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Author and editor, Thomas H. (Tom) Fairbanks, has been involved in business and economic development for the last 30+ years; specializing in incubation facilitation, which is an economic lifeline of business support, resources, and services that accelerate the growth and success of startup and entrepreneurial enterprises.
Tom and with his wife, Shauna are the parents of 8 children, (imagine 5 teenagers 32 months apart in a blended family situation) most of whom have married and are building families of their own with several grandchildren. That alone certainly qualifies them in the area of organizational management and facilitation.
Tom is a man with extensive experience in the integration of business, real estate investments and personal development. His extensive entrepreneurial career began with his first sole entrepreneurial effort at the age of 22. He is a continual student in human behavior and participated in the development of a personal and professional development-training program used to educate clients and incubated companies.
He is a firm believer in the power of association, and his extensive on hands education has helped him to develop and author the concepts of SupplyLine Economics©, and Collaborative Business Systems©. Having witnessed firsthand the abuses of ethical violations in business Tom became an active proponent of fair play and community advocacy and his efforts lead to the formulating of the Principles of Good Business© which he believes is the core foundation of healthy business and community development.
Shauna, presented Tom with a certificate of achievement for Christmas many years ago acknowledging that he was successfully completing an Advanced Ongoing Course in the Field of Life. This was the impetus to the creation of the School of Hard Knocks.
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