Key Management:
The founder, Toni Nicholas, was born and raised in Lowell,
Mass. She holds an MBA and a Graduate Level Marketing Certificate
from New Hampshire College, a private college in Manchester
NH, now known as Southern NH University. Her Bachelor of Science
Degree Major was also in Business Administration with a minor
in Human Resource Management. She was listed on the President's
List and was inducted as a member of Delta Mu Delta, a National
Honor Society in Business Administration. She has over eighteen
years of experience in Customer Service, Sales, both Professional
and Retail, and, more recent (1997), post-graduate experience
in Marketing. In the past, she has also worked in the high-tech
manufacturing industry as well as in government.
Ms. Nicholas has authored several business articles featured
in "It's About Business," a monthly newspaper distributed
to businesses in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She
has also written reports on numerous topics, and she has presented
on topics such as: Strategic Management: Taking a Snapshot
of your Business; Ignorance Can Hurt You; Marketing
Strategies (Round Table Discussion); and Lowell's Winning
Strategies. The last topic was based on primary research
of Lowell residents and was specifically geared for identifying
reasons and solutions on how to compete successfully in the
local area.
Ms. Nicholas works with a variety of professionals, independent
contractors, and part-time staff. Projects have involved a
variety of industries, and, depending upon the project's scope,
other professionals and staff members may be called in on
an as-needed basis.
Ms. Nicholas is also involved in community volunteer efforts.
She co-founded the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce and
served, in the past, as a Board Member and as Chairperson
for the Professional Services Committee. Currently, she is
a Jr. Achievement volunteer and has founded The Nicholas Fund
with the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (www.glcfoundation.org
).
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Affirmative Business Solutions SM
P.O. Box 2103
Lowell, MA 01851
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