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John Burley Receives Award for Distinguished Service

From the Awards Program: John Burley has generously and consistently given hundreds of hours each school year to support the learning opportunities available to students at Stedwick Elementary School, Neelsville Middle School, and Watkins Mill High school by encouraging and building strong, positive links between school and home. The adage that says that when you need something done, ask a busy person applies to Mr. Burley. From the time that his first child entered elementary school through her present attendance in high school, Mr. Burley has managed after-school computer clubs, produced the newsletter, been a sponsor of the yearbook, given parent workshops on Internet safety for children, and organized after-school online research sessions for children participating in the Living History Day and the Science Expo.

Mr. Burley has used his boundless energy and dedication to create multiple communication vehicles for all parents with his signature newsletters and PTA website. He was able to produce a specific user-friendly format that has increased the easy flow of information between school and home. For several years, Mr. Burley has co-sponsored two clubs at the elementary level. His Yearbook Club, which meets prior to school one day a week, not only resulted in a beautiful book of memories but its creation gave students the opportunity to learn about photography, writing, and the use of technology to produce a document. The two after school computer clubs (one for younger children, Grades K-2, and the second for older children, Grades 3-5) employ a unique approach to technology learning where Mr. Burley shows students the working parts of the computer, as well as the Internet and software. when parents began to ask questions about how to keep their childten safe on the Internet, Mr. Burley stepped forward to give a workshop that was attended by more than 100 parents. John Burley has touched the lives of numerous children through his selfless work as a volunteer in Montgomery County Public Schools.

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Burley Writes Column for Inc. Magazine

Gaithersburg, MD – Burley announced that John Burley has signed an Author Contract with Mansueto Ventures LLC, publisher of Inc. Magazine. Under the contract, Mr. Burley will produce a column on mergers and acquisitions, and serve as the expert in residence for Inc.com’s Buy & Sell a Business Resource Center to keep readers abreast of the latest mergers and acquisitions strategies and trends for small businesses.

Burley Featured on Talk Show

Gaithersburg, MD – Burley announced that Lorette Farris, Burley’s Director of Small Business Development, will be featured as an expert guest on SmartBusiness on WTNT AM570 in Washington, DC. The show airs on Saturday, July 15th from 8am – 9am EST.

SmartBusiness is a weekly radio show hosted by the Exit Planning Group. As an expert in business acquisitions, Ms. Farris will speak on topics relating to the acquisition of businesses with less than $5 million in revenues.

Ms. Farris is an expert in business acquisitions with additional expertise in corporate securities, acquisition search and management, SEC and NASD compliance, and business development consulting. Ms. Farris’ professional background is inclusive of Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Compliance with two full service investment-banking brokerage firms, overseeing syndicate functions for corporate finance activities, due diligence reviews, deal structuring, negotiating underwriting contracts for private placements, IPOs, and secondary offerings. 

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Burley Consultant Wins Prestigious Award at
Johns Hopkins University

Gaithersburg, MD – May 17, 2004 – Burley announced today that one if its consultants, Martin J. Lattman, has recently won the 2003/2004 Above and Beyond award from the Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Professional Studies. Chosen by the university’s students each year to honor the Graduate Department of Marketing’s top instructor, Mr. Lattman earned this award for his work in the classroom and for his efforts advising the school’s business students. Mr. Lattman serves as a member of the Practitioner Faculty at Johns Hopkins.

John Burley, the President and founder of Burley Consulting, was pleased to see Mr. Lattman’s marketing expertise acknowledged in this manner. “One of the keys to our success has been our ability to truly understand our clients’ market position and then properly establish them in the M&A marketplace. Mr. Lattman plays the lead role for our firm in providing this type of guidance to our clients, and this award proves that our confidence in his abilities is well-founded”, commented Burley. This further supports one of our key value drivers, which is that we provide strategic M&A advisory services in addition to transaction management. Our clients require this level of service, and we provide it for them”, Burley added.