John Dini 
John F. Dini is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on small business ownership. He is a consultant and coach to hundreds of business owners, CEOs and Presidents of companies. John is an outlier in coaching business owners, having achieved the incredible feat of delivering over 10,000 hours of face-to-face, personal advice to entrepreneurs.
Mr. Dini is the author of 11 Things You Absolutely Need to Know About Selling Your Business, now in its second edition. He is a serial entrepreneur currently operating his 9th company, and has conducted business in all 50 United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Asia.
John founded and operates the most successful peer group franchise in North America, overseeing 15 monthly meetings of business owners’ groups under the auspices of The Alternative Board®. He holds a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University, a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University, is a Certified MBA, and holds six additional certifications in exit planning, business brokerage, behavioral analysis, medical practice management, facilitation and coaching.
Mr. Dini writes numerous articles on small business topics for newspapers, magazines, and in his own blog www.awakeat2oclock.com . He speaks frequently to business groups and national associations, and is a 10-year member of Jim Blasingame’s “Braintrust,” appearing regularly on “The Small Business Advocate” nationally syndicated radio program as an expert in the issues of small business ownership.
Mr. Dini is the author of 11 Things You Absolutely Need to Know About Selling Your Business, now in its second edition. He is a serial entrepreneur currently operating his 9th company, and has conducted business in all 50 United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Asia.
John founded and operates the most successful peer group franchise in North America, overseeing 15 monthly meetings of business owners’ groups under the auspices of The Alternative Board®. He holds a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University, a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University, is a Certified MBA, and holds six additional certifications in exit planning, business brokerage, behavioral analysis, medical practice management, facilitation and coaching.
Mr. Dini writes numerous articles on small business topics for newspapers, magazines, and in his own blog www.awakeat2oclock.com . He speaks frequently to business groups and national associations, and is a 10-year member of Jim Blasingame’s “Braintrust,” appearing regularly on “The Small Business Advocate” nationally syndicated radio program as an expert in the issues of small business ownership.
Category: Management Fundamentals
Interviews with John Dini»See all
The U.S. has to help its student population prepare to be productive. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about getting our students prepared to take their place in the 21st century workplace.
The U.S. education system is not serving the marketplace. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal reasons why we've become a highly educated population that is less and less qualified for 21st century job openings.
Why is the U.S. unemployment rate so stubbornly high? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the reasons the U.S. has so many unemployed people with so many unfilled job openings.
Books by John Dini
John F. Dini takes you step-by-step though the process of selling your company. John's frank and open style developer though years of "straight from the shoulder" conversations with entrepreneurs, gives you the tools you need to prepare, market, and sell your business at the best price. Completely updated and illustrated with real-life stories from John's own experience. This second edition of 11Things You Absolutely Need to Know About Selling Your Business is an even more valuable addition to every business owner's reference library.
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