Businesses currently owned:

Fine dinning open over a year, huge success, featured on NBC, several magazines, broke-even in month 2, and make profit month 3 and on. We just took the space next-door which will more than double our size.

Grosses about $40-42K a month, I'm hardly ever there...had it for 4-years, very good business from time point of view, great return for being there once a week

Lending Group:

Broker Owner, we did well with this, I just own it so I have loan officers that know what they are doing. I would not consider myself an expert, but have some knowledge

Just bought 50% of this company 2-months ago, I am the Operations Director.

I am business consultant. I help businesses with staffing, hiring, firing, and assessments. I also do something similar to what you do. A lot of business buyers hire me to evaluate a purchase, verify sales, and negotiate the purchase. Note: I do not act as a business broker, most of my clients hire me in addition to a business broker. I have also done cash flow analysis and write business plans for companies that need one to get a lease to a loan. I have done lots of restaurants where I help with menu, hiring and training servers, and finding a chef. My work has been featured in magazines, and I have a column in Luxury LifteStyles Magazine in Pasadena, in the business section. My expertise is also going to be featured in Fortune Small Business next month.