Can A Playa Play?

DAVID C. BARNETT   Barnett loves to say that it took him 10 years to un-learn what he was taught in business school.  University had trained him to be a middle-manager in big enterprises, he was totally unprepared for the realities of small business. After a career in advertising sales, Barnett started several businesses including a commercial debt brokerage.  Helping to finance small and medium sized businesses led to the field of business brokerage.  Over several years, Barnett sold dozens of businesses for others while also managing his own portfolio of income properties and starting his career as a local private investor. Barnett regularly consults with professionals and banks on business and asset values.  Presently he works as a private transaction advisor with people around the world who are buying or selling a business. He is the author of Invest Local: A guide to superior investment returns in your own community;  How to Sell my Own Business: A guide to selling your own business privately and n