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Harnessing the Power of Experience

The Advisory Network for Small Business is a volunteer nonprofit organization that helps new and experienced businesses grow and thrive. Your dedicated advisory team includes experienced owners, entrepreneurs and corporate executives with proven expertise in critical business disciplines—human resources, marketing, finance, strategic planning, and operations—who will partner with you to unlock your business’s full potential while accelerating growth.

Take your business to the next level and contact us today.
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Work with Industry Experts

Consultants, bankers, wealth managers, lawyers and CPAs help develop the roadmap for your business.

The Power of Local

Our team of local advisors understand the tri-state area and work hand-in-hand with you to help your business grow.

Identify Areas for Growth

Your advisory team will identify areas for growth in your business and work with you to create a customized plan.

Affordable Expertise

The ANSB offers substantial value at a fraction of the cost of hiring a consulting firm. For a small one-time fee, you’ll receive a full year of expert advice.

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Your Business Advisory Team

Your dedicated advisory team includes 4-5 specialists who will help advance your business by working to achieve the following benchmarks and goals over the course of a year:
  • Improved business with greater growth potential and profits
  • A roadmap to chart continued improvement
  • Executive contacts to expand your personal network
  • A deeper understanding of your business with strategies to drive continued success in the future
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Our Process

How the ANSB partners with you to improve your business:
  • One-on-one consultation to determine your specific needs and goals
  • Formation of a dedicated advisory team with four or more members
  • A year-long commitment to plan and track your business’s progress
  • In-person meetings and video conferences to discuss implementation and strategy
  • Quarterly strategic update meetings with the entire ANSB
  • Providing support to help expand your professional network
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Remarkable Success Story

Jim Smith, Founder and CEO of Proper Sky, an IT Services Provider located in Abington PA, experienced an amazing business success following his year-long engagement with ANSB, The Advisory Network for Small Business. A five person Business Advisory Team was assigned by ANSB to help Jim and his business get to the next level. In the three years since initiating planning with the ANSB team, Jim saw business increases of 50% in the first year; another 50% in the second year and is on pace for a 40% increase this year. Watch Jim’s video to learn more.

Business Advisory Teams Solve Problems

Laura Kelly, Owner and President of the Handwork Studio, has benefited from the Business Advisory Team support program as featured at ANSB, the Advisory Network for Small Business. By concentrating on areas of Laura’s business that needed attention, the Business Advisory Team was able to develop a plan with Laura to move her business forward to new, higher levels. Expert guidance was provided in a number of key areas including Operations, Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing. Watch Laura’s video to learn more.

Join the ANSB

Your contributions make all the difference.

There are many ways you can support the ANSB in its mission to help small businesses grow and thrive. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities or request to become a member of one of our Business Advisory Teams.
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Marlo Ricketts Green, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, MBA, MOL

Principal Consultant

Marlo Ricketts Green is a seasoned Human Resources Executive with over 20 years of experience designing and leading transformative people strategies across Fortune 500 corporations, global startups, nonprofits, and prestigious academic institutions. Recognized for her ability to align people-centric initiatives with organizational goals, she has built a career on fostering inclusive, high-performing cultures that drive measurable business results

Marlo’s expertise spans Global HR Management, Organizational Design, Talent Acquisition, Executive Coaching, Employee Engagement, DEI Strategy, Labor Relations, and Change Management. She is known for delivering impactful outcomes in complex, highly matrixed environments, including spearheading cultural transformations, leading HR through mergers and acquisitions, launching award-winning DEIB programs, and driving organizational effectiveness across multi-state and international teams.

Her industry experience is both broad and deep, encompassing manufacturing, aviation, cannabis, technology, higher education, retail, consumer goods, and state government. She has held leadership roles with notable organizations including E.I. duPont de Nemours, Honeywell, Amazon, Brown University, Cresco Labs, and Sinequa. In each, Marlo has been a trusted advisor to executive teams, a catalyst for change, and a champion for equity and inclusion.

Marlo holds an MBA and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from Wilmington University, and is credentialed as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), and a Six Sigma Greenbelt. She is also Prosci Change Management and MBTI Instructor Certified.

A thought leader and advocate for systemic change, Marlo is a contributing author to several publications, including Can’t Tell Me Nothing: The Uncomfortable Hair Truths of Black Women and Everyday Struggle: How Toxic Workplaces Impact Black Women. Her insights have been featured in multiple HR and business publications, and she continues to serve on advisory boards and community leadership groups dedicated to workforce development, diversity, and organizational excellence.