Apprentice winner gives advice to small companies

DENVER - After working for Donald Trump, Dr. Randal Pinkett has plenty of advice to give struggling companies-and Friday that's exactly what he's doing.

Pinkett is speaking at the Mountain Regional Black Economic Summit (