Tim Fulton

Tim Fulton

MBA, Chair Emeritus/Vistage Intl

GA, US
One of America's most experienced small business coache and trainer.

Introducing speaker Tim Fulton

Grew up in Miami Fla.

Attended college in New Orleans at Tulane University where he earned an undergraduate degree in Economics and a 5 year MBA.

Tim owned and operated several small retail businesses in Miami. He also taught as an adjunct professor and served as the interim Director of the Family Business Institute at Florida International University.

After moving to Atlanta, Tim was a co-founder of a internet software company that was a INC 500 company and then sold to a Fortune 1000 company.

In 1992, he started his own small business consulting firm Small Business Matters.

Tim was a Vistage Chair for 16 years, retired from Vistage in December 2018, and currently enjoys Chair Emeritus status.

In 2008, he developed the GrowSmart training program for the state of Georgia and has trained over 2000 small business owners in 15 different states.

Tim has an award-winning Small Business Matters newsletter, he has self-published two different books, and co-hosts a popular podcast. He also hosts one of the largest annual events in Atlanta for small business owners.

He has been married to his college sweetheart Remy for 36 years, has two grown sons, and is an avid tennis player. Tim has walked the entire 500 mile El Camino Santiago in Spain on two different occasions in the past five years.

Introducing speaker Tim Fulton

Grew up in Miami Fla.

Attended college in New Orleans at Tulane University where he earned an undergraduate degree in Economics and a 5 year MBA.

Tim owned and operated several small retail businesses in Miami. He also taught as an adjunct professor and served as the interim Director of the Family Business Institute at Florida International University.

After moving to Atlanta, Tim was a co-founder of a internet software company that was a INC 500 company and then sold to a Fortune 1000 company.

In 1992, he started his own small business consulting firm Small Business Matters.

Tim was a Vistage Chair for 16 years, retired from Vistage in December 2018, and currently enjoys Chair Emeritus status.

In 2008, he developed the GrowSmart training program for the state of Georgia and has trained over 2000 small business owners in 15 different states.

Tim has an award-winning Small Business Matters newsletter, he has self-published two different books, and co-hosts a popular podcast. He also hosts one of the largest annual events in Atlanta for small business owners.

He has been married to his college sweetheart Remy for 36 years, has two grown sons, and is an avid tennis player. Tim has walked the entire 500 mile El Camino Santiago in Spain on two different occasions in the past five years.

The War for Talent. Best Practices for Growth Companies to Keep & Grow Your Best People

There has never been a more difficult time in recent history for small businesses to find, hire, manage, and grow talent. In this session, Tim Fulton will help you answer three important questions:
* How to evaluate your people?
* What is most important to your employees?
* What are the best practices for managing your talent?
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Smart Growth. How to Determine If Your Business is Ready For Growth?

Not every business is ready for growth. In this session, Tim Fulton will share the best indicators of growth companies, how to determine the healthiest rate of business growth, and what are the barriers to health business growth. 
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative