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Here is an interview with Bruce that explains in more depth how he got started making money:
http://wwwiz.com/issue44/html/cover.html
That would be nice!
Maybe Bruce can bring attention to NHAL like he did GNOW in 2000.
GOPUBLICNOW.COM Stock Debut Gains Media Attention
http://www.cfonews.com/anyc/d042800.txt.html
BRUCE BERMAN first worked in the emerging growth finance industry, forming his first finance company at age 23. After generating substantial success and arranging a successful buyout of his finance company, Mr. Berman co-founded a renewable energy company in the mid 1980s. Mr. Berman then went on in 1994 to establish the Michelson Group, Inc., a corporate development firm that has successfully assisted companies in their quest to become public entities. Mr. Berman has decided to share and utilize his knowledge, skills and experience through his current innovation, GoPublicNow.com, which he founded in late 1999.
Berman - SC 13D Filed On 5/30/00 for GNOW.
Of the 11,076,203 shares of GoPublicNow.com, Inc. common stock issued and outstanding, Mr. Berman has sole dispositive and voting power over 8,000,000 shares, or 72.2% of the total shares.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200005/ai_mark02009272
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:234NuC5ciRkJ:www.secinfo.com/d1ZXuj.58r.htm+bruce+A.+Berman&....
Sprint Nominates GoPublicNow.com CEO, Bruce Berman, for Entrepreneur of the Year
Business Wire, April 19, 2000
Business Editors
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000
GoPublicNow.com (OTCBB:GNOW) www.gopublicnow.com, a newly public incubator and business-to-business financial portal, today announced that Sprint (NYSE:FON) has nominated the GoPublicNow.com founder and CEO, Bruce Berman, for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Ernst & Young founded this award to recognize and honor the achievements of successful entrepreneurs around the world. This award will recognize an individual whose personal leadership style has successfully built a top performing organization through the application of effective leadership principles. Criteria for this award include personal characteristics of integrity and principle, building an empowered culture within their organization, and leaving a legacy of contribution to the community.
Bruce Berman, CEO of GoPublicNow.com, commented, "It is a great honor to be nominated for such a prestigious award by Sprint. We have achieved many of our goals already and have begun signing on clients and entering strategic alliances, which illustrates that even at an early stage, the financial community has recognized the validity of our business model. The nomination further reinforces this and we are extremely pleased to have received that recognition."
Each year, the most successful and innovative entrepreneurs vie for this most prestigious honor in this class.
Contact info:
The Berman Investment Group corporate.
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I agree, sounds good! Thx!
At least they are communicating with the shareholders. I don't know what to make of it quite yet. Will have to see how it plays out over the next week or so... Will try to find more info later.
MERCHANT PROCESSING INTERNATIONAL website link below
http://www.bankmpi.com/index.html
The company plans to obtain the ability to market Pre-Paid Debit cards by leveraging the infrastructure of Merchant Processing International (MPI) on a revenue sharing basis. MPI is owned by Bruce A. Berman.
Saw that, what's your take on today news? TIA
Last trade at .04 and the Ask jumps up to .08
np...been watching this one for a while......nice to finally see something happening.
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Thanks for posting the news. Nice to see the company's intentions. Will have to look into further when I have time...
See if Bruce can get some investors to start buying :)
News:
Berman Marketing Group, Inc. Announces Its Intentions to Enter Pre-Paid Debit Card IndustryLast update: 10/17/2007 9:34:01
AMIRVINE, Calif., Oct 17, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Berman Marketing Group Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of National HealthCare Alliance, Inc.(Pink Sheets: NHAL) today announced its plan to enter the Pre-Paid Debit Card industry. The company's plan calls for initially pursuing the marketing of Pre-Paid Debit cards to the unbanked and underserved market. According to the Center for Financial Services Innovation (non-profit affiliate of ShoreBank Corp.) there are an estimated 40 million unbanked or underserved consumers in the United States. It is estimated as of the end of June 2007 that only 5% of the market has been penetrated. Bruce A Berman CEO of Berman Marketing Group Inc, and National HealthCare Alliance stated, "Normally I would wait until all the obstacles were removed before making an announcement like this. However, I have had recent inquiries as to what Berman Marketing Groups plans were going forward. So, in an effort to keep shareholders informed of the company's intentions as well as giving us the leeway so we could talk openly and disclose material facts to potential business relationships, I felt this release was necessary at this time." The company's plan to enter the Pre-Paid Debit Card Market is in the development stage. There are several major obstacles that will have to be overcome for the company to execute their plan. First, an agreement with a card issuer must be reached and secondly, the company will need additional capital to fund the marketing costs associated with this venture. The company plans to obtain the ability to market Pre-Paid Debit cards by leveraging the infrastructure of Merchant Processing International (MPI) on a revenue sharing basis. MPI is owned by Bruce A. Berman. MPI is a credit card processing company that is a registered ISO with MasterCard and Visa. MPI is currently in the due diligence stage with several banks to become a Debit Card Issuer. MPI is also in negotiation stages with companies that offer the use of their platforms to issue debit cards known as white labeling. In order to go forward with this plan, MPI must obtain either a white label agreement or bank approval. Following that, it needs the approval of Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Although white labeling of debit cards is a common practice in the industry, there can be no assurance that the company will reach an agreement with an authorized issuer of debit cards. The company hopes to be marketing Pre-Paid Debit cards first quarter 2008. Bruce A. Berman continued, "We have been doing due diligence on this market and believe now is the perfect time for us to enter. Previously we were concerned about the ease and the ability for the consumer to load funds on their cards. That is no longer an issue because major recent developments in the industry have opened the doors to tens of thousands of retail locations nationwide for consumers to add funds."
