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Margaret Lobenstine

With almost two decades of experience in helping new entrepreneurs make and maintain successful transitions into the world of small business, Ms. Lobenstine specializes in a number of areas. These include: Effective decision–making strategies, family business issues, hiring and firing, money management for the new small business owner, morale maintenance for employees and for entrepreneurs, development of greater publicity, partnerships and time management.

Margaret Lobenstine runs her own successful consulting business, Alternative Approaches, located in western Massachusetts. A small business entrepreneur herself, Ms. Lobenstine is especially interested in helping women create viable businesses for themselves. Ms. Lobenstine is a Swarthmore College honors graduate with a masters in education. To find out more about Margaret, visit her Web site.

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