Robert Aliota

After a successful career in corporate sales and management roles, Robert started his engineered parts business in his garage at the age of 29. Twenty-two years later, having developed business in 48 states and five countries around the globe, he sold the business to a $4 billion world-class manufacturing company with locations in 50 countries. Robert has been featured in Business Week SmallBiz Magazine and BUSINESSdigest for his partnership approach to business and creating a strategic alliance. Robert is committed to supporting a business model built on trust, ethics, integrity, and the development of people. Robert is a graduate of North Carolina State University and has done extensive post-graduate studies related to value creation in the marketplace. In addition, he has completed Gallup University’s Strengths-Based Training, which focuses on leveraging your natural strengths in business and life. Robert has a passion for helping small businesses grow and understands, first-hand, the challenges, risks, and rewards associated with small business ownership.