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AFVentures · AFWERX · AFRLDOD Contracting Specialists
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What Separates ABA
Utilizing the team's broad experience as founders, entrepreneurs, and corporate and military leaders, Ash Business Advisory provides comprehensive growth and performance solutions for America's small and mid-sized companies. ABA's credentialed teammates have served as Chairman, CEO, CFO, COO, Branch & Division Manager, and Founder in a broad array of organizations. This experience helps our current clients implement proven systems and strategies - no need to reinvent the wheel.
ABA's Advisor success speaks for itself but, many times even more impactful, their experience with crisis management, failure, and wildly successful comebacks provide clients with a virtual library of company protection strategies and the ability to see around corners.
Finally, at the end of the day everyone wants to work with people they enjoy. ABA Team's engaging personalities and humble servant-leadership styles foster teamwork and an enjoyable environment to promote outsized results and success for our partner clients.
Recent Engagements
+82%
Chief Compliance Officer · 2021–2023
Led merger of four defense subsidiaries under parent holding company to include legal, infrastructure, policies and systems in order to maximize shareholder value and income-multiple expansion. Drove organic growth through new customers, vendors, and contracts, as well as a developed suite of services. Year-over-Year Revenue Growth +82%, Net Income +106%.
+300%
Chief Operating Officer · 2020–2023
Organized new company, managed certification, licensing, and accreditations, setup financials & operations & marketing initiative, created online design and presence, contracted new property manager and vendor relationships. Personnel +300% Growth.
>20%
Chief Operating Officer · 2022–2023
Built new company organizational structure, capitalized entity to enable startup operations, secured initial acquisition of established brand, and launched new merchandising relationships. Increased Net Margins >20%.
Air Force & DOD Contracting
Ash Business Advisory LLC provides expertise and execution in helping small business clients receive Air Force, and subsequent Department of Defense (DOD), contracts and sole-source acquisition opportunities. Through AFVentures, AFWERX, and AFRL programs, our consulting team, comprised of former generals, test pilots, and inspector generals, enables our clients to obtain non-dilutive contract funding, as well as expansive opportunities for their technologies and products across DOD agencies and requirements. ABA team members have supported over $40 million in Air Force/DOD contract awards.
DOD Engagement:
Technology Product & Services Company (2022-Current)
Team implemented business systems to include finance, legal, and operational structure to enable startup to now compete for multiple contracts and new joint ventures. Team roles provided include "CEO behind the green curtain," Fractional CFO, contracts, and legal.
What Our Team Provides
We develop the most efficient funding path for your product, technology, or organization by identifying the DOD mission need in a compelling submission and narrative.
From creation to submission to execution, our team of experts utilizes our real-life experience and expertise to ensure your probability of wins is maximized.
Following out contract awards, our relationships with Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Corporate Customers exponentially expands our clients' opportunities.
Information About the AFVentures Program
The AFV program incents solution providers, specifically small businesses and startups to work with the DAF by providing both access to Air and Space Force markets while simultaneously providing capital to support the research, development, test and evaluation of their solutions within those markets.
AFV's outcome has leveraged commercial technology to deliver improved capabilities to our Airmen & Guardians faster, and has also strengthened the competitive free enterprise system and the national economy through dual use tech.
Portfolio Glance - 1,814 Companies (2018-present)
Open Topic Funding - $1.12 billion Post Award Federal Funding - $2.8 billion Post Award Private Funding - $8.9 billion
* Information provided by AFVentures
Ash Biz's Strengths
The Team
ABA's credentialed teammates have served as Chairman, CEO, CFO, COO, Branch & Division Manager, and Founder in a broad array of organizations. This experience helps our current clients implement proven systems and strategies - no need to reinvent the wheel.
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