Image Displays, designers and stock distributors for trade show display equipment. He is an expert in all things trade shows.

Jonathan Griffit started his first company at the age of 19 and since then has founded and been a part of several internet and mobile companies, as well as gaming and AI. He consults in UX and is passionate about helping companies grow and succeed.

Richard is a trainer at Acuity Training; a UK-based training company offering a range of training courses. He is responsible for their organization, management, and marketing of the Excel training course.

I'm a small business owner, and I'm currently learning about marketing, using the internet. Aside from working on my own business, I like to use social media, and read travel books.

Paula Green was born and raised in New York. She attended NYU and started working as an intern in Colgate-Palmolive Company at the age of 18. She has held an internet marketing specialist position for 7+ years.

Laurel J. Delaney, M.B.A., is founder and president of Chicago-based GlobeTrade.com, a management consulting company that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses go global. The United States Small Business Administration has recognized Ms. Delaney as a world-renowned global small business expert by naming her the Illinois Exporter of the Year. She is the author of Start & Run a Profitable Exporting Business and most recently, Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably (Apress, December 2013) as well as numerous articles that have appeared in international and scholarly publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The Conference Board. She is the publisher of The Global Small Business Blog, which is ranked No. 1 in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global, and Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global. She serves as the About.com Import & Export Expert, is a charter member and a board member by appointment of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, and is a member of the International Council for Small Business. She also serves as the Chicago Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents' Organization. Ms. Delaney's passion for going global goes back to 1985 when she first started her business. Since then, she has devoted more than 60,000 hours of work in the area--from consulting to writing to teaching.

Sameer Bhatia is founder & CEO of ProProfs, a leading provider of online learning tools for building, testing, and applying knowledge. ProProfs Knowledge Base Software is used to create highly-searchable online FAQ’s to improve customer service and reduce tickets. It helps centralize access to organizational files, documents and how-to articles ensuring they can be accessed across multiple devices and platforms.

Anna is a creative content writer at Quick Formations, a company formations agency. With a background in design, she has worked in several startups helping with branding, social media campaigns, and general design elements to move new businesses forward. Taking a creative detour into writing, she creates content to help startups get off the ground by cutting the technical business jargon and producing useful articles.

I am a passionate blogger, content marketer, and artist. Love sharing my experience and knowledge about customer success, ecommerce, content marketing, and startups.

Kayla Matthews is a business blogger with a passion for green initiatives and workplace satisfaction. Follow her on her blog Productivity Theory to learn more about her.

Blair Nicole is a serial entrepreneur, volunteer addict, Media Relations pro and single mom. She’s been featured on ABC News, NFIB Business Magazine and a dozen other news outlets.

Raul Galera is the Partner Manager at ReferralCandy and Candybar, two tools helping small and medium businesses run customer referral and loyalty programs. He has been working in the tech sector for the past seven years and regularly writes about marketing, eCommerce, and tech.

Robbie Kellman Baxter is the author of "The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue." She is the founder of Peninsula Strategies LLC, a consulting firm based in Menlo Park, CA, that helps companies excel in the membership economy.

Tyler Read is the owner of pioneer.com, a website dedicated to helping people get started in the personal training industry. He helps people discover, study and pass their fitness exams.

Ashrit Kamireddi is the CEO and co-founder of VeryApt, a personalized apartment recommendation and apartment review startup based out of Philadelphia. Prior to co-founding VeryApt, Ashrit held digital marketing and product roles at TripAdvisor and Nara. Ashrit received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Princeton University and his MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

Mayra Ceja is the founder of Expertly Insights, a platform where business owners can talk to live business experts, on-demand. As a serial entrepreneur and a business coach, her passion is growing exciting, new/young companies by combining traditional strategy, great business culture, and a focus on nimble, customer-focused marketing.

Martin Luenendonk is a 3x serial entrepreneur (Finance Club, Cleverism.com, FounderJar.com) who loves sharing his experience with validating business ideas and scaling them to profitability.

Diane Gilleland makes learning content for small businesses and creatives.

Matthew is a British-born content writer with the mindset of a cat, he has a curiosity for the unknown, can be impulsive and can be won over with food. The best place to catch him will be in the offices of Ximble, a dynamic cloud-based workforce management system that simplifies employee scheduling, time tracking, and management. He also hates Sudoku.

Sally is the COO and co-founder of Pagely, where she guides the company by the Golden Rule and a dedication to the people she works with and for.

Shannon Bergstrom is a LEED-accredited, TRUE waste advisor. She currently works at RTS, a tech-driven waste and recycling management company, as a sustainability operations manager. Shannon consults with clients across industries on sustainable waste practices and writes for Zero Waste.

Dean Bassal is the Managing Director of Bunnett & Bassal Pty Ltd. in Dandenong, Victoria, a tax consulting, accounting, and financial planning firm that believes in offering competitively priced services and fast, efficient, and friendly service.