Where did you get that information?
$4.00? If I were you I wouldn't think of getting off the ride so soon...
LOL
lol SPJ--------- in tears-------------but I'm telling you now if he says he has 4 billion $ of brazilian bonds in the basement or is putting undersea nuke plants off the coast of california, I'm only staying in till $4.00.
Bruce A. Berman Reviews - Why People Review Bruce Berman?
Bruce A. Berman Reviews - Why are there so many of them?
It’s simple people that are unknown try to mislead you into thinking they are writing a review of my products, but actually they are ALL JUST TRYING TO SELL YOU THEIR OWN UNKNOWN PRODUCTS.
So why don’t they advertise under their own name?
Because no one knows who they are and their products are not worthy of advertising. They use titles like "Bruce A. Berman Shut Down," "The Truth About Bruce Berman," "Is Bruce Berman Legit," and "Bruce Berman Scam," etc.
These reviewers know so little about marketing on the internet that they criticize my use of hundreds of www.BruceABerman.com urls? Is it www.1Bruce.com, www.2Bruce.com, www.3Bruce.com, www.4Bruce.com, www.5Bruce.com, www.Bbruce.com, www.7Bruce.com, www.8Bruce.com, www.9Bruce.com, www.10Bruce.com, why are there so many websites? WELL, HERE IS WHY I USE SO MANY URL’s: it is for tracking sales. I assign different URL’s to different radio stations. This way I can see which station’s listeners are best suited for my products. I also advertise on the radio using easy to remember urls and easy to spell urls. It is hard to misspell Bruce.com and that means searchers looking for my FREE CD find my site. I’ll bet you didn’t know that I barely advertise on the internet because I have turned Bruce A. Berman into a very expensive keyword to buy. A Bruce A. Berman keyword can costs around $5 a click to be in the top search position.
How about all those money.com urls like www.20FreeBook.com, www.27Money.com, and www.28Money.com? Those urls’ are used for television. The longer the url, the harder it is to remember, but television gives you more time to remember and write down longer urls.
http://www.bruceaberman.com/bruceabermanreview.html
Changing the "Face" of Business on the Web
Wednesday August 23, 2006 10:41 pm ET
Companies Find a Way to Add Salesmanship and the Human Element to Websites
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Entrepreneur of the Year, Financial Consultant and Mentor, Bruce A. Berman, is thrilled with his "virtual website." Berman states, "It is the most incredible piece of technology and it puts me light years above other people." Berman continues, " Thank you for building the most incredible website I've ever experienced. The feedback I'm getting from me walking out onto my site is second to none."
ABOUT BRUCE A BERMAN At the age of 23, he started his first "million dollar" venture. This venture grossed $10,000,000 in its second year. Before he was 30, He was running a $250,000,000 business he started with "OPM" (other people's money) At 42, he developed a business idea and in 4 1/2 months, raised more than $4,000,000 in capital, and went public with it. His stock was worth more than $50,000,000 in the first week it traded.
http://www.bruceabermanaggressivewealth.com/bruceberman.html
BRUCE A BERMAN SCAM - NOT!
The fact is - it’s simply not true.
Here’s the real scam. There are 50+ other money making offers on the internet at any one time. It is a very competitive market. So, to trash the competition and drive traffic to their sites, the “true scam offers” post bogus Bruce A Berman scam articles on RipoffReport.com, corporatenarc.com, and others.
Once you read their posting, they point you top their offer and say “they have reviewed all the offers and this one is the best”. This scam is meant to redirect the novice person from the true offer by posting Bruce Berman scam reports.
http://www.bruceabermanaggressivewealth.com/bruceberman-scamreport.html
Agree, the 425,000,000 shares I don't quite understand but will watch to see what happens.
Bruce A. Berman Publishing to End Free Book Giveaway Offer
Directing Readers to Amazon.com and eBay Once Company Exhausts
Inventory
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 01, 2007--
Bruce A. Berman Publishing today announced they have hit their goal of giving away approximately $10,000,000 worth of author, Bruce A. Berman's money making books "I Got Here. You Can Too!". The Company is no longer printing the book and expects to discontinue that book giveaway program when current inventory runs out. The company which continues to offer a wide variety of money making products only offers their products online at the company's website www.BruceABerman.com.
Once the company exhausts its supply of, "I Got Here. You Can Too!" books, it urges interested readers to go to Amazon.com and eBay to find available copies of the book. The Company estimates it has given away approximately 400,000 copies of Bruce A Berman's, "I Got Here. You Can Too!" book which originally retailed on Amazon.com for $24.95.
