Emerge the Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2 | Page 16

Over Two Decades of Dedication Marc Parham Marc E. Parham has dedicated over the last 20 years of his life to helping people start and grow their businesses. He is a business consultant, coach, trainer, author, and senior producer/live remote operator for Survivor Radio Network. Marc has over 20 years’ experience and an extensive background in executive consulting in the For-Profit and Non-Profit world of business. He lends his consulting services to Partec Consulting Group. This group is a full-service consulting and training firm. He is a systems engineer with emphasis in the areas of system design, business efficiency, project management, security, and training. He has many certifications and accreditations in the area of system integration, project management, and non-profit administration. He has conducted many diverse projects both locally and nationally. He is the director of the Entrepreneurship Center for the Urban League of Greater Atlanta. In this position he has developed and implemented a successful business development and coaching program that has touched over 1,000 entrepreneurs. On October 11, 2013 Marc was invited and attended a meeting with President Obama. He had the amazing opportunity to discuss how the “shut down” and debt ceiling issues were affecting the small business industry. The meeting took place at the White House. It was co-sponsored by Business Forward. Marc is a member of the Business Forward Local Leadership Council and was one of a select group of nine individuals invited to attend the meeting. Marc is a Managing Partner at the CAPBuilder Network Group. This company is a consulting company that focuses on helping people to start their own business. The company takes their assistance a step further and focuses not only on start up, but also growth. One of the ways the company aids in growth is