We understand local small businesses...

...because we are one!

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I have done a lot of different things in my career and I have worked for businesses of varying sizes. I've been a self-employed freelancer and I've been a tiny cog in an S&P 500 behemoth. But I have always enjoyed working at and with the smaller, local businesses the most. So I am thrilled that my journey has led me to ProActive, a small, local business whose mission is to make life easier for other small, local businesses.

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Being "my own boss" has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and it is something I highly recommend to others. If you have a particular talent or passion that you want to turn into your own business, I want to help! I can provide valuable advice all along the way: business formation, the early years, business growth and exit strategy. And the advice I have to offer is not dry recitations from management handbooks; it is based on my own experiences, struggles and successes at ProActive and with dozens of other small businesses. Are you ready to get started?

Tom Porter