Author Bruce A. Berman stated, "I originally wrote 'I Got Here. You Can Too!' to give out to friends and acquaintances that wanted to start, fund or run their own business. The overwhelming demand I had for the book inspired me to develop an ancillary line of money making products. Now I am retiring the book as I prepare to release a new book in 2008 that is directed primarily at how to make and keep more money, be your own boss and work from home."
In the 200-page course book "I Got Here. You Can Too!", Bruce A. Berman lets you in on the means and methods that he and every successful entrepreneur must know to break the "Million Dollar" barrier. Bruce has taken 25 years of his business experience assisting individuals and companies and condensed it into a simple-to-use and understand program.
"I Got Here. You Can Too!" is the perfect book for anyone that wants to start, fund or run their own business. The book offers valuable assistance in Analyzing Potential Business Opportunities, Due Diligence, Starting, Forming and Opening a Company, Consulting, Banking and Finance, Legal and Tax Strategies, Contract Negotiations, International Business, Financial and Public Relations, Marketing and Test Marketing, Strategic Alliances, Raising Money, Acquisitions, Going Public, Asset Protection and much, much more.
About Bruce A. Berman
Bruce A. Berman was nominated by Sprint(R) for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year Award (R). He also created the Aggressive Wealth Audio CD collection which is 10 CD set that includes Real Estate Real Money - Right Now, eBay Profitable Buying and Professional Selling, Continual Income, the Internet How It Really Works and Your Personal Money Machine, Life Skills Credit Repair and Debt Relief, The Art of Persuasion and Negotiate What You Want.
For more information visit the company's website at www.BruceABerman.com.
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All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
CONTACT: Bruce A. Berman Publishing
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Hello sons & thanks. He seems very interesting indeed. I'm very interested in seeing what happens here with NHAL.
I'm surprised by the company issuing him 425,000,000 shares of restricted shares. Don't quite get that unless he has acquisition plans.
I figure there will be a name change to come in the near future.
Great dd, I'm here for the ride. He's a very interesting man and one that could bring great shareholder value in a hurry!
There are plenty of reviews on the internet claiming that Bruce is a con artist. All you have to do is a google search to read them. They aren't claiming his products are bad just the way he sends you extra products that you weren't expecting. Then there seems to be a hassle on returning them.
I bought a few shares today. Here are a few reasons why:
Float is tiny - (O/S # is very large, but restricted)
This was a dormant shell
.07 is the high of the year.
I find Bruce and other infomercial guru's to be quite entertaining. I want to see what he has in store for NHAL
I love a success story. This guy may not be a saint or anyones hero, but I think he knows how to make money. And thats what I'm interested in seeing what he will do with a public company.
Bruce A Berman and the Berman Investment Group Announce USPTO Trademark Approval of "I Got Here" (R).
Publication: Business Wire
Date: Wednesday, January 3 2007
http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/4007896-1.html
April 11, 2006 Bruce A Berman estimates that 1,000,000 of his books and CD's were sent out in the last twelve months to who he refers to as "Future Bosses". Bruce A Berman estimates that his websites have had approximately 600,000 unique visitors in First quarter 2006 versus 150,000 first quarter 2005. Since its initial launch in 2004, the author has had a steady increase in demand for his products. The author has tracked visitors with the majority coming from Google and Yahoo using its tracking software.
http://newsblaze.com/story/2006041113475400001.pz/topstory.html
Bruce Berman ® Announces New Patent and Trademark Approval
Announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark office issued on October 17, 2006 a trademark for the use of the name. Trademark serial # 78615239, registration # 3156808 issued to the BIG LLC. - Irvine, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2006 --announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark office issued on October 17, 2006 a trademark for the use of the name. Trademark serial # 78615239, registration # 3156808 issued to the BIG LLC
$5 Million Given Away by Bruce Berman in Money-Making Products, Announced Publisher Berman Investment Group
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. Business Wire, July 7, 2005 -- Author Bruce Berman announced today that his company has given away over $5 million in his money-making products to over 50,000 individuals. Berman's free offer includes his breakthrough book, "I GOT HERE. YOU CAN TOO!" and his "Making Money" CD, which together are a $100 value, for free. For more information or for your free copy, the author distributes his free book and CD offer at www.iGotHere.com.
Berman, who was nominated by Sprint for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year(R) award, stated: "The numbers are in and we gave away over $5 million in free money-making products. Thanks to my program, you do not have to be limited to investing in the Dow Jones stock market or the NASDAQ 100 to make money anymore. That is why I developed this program, so that the average person can make and keep more money. People ask me why we are giving away these fine products for free; the answer is simple: I believe the people that take advantage of our free offer will come back to me for my other products like Coaching, Mentoring and my upcoming workshops."
Berman stated his company tracks where his site visitors come from and stated Google and Yahoo as the most common. For consumers that missed the opportunity to take advantage of the company's free offer, the book can be purchased online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com, and his products can be found for sale on AOL Shopping, eBay and of course www.BruceABerman.com.
