The Team
Steven Chow, Esq., CFO
Business Development, 144A / EB5 / New York / China
Steve is a noted business development expert. Although trained as an attorney in international trade and business development, Steve also specializes in 144-A offerings - mainly in the debt sphere - as well as general private placement writing, real estate transactions and precious metals (for 144A). Steve also works in the EB5 private placement sector and helps companies and firms develop EB5 proposals for Regional Center approval. Additionally, Steve is tied into the ‘Silicon Valley’ of China. His contacts and networking experience in the Chinese hi-tech and real estate market, including venture capitalists, has been a valuable asset for PPM.net. He has successfully structured and negotiated mergers and acquisitions and general stock sales for both expanding start-ups and later stage companies. Steve is also contributing columnist for Alrroya, the leading business daily in Dubai, UAE, where he writes on economics, trade and marketing issues regarding China. Steve also spends a significant amount of his time volunteering for all sorts of causes, and greatly enjoys mentoring young start-up companies.
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Sam Goldberg, COO, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
Sammy brings years of experience to PPM.net in private placement, capital acquisition and business consulting, including working in the 144A and EB5 markets. His expertise lies in commercial real estate and hi-tech financing and 144A offerings. He has negotiated private investment and venture term sheets of nearly $2.5 billion since joining the team in 2006. His keen insights into the various factors needed in order for entrepreneurs to procure capital have helped PPM.net grow in both size and credibility. The head of PPM.net often characterizes Sammy as a ‘master negotiator’ and an ‘analytical genius’. He is an expert business plan writer and in addition to raising capital, Sammy specializes in corporate finance with a primary focus on the energy (oil and gas) industry, the health care sector and the commercial real estate market. Sam has worked on Wall Street for years in investment banking. He has an MBA from Baruch College.
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Alan Goldstein, Esq.
Chief Counsel, PPM.net and Business Plan Law LLC
As Chief Counsel of PPM.net, Alan’s practice focuses primarily in the area of commercial law and securities law, including private placement offerings, organizational formation and dissolution, banking and financial services, litigation practice and procedure, and commercial real estate offerings and 144a private placement offerings.Alan also works in the EB5 private placement sector and helps companies and firms develop EB5 private placement memoranda for both Regional Center approval and capital networking. Alan has served the purchasing community by forming a consumer advocacy initiative. Alan and his team service PPM.net’s worldwide client base who seek access to and protection in the American market.
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Paul Azous, CEO
Director of Business Plan Development
As PPM.net’s CEO, Paul has led the Company’s growth to become an industry leader in business plan writing and consulting (Paul oversees the business plan division). Under his guidance, PPM.net has become – not the largest – but one of the most effective companies to emerge in the entrepreneurial world in the past decade.
As the head of Company oversight, Paul is part of a team that specializes in business plan development, franchise creation in the U.S. and more. Over the past decade, Paul has helped scores of companies launch their businesses, including assisting in the development of their business plan, due diligence material, and company valuations. Under Paul’s guidance, PPM.net has written and edited more than 1,000 business plans spanning a wide spectrum of industries.
Paul’s resume boasts a plethora of creative and mathematical experiences. He has geared his team toward a ‘focused-team-work-based operations platform’. Paul sits on numerous boards of directors and is often a sought after consultant.
Paul’s interviews with the New York Times and Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Journal: January 13, 2010 and also Click Here (see page 5)
New York Times: April 10, 2009
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Michael Dacks, Esq.
Counsel, PPM.net and Business Plan Law LLC
Michael Dacks is co-chief attorney of PPM.net. He is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Mike specializes in North American securities law, corporate litigation and intellectual property rights. He oversees much of the European, Asian and Middle Eastern transactions of the company, including private placement and business plan development and capital acquisition. He is intimately involved with the hi-tech companies that are formed in and launched from Tel Aviv, one of the hi-tech capitals of the world.
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Julie Madsen
Account Executive / Business Plan Development
After being with the Company for more than two years, Julie has perfected the style of PPM.net’s business plan format. She is responsible for managing and consulting clients with their business development needs. Her major goal is to ensure that the Company’s clients are given the necessary tools to advance their business. In addition to business plans, Julie prepares business proposals, executive summaries, and financial statements. In order to further help individuals write their own business plans, she maintains the Company’s blog providing business plan tips and recommendations. Julie will continue to work with the executive leadership to further promote the Company’s products and services.
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Kevin Wright
EB 5 Consultant / Foreign Investment / Business Plan Consultant-Writer
Kevin is the primary EB-5 and business plan writing consultant of PPM.net. As an accomplished researcher, analyst, and professional author, Kevin has written scores of business plans and helped many entrepreneurs gain debt and equity financing. Since early 2007, Kevin has become one of the world’s foremost experts on the EB-5 immigration investment Visa. He has assisted and enabled many American entrepreneurs to establish Regional Centers across the United States and raise capital in industries ranging from Retail Automotive, Real Estate Development, and Start Up Capital. Kevin is a customer service oriented team member that often serves as project lead interfacing with clients and team members to coordinate the flow of information between clients and PPM.net. As an IMPLAN software specialist, Kevin has authored numerous economic analysis to demonstrate the local employment and economic impacts of various projects to local, state, and federal agencies.
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Jacob Evans
Senior Venture Consultant
Jacob Evans is a Senior Venture Consultant for PPM.net. Mr. Evans is a Managing Director of a corporate development firm that provides Advisory and Intermediary services to Small and Lower middle market companies through strategic partnership based consulting. Mr. Evans has conducted in excess of 100 workshops for corporations, state government agencies, non-profit agencies and religious organizations. Jacob brings to PPM.net over 28 years of financial services experience in Corporate Finance, Investment Banking Advisory, Mergers and Acquisitions and Tax Credit Services.
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Aaron Schwamberg, MA
Business Plan / PPM / Funding Consultant
Aaron has been a strategic consultant for PPM.net for many years. A gifted writer and orator, Aaron is an often sought after lecturer on finance and general international commerce. He is an expert in the real estate industry, strategic planning, organization behavior, and business development strategies. Aside from his work in finance, Aaron also assists non-profit organizations in fund development strategies and implementation. Tied into the venture capital crowd of Silicon Valley and Seattle, with close ties to many Las Vegas casino moguls, Aaron has brought to PPM.net the perfect marriage of social awareness and business savy.
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Hassan Ali, CTO
Chief Technology Officer
Hassan oversees the day-to-day operations of PPM.net’s partners, and is in charge of the Company’s web applications, including software and SEO. A pioneer from Seattle in the field of web and software development, Hassan is first and foremost a lifelong student of mathematics and philosophy. Hassan is a recognized and often consulted authority on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and facilitates Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in the creation of successful algorithmic design and development.
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Nagappan Chettiar
Lead Software Technician
Nagappan Chettiar has more than 12 years of experience in Software Development, IT Consulting and Project Management. He oversees the development and implementation of PPM.net’s software clientele. Nagappan has worked for large international corporations within the area of Telecommunication, Health care and Banking. He has worked abroad as well, overseeing the establishment of new opportunities and managing applications in different areas, environments and cultures. Nagappan has solid experience in the development of many software-systems, as well as in team-management and project management, all of which lays a solid foundation for him to guide and support companies with their IT-projects. He hold a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
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Danny Abrams
Intern
Danny Abrams is a Marketing and Development intern at PPM.net. A Junior at the University of Southern California (USC) Danny is majoring in business with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. During the school year he works part time for an ecommerce company specializing in the sale and distribution of gloves and protective gear. Danny is learning web development, product pricing and positioning, and promotional strategies, among others. He enjoys acting and jogging in Central Park in the early morning hours.
