About Smallbiz Coaches

Our instructors have a wealth of experience in the Business World. They hold undergraduate and graduate degrees from major universities that are recognized for outstanding business schools.



Al Siller

President, Siller Partners, LLC

Al started Siller Partners, LLC as a consultant company in the food industry. Clients include:

Partner, Meadows Distributing Co

Al was a partner of Meadows Distributing Company of Batavia, IL. Meadows was founded in 1982, grew to $100 million in sales and 150 employees. It was acquired by Dean Foods, a Fortune 500 company in 1997. Meadows was the largest distributor of frozen desserts and bakery goods to supermarket chains such as Jewel, Dominicks, Cub Foods and many convenience stores in Illinois.

Teaching

Al has taught adult continuing education courses at The College of DuPage education program. He also developed and conducted sales and marketing seminars for many companies in the Chicago area. In addition, he has written numerous articles in corporate marketing publications.

Education

Al holds diplomas from Michigan State University Graduate School of Business (MBA in Marketing) and Eastern Michigan University (Bachelor of Business Administration).



Fred Timock

President of Timock, Inc

Fred started Timock, Inc as a business to consult, advise, and grow small businesses and franchises.

National Bank of Detroit and Comerica, Inc.

Fred spent 20 years as a mid level executive with two Detroit banks (National Bank of Detroit-now JP Morgan/Chase and Comerica, Inc.) in retail banking, small business lending, audit acquisitions, fraud investigations and internal control development as well as directing risk management of electronic banking products. He developed and conducted many seminars to retailers and bankers on loss prevention and reducing risk exposure on credit card products.

Printing Company

In 1994 Fred took on his most satisfying challenge and bought a franchise in the sign and graphics industry. Fred took the business full cycle. He started it from dollar one, grew it on an upward trend for 14 years and had record sales and profits for the last two years in a down economy. In 2007 he sold his business to a private party. Some of his major clients were: Michigan State University & Spartan NCAA Athletics, Lansing Lugnuts (Single A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays), Quality Inn and Suites, Marriott Hotels and Buffalo Wild Wings.

Education

Fred holds diplomas from The University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking (BAI School) and Michigan State University (BBA Major: Marketing & Statistics, Minor: Accounting). He also honorably served in the US Army 7th Corps in Europe during "The Cold War" period.