About the Berman Differential
The Berman Differential is a unique, comprehensive wealth-building system, which contains all the tools necessary to start, fund or run a wealth-building venture. Included in this dynamic interactive program is Berman's best-selling book, "I GOT HERE. YOU CAN TOO!" The 200-page course book offers valuable assistance in Analyzing Potential Money Making Opportunities, Due Diligence, Starting, Forming and Opening a Company, Consulting, Banking and Finance, Legal and Tax Strategies, Contract Negotiations, International Business, Financial and Public Relations, Marketing and Test Marketing, Strategic Alliances, Raising Money, Acquisitions, Going Public, Asset Protection and much more.
The "Making Money" CD is a motivational tool that assists the user in taking the next step necessary to achieve financial success. The CD also acts as a tutorial and describes in detail how all of Berman's money-making products work.
For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.iGotHere.com.
This release contains certain "forward-looking" statements. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Detailed information about risk factors are set forth in releases including, but not limited to, trends and uncertainties, in most recent releases. Berman Investment Group is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
COPYRIGHT 2005 Business Wire
COPYRIGHT 2005 Gale Group
$1,000,000 Free Product Giveaway of ``I GOT HERE. YOU CAN TOO!'' Gains Endorsement by ``The Apprentice'' Show Finalist Nick Warnock as He Placed His Order for The Berman Investment Group's ``A Masters Course In Becoming A Millionaire''
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2004
The Berman Investment Group LLC, announced today that Nick Warnock, one of the four surviving finalists on the General Electric (NYSE:GE) owned NBC Hit television show, "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump, ordered for his use on the show Bruce A. Berman's "I Got Here. You Can Too!" A Masters Course in Becoming a Millionaire.
Nick Warnock, who faces possible elimination tonight, is vying to be a top executive. To hedge his bets, Nick took advantage of the Berman Investment Group's $1,000,000 in free books and software offer that consists of Bruce A. Berman's breakthrough book, "I GOT HERE. YOU CAN TOO!" A Masters Course in Becoming a Millionaire and the Berman Differential(TM) Business Development Software CD; which together are a $100 value for free. The company distributes their free book and software offer at www.iGotHere.com. The free offer is scheduled to expire in the next few days.
Bruce A. Berman, President of the Berman Investment Group, stated, "Nick heard about our free offer on FM Talk radio. Radio has been a great medium for us. We started out on FM talk radio and now we are considering moving into satellite radio like Sirius (Nasdaq:SIRI) and XM Satellite radio (Nasdaq:XMSR) networks. Our free offer has given us an entrance into the market and tremendous media attention. Nick is armed in his battle with my Masters Course in Becoming a Millionaire. He has an edge that the other players don't have. He has a complete course on how to succeed in business at his fingertips. I think 'The Apprentice' is a great show and is very entertaining. The show is a great deal for NBC and Donald Trump, who now appears in a Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) commercial mimicking the show. I believe since the final show has not been aired yet, Nick is hedging his bets with my program. The difference between my program and the prize the 16 contestants are vying for is in my program you get to be the boss, you get to say you're fired."
In the 200-page course book, Bruce A. Berman lets you in on the means and methods that he and every successful entrepreneur must know to break the "Million $" barrier. Bruce has taken 25 years of his business experiences assisting individuals and companies and condensed it into a simple-to-use and understand program.
"I Got Here. You Can Too!" offers valuable assistance in Analyzing Potential Business Opportunities, Due Diligence, Starting, Forming and Opening a Company, Consulting, Banking and Finance, Legal and Tax Strategies, Contract Negotiations, International Business, Financial and Public Relations, Marketing and Test Marketing, Strategic Alliances, Raising Money, Acquisitions, Going Public, Asset Protection and much, much more.
The Berman Differential(TM) software program runs on Microsoft Word and includes the following four software CDs:
-- The Business Planning and Money Raising CD, which
is a simple-to-use interactive CD that works with
the user to create, document, and execute a
business plan.
-- The Funding Sources CD addresses money. Why use
your own money to start and grow your business,
when a variety of investors are searching for
opportunities just like yours?
-- The Hundreds of Instant Business Forms Software CD
can save you thousands of dollars, time, and make
you money. Hundreds of useful forms are made
available to you through this CD.
-- The Incorporation and Corporate Maintenance
Software CD deals with the formation of a
corporation, as well as the upkeep of your
corporate status.
To get your FREE book and CD, visit www.iGotHere.com
COPYRIGHT 2004 Business Wire
COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group
Bruce seems to have quite a few websites...
http://www.coachbruce.com/aboutBruce.aspx
http://bruceaberman.com/
http://www.igothere.com/
ABOUT BRUCE A. BERMAN®
Nominated by Sprint® for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award"® Bruce A Berman® makes people money lots of money. Bruce A Berman® has made millions of dollars for himself and others using the same knowledge and tools he is making available to you. The fact that he continued to earn millions of dollars in all different types of industries is absolute proof that anyone (with the right planning, tools, guidance and information, of course) can make millions too! As he has always said, "If I got here, you can too!"
Mr. Berman was in his own words a "sub-par student in high school, who only graduated due to a quirk in state education laws". He tried his hand at higher education, bouncing around a couple of semesters in junior college, before he decided to try the financial world. He began his journey to wealth and security more than 25 years ago, starting as junior associate in a financial firm.
He learned his lessons well, and took the kind of chances that must be taken in order to get ahead. He has made millions in ventures that range from using business investing, real estate , the stock market, and the Internet and tax savings strategies. He has become a well-known Guru selling his services to individuals, entrepreneurs and large ongoing concerns. He has even dabbled in the entertainment industry as a video producer. Bruce A Berman® has made money in every sort of economy, and he can tell you how!
At the age of 23, he started his first "million dollar" venture. This venture grossed $10,000,000 in its second year. Before he was 30, He was running a $250,000,000 business he started with "OPM" (other people's money) At 42, he developed a business idea and in 4 1/2 months, raised more than $4,000,000 in capital, and went public with it. His stock was worth more than $50,000,000 in the first week it traded.
He has more than 25 years of experience perfecting his BERMAN DIFFERENTIALSM money making programs for himself and countless others who have made millions of dollars following his ideas. He didn't have an MBA or a Law Degree; he's made his millions with only a high school diploma. He's just, as he would say, an average guy.
What were the chances that have led him from success to success? What are the hard won lessons that have made him wealthy, successful and highly regarded as a financial consultant and entrepreneurial advisor?
Bruce A Berman®'s keys to financial success, wealth and security can be found in his products like the ground-breaking, book "I GOT HERE. YOU CAN TOO!"®, The Aggressive WealthTM Audio Collection and the BERMAN DIFFERENTIALSM EDUCATIONAL COLLECTION! . Bruce will let you in on the kind of knowledge and insights that the wealthy use to make money and keep it! He tells you the secrets that you can't get from college or an MBA. Bruce tells you how the deals really get done, and how you can profit from them
Bruce A Berman® wants you to succeed as he has. His story is compelling and the information is literally invaluable. According to Mr. Berman. "My clients will benefit from the diverse experience I have had with successful business ventures and profit far more from my hard-won experiences when times get tough. I also derive the most personal feeling of accomplishment when I personally mentor and average guy like I was to financial wealth and independence."
Please add NHAL to the stockcharts link below. Thanks!
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Got a feeling this is going to be very big!! Just the beginning here!
Bruce A Berman® Turns Idea Into $80,000,000 Market Cap in Less Than 6 Months
Bruce A. Berman®, president and CEO of a newly public business incubator got the idea for his company at a cocktail party. Or, rather, at a series of cocktail parties.
"I've been consulting with companies on how to go public for a long time," says Berman. "At cocktail parties, people were always asking me how companies go public and wanting to know if their companies qualified. I developed a series of about 50 questions to ask people in order to determine if a business had the potential to be a public company. The problem with that system is that you can't talk to very many people, no more than two or three a day. So I decided to streamline and automate the process."
My company offers a full menu of business development services through its sophisticated Web site, including many of the same services offered by venture capitalists and business incubators. The difference is that it can offer those services to a virtually unlimited number of clients. An updated version of Berman's cocktail questions automatically qualifies or disqualifies companies that apply. At the same time, since all business development services are out-sourced, there is no shortage of manpower to handle approved deals. Once accepted into the system, companies are put through a standardized preparation process.
"If the business needs a $30,000 Web site, we offer them a choice of three pre-qualified Web-design firms that specialize in that size site," Berman says. "If they need a million-dollar Web site, we offer them a different set of designers to chose from. Likewise with business plan preparation firms, securities attorneys, securities accountants and so forth. We put them together with the people they need to succeed. Once they are fully prepared, we steer them to the right funding source, whether for an interim private placement or for a public offering." "I founded the business on Dec. 3, 1999," he says. "After I wrote a business plan, I offered shares of the company to family, friends and business contacts, planning to raise $1 million in start-up money. Between Christmas and Superbowl Sunday, I took in $1.5 million."
The appeal of Berman's idea was clear from the start. "I offered the business on Dec. 3, 1999," he says. "After I wrote a business plan, I offered shares of the company to family, friends and business contacts, planning to raise $1 million in start-up money. Between Christmas and Superbowl Sunday, I took in $1.5 million."
Berman used the seed money to hire employees and start building a Web site. Shortly afterward, he teamed with Travis Morgan Securities to offer a $1.5 million private placement. It, too, was immediately over-subscribed, raising $2.2 million. The company's third round of fund-raising, also handled by Travis Morgan, took place on April 7 when, naturally enough, his company went public, offering 11.5 million shares on the NASDAQ exchange. Several days after the offering, the stock was trading at $7 a share, giving the company an immediate market capitalization of approximately $80 million.
His company makes money in two main ways. First, they take a small equity position in the companies they qualify - 1 to 3 percent, depending on the stage of development. They also receive referral fees from service providers who do work for their clients.
"Equity will be 85 percent of our revenue, service referral fees about 15 percent," says Berman. "The unique thing about our business is that it's competition less. We aren't competing with other investors or business developers. Everyone is welcome to come and look at the deals we have qualified. The more sources of money we are tapped into, the better for our clients. Anyone who decides to invest automatically brings value to our company because we always have an equity position."
Another unique thing about Berman's firm is its broad focus. While many VCs and incubators are focused exclusively on high-tech companies, Berman's company is equally interested in old-economy companies with strong potential.
"We don't look at segment so much as growth potential," Berman says. "If a company is in a billion-dollar market and has the ability to grow to a $50 million in sales within three years, it is a candidate to go public."
Berman has put together a strong management team, including CFO Eric Hopkins, who is also a CPA and who has hired away from Unisys, a major NYSE company.
"My chief technical officer is a lawyer as well as an Internet Genius," Berman says. "My executive vice president was executive VP of Travis Morgan Securities. He brings a tremendous amount of financial knowledge to the company. We have a satellite branch of Travis Morgan within our office and are making plans to buy our own brokerage firm. That will create another source of revenue."
We fielded 130 inquires in our first five hours of operation and booked $200,000 worth of revenue during its second day in operation.
In the near future, Berman plans to launch his own bridge fund to take a stronger equity position in selected deals in his network. He also plans to launch a company that will provide services and financing to good-quality companies that are not candidates to go public.
SPRINT NOMINATES Bruce A Berman® FOR THE ERNST AND YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
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Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Orange County
March 16, 2000
Mr. Bruce Berman, CEO
Berman Investment Group LLC.
Dear Mr. Berman:
The search is on! We are searching for Orange County's best and brightest entrepreneurs and you have been nominated by Sprint, to participate as a nominee in this year's Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program.
Ernst and Young LLP and national sponsors USA Today, CNNfn and CNN, The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group, and The Center for Entrepreneur Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, have joined forces to recognize and honor outstanding entrepreneurs through the annual Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program. Our goal is to help entrepreneurs gain the recognition they deserve for their contributions to Orange County's economy, encourage future entrepreneurs and, ultimately, enhanced California's business climate.
The Orange County program has consistently been the largest and one of the most successful programs successful programs among the 47 regional Entrepreneur Of The Year programs held throughout the United States. All Orange County Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipients continue on to the National Entrepreneur Of The Year competition where a panel of blue ribbon judges, selected by national sponsors, chooses the national winner. National finalists and award recipients will be announced at the international conference of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame in Palm Springs in November and will be featured in USA Today.
Please complete the enclosed nomination form and retune it to us no later than April 7, 2000. All information will be held in strict confidence. The Orange County award recipients will be selected in may by a panel of distinguished community leaders and honored at an awards dinner on June 22, 2000 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine.
Please call Roseann right at 949-794-2382 if you have any questions about the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program. Thank you for contributing to and encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit in Orange County.
Very truly yours,
Chris L. Abston
Program Director
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By Byron De Arakal
If the wind were a measure of achievement, then the massive growth in 1984 of the wind energy industry was nothing short of a gale. Fertilized by a compelling interest in alternative energy, a slowly eroding reliance upon fossil fuel for electricity production, an energy investment pot sweetened by federal tax credits and a nifty vehicle called the Public Utilities Regulatory Act (PURPA), wind turbines in California by the thousands sprouted like mushrooms.
In San Gorgonio alone-one of three prime wind locations in the state-nearly 2,000 wind turbines sprang from the desert floor representing a half billion dollars of investor faith in the energy producing machines, says Bruce Berman, co-founder and president of Triad American Energy, one of California's leading wind park developers. By comparison, 1983, the year Triad constructed its first wind park in San Gorgonio for $5 million-which at the time "was the largest park of its kind," says Berman-amounted to not much more than a whispering breeze. It was the year the San Gorgonio Wind Energy Association (SGWEA)-an organization of wind park developers with projects in the area-was founded and a time when the pass near Palm Springs was home to only "five wind parks totaling $15 to $20 million worth of equipment."
But by November of 1984, 11 months after Berman became chairman of the membership committee for the SGWEA, some 30 new members flocked to the organization's ranks under Berman's lead.
For Berman and Triad, the past two years have bred phenomenal success. From Triad's initial construction of its $5 million wind park in San Gorgonio in 1983, the firm has witnessed rap diversification and astounding sales figures born largely from Berman's design of an innovative 15-year financing package for wind turbines, a feat that made turbines infinitely more attractive to investors and one that propelled Triad to the fore of the wind energy industry.
Triad's rapid expansion is example of the frenzied growth in the wind energy business as a whole, a growth that, much like the sprinter, has brought Berman and the industry to top speed and to the brink of shifting gears.
The initial wind energy enthusiasm in California has left the state's three prime wind locations-San Gorgonio, Altamont and Tahachapi, nearly fully developed due largely to federal energy tax credit incentives. That fact, says Berman, while an anticipated event in the evolution of the industry's next era, an era that will see Berman's company:
Spearhead legislative lobbying efforts for the extension of the federal energy tax credits Increase its diversification efforts toward self-sufficiency as a wind park developer and construction firm, a wind turbine manufacturer and maintenance operation, a securities concern, and eventually an independent utility company Broaden the scope of its marketing efforts to an international scale, "There are still plenty of investor opportunities in turbines." particularly in assisting petroleum dependent nations achieve energy self-sufficiency through the development of wind parks.
Unquestionably federal energy tax credits have been a major player in Triad's proliferation and the growth of the wind energy industry as a whole. In essence, they have not only made wind turbines affordable to the individual investor, but have also made turbines one of the most popular tax-sheltered investments on the market today.
Yet, those very same credits are scheduled to expire at the end of this year, which could seriously erode the investment attractiveness of wind turbines to the individual investor. Recently elected president of the San Gorgonio Wind Energy Association, Berman is leading a legislative lobbying task force that is encouraging the extension of the credits into 1988. "There are still plenty of opportunities in wind energy for potential investors," says Berman. Wind energy is a tremendous alternative to fossil fuel and the government should continue to provide incentive for its development through private investment.
On another front, Berman draws reference to a study conducted by Triad that discovered the U.S. Government has. Itself, turned a rather handsome profit in the wind energy business. Specifically, that report concludes that for every dollar funneled into wind parks the federal government has received approximately $2.50 back. How?
Says Berman: "The government gets that $2.50 back from tax on the windmills; property tax; income tax from those employed in the industry; employer's tax; taxes from profits received by wind park construction companies, electric firms, and wind turbine manufacturers, etc."
Additionally, windmills-a 30-year investment-produce income each year, usually pay for themselves in 10 years, which leaves two decades of energy production "that also gets taxed. Windmills," Berman notes, "are a good deal for the government."
Berman's lobbying efforts, while important, only represents a major near-term Triad objective. Keenly aware that, eventually, energy tax credits will expire, Berman is in the throes of mapping strategy to open up untapped markets and establish his firm's self-sufficiency in the industry once that eventually occurs.
Inherent in that strategy, says Berman, will be Triad's market expansion overseas, particularly in those countries possessing sufficient climatic conditions for wind energy production that are presently dependent upon expensive fossil fuel for energy production.
Predominantly reliant upon diesel fuel generators, Berman says there are a plethora of nations with adequate wind conditions ideal for wind parks, which, he says, possess the capability of reducing the nations' energy costs by about two-thirds.
Already Triad has sealed its first overseas venture, a prototype deal that has quickly proven that the wind energy business is even more lucrative in foreign lands.
"We received a contract with a Caribbean country with the combination of higher wind speeds and higher energy costs would pay for the machine in approximately three years."
But the implications of wind energy application in foreign lands run deeper than gross receipts and profit margins, Berman adds. With oil being the persuasive political tool it is, petroleum-exporting nations who supply crude to small countries dependent upon oil often wield a fair degree of influence over those nations. Wind parks possess the ability, he believes, to eradicate dependency on foreign oil and, hence, foreign political influence.
A Caribbean country under contract with Triad for 1,000 wind turbines is a prime example.
"This country, says Berman, refusing to name it for fear the nation will be swarmed upon by other wind developers," is teetering back and forth between political views. Right now, they receive part of their oil needs in Arabian crude through the Soviet Union, so they have some influence there. But 1,000 windmills will make them sufficiently energy independent provided they can finance the turbines."
That, Berman notes, is the catch with many small nations-lack of capital to finance major wind park developments. In the case of the Caribbean nation, however, Berman and Triad are negotiating with the United States government to fund the wind park development in the tiny nation which would, in effect, "improve the political relations between the two countries."
Towards An Independent Utility
Nowhere are Triad's preparations for transition in the wind energy industry more evident, however, than in its strategies for diversification.
According to Berman, the eventual demise of the federal energy tax credits will spawn the conversion of a few major wind park developers into independent utility companies that will then buy up the smaller developers into independent utility companies that will then buy up the smaller developers. In fact, Triad, recognizing that eventuality, has over the past year rushed toward self-sufficiency in order to secure a niche in that new wind industry environment.
"The smart wind farmers," Berman notes, "have bought up all the available wind land in California. If you wanted to get into the wind energy business today, you couldn't do it because all of the good wind land has been purchased. Triad acquired thousands of acres of land that we will develop when the energy tax credits expire."
Triad plans to build more wind turbines on land presently owned for the sole purpose of becoming a private utility company and selling energy to public utility companies.
Undoubtedly his task will be made easier due in large part to Triad's signing an agreement to the entire marketing rights to the windmill manufacturer they buy from now. "We wanted to make sure we were safe, so we contracted for five years the entire product line."
Still, purchasing remaining undeveloped wind land and the manufacturer's product line are only a part of Triad's strategy. "We've also been out purchasing long lead items and obtaining hard-to-get power contracts." When the dust settles, how many independent utilities will there be? According to Berman, there are several wind developers-Triad one of them-that will survive the transition and that will "buy up the remaining smaller wind park developers."
Berman completed Triad's vertical integration within a year.
But Berman believes the magnitude of Triad's position as a utility company rests in part on public investment.
Triad and Berman realize that to survive in the wind energy business after tax credits expire, you must become vertically integrated.
That diversification effort resulted in the formation of a number of supporting countries specializing in various elements of the wind development industry. On one front, Berman established Triad American Construction, which is responsible for the building of the wind parks themselves.
"That came about, believe it or not, not to make money, but because we needed to have the control. I had a wind park that had to go up in December, and a fluke snowstorm dropped 8 feet of snow the second day into the project, and the company I contracted to build it had half his men walk off the job. So I had to come in and save the day or I was going to lose a $5 million wind project. I brought in 10 crews, two helicopters, and finished the wind work in about 20 days, 2 days ahead of the year-end deadline. After that I said, 'Never again. I'm going to start my own construction company.' Subsequently, I found out that Triad American Construction can make a profit for every wind turbine it puts up. Now, we do work for other people, too."
Other diversification efforts have seen the formation of a Triad wind park maintenance and management firm, predominantly because "when you have highly sophisticated, big pieces of machinery and you put them up in the wind that blows 100 miles an hour at times, they will need routine maintenance. We would rather have our own people working on the turbines rather than an outside company."
Too, because wind turbines are registered security, Berman purchased a securities company-appropriately naming it Triad American Securities-which, in its first year, will sell over $85 million in tax sheltered securities.
Says Berman: "We intend to keep that entity because it has generated a client base that has a $85 million appetite, and in 196 will be marketing a number of different tax shelters in addition to wind turbines."
What is most notable about Triad's diversification project is that it has been completed in a year's time, which is somewhat indicative of Berman's desire to eventually pull in public monie's to build Triad's utilities. We've gotten ourselves vertically integrated over the last year. We've got the securities, the construction, the management, the finance, the marketing, the maintenance, and the product line. So we are completely, 100 percent vertically integrated. There is nothing we can't do by ourselves. There will be several wind companies like there are several big oil companies. And triad will be one of them."
Triad American Energy's firm position as a leader in the wind energy industry is reflected best, perhaps, in dollar growth over its little more than two year existence. 1983, its first year, saw $5 million in sales; 1984 ballooned to $20 million; and Berman, confident "that we will be sold out by August for 1985," anticipates more than $60 million in sales for the year.
"We got into this business at the right time," he concludes. "Everybody had already made the mistakes. We studied those mistakes and we didn't make them, and we realized you had to have land and interconnect. We went up and tied up thousands of acres and all the interconnect capacity we needed, and by 1984 it was all over. No one else could get in. Now, the stronger companies are building and the smaller companies are falling by the wayside."
And if there are any doubts about which category Triad American Energy fits into, suffice it to say you won't find it at the side of the road.
Triad's rapid expansion is example of the industry's growth.
News!
Monday, October 15 2007 9:29 AM, EST
Business Wire "US Press Releases "
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
National HealthCare Alliance, Inc.(Pink Sheets:NHAL) today announced the completion of an acquisition of 100% of Berman Marketing Group, Inc., making Berman Marketing Group, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of National HealthCare Alliance, Inc.
National HealthCare Alliance has been relatively inactive for the past several years as prior management was seeking an acquisition candidate. Bruce A. Berman, who is the President and CEO of Berman Marketing Group, Inc., was named on October 11, 2007, President, CEO and sole Director of National HealthCare Alliance, Inc.
Prior to the acquisition on October 10, 2007, National HealthCare Alliance increased their authorized shares from 51,000,000 to 500,000,000 shares of common stock. As part of the terms of the acquisition Bruce A. Berman was issued 425,000,000 shares of National HealthCare Alliance, Inc. common stock which is restricted under rule 144. This increases the outstanding shares to 450,529,837 of which 4,028,209 are free trading.
About the Berman Marketing Group, Inc.
The Berman Marketing Group, Inc. was formed in 2007 by Bruce A. Berman and intends to be a multi-channel direct market firm specializing in direct response marketing through Television, Radio, Internet and Print mediums. Prior to forming the Berman Marketing Group, Inc., Bruce A. Berman has been marketing a variety of his own products using these mediums.
About Bruce A. Berman
Bruce A. Berman's name is a registered trademark. Bruce A. Berman is the author of the book, "I Got Here. You Can Too!"(R). The book is designed to teach people how to start, fund, and run their own businesses. Mr. Berman is also the author of the Aggressive Wealth(R) Audio Collection which is a series of 10 financial empowerment audio CDs. He has distributed over 3,000,000 CDs using direct marketing. Mr. Berman has written, produced and been the talent in a series of national TV and Radio campaigns.
Bruce A. Berman was nominated by Sprint(R) for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2000 for a technology incubator he founded. Mr. Berman is no stranger to the public market as he has had a controlling interest in two NASD licensed Broker Dealers and previously has been the CEO of a publicly traded company on the OTCBB; however Mr. Berman does not hold a securities license now or in the past.
For further information contact Ryan Guenthart at 877-237-6260 ext 110 or visit the Company website at www.4BMG.com.
Bruce A. Berman(R), "I Got Here. You Can Too!"(R), Aggressive Wealth(R) are all registered trademarks of the Berman Investment Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Certain statements contained in the above, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained herein that are not purely historical are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements deal with the Company's current plans, intentions, beliefs and expectations and statements of future economic performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from what is currently anticipated. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cannot guarantee its future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Source: Berman Marketing Group, Inc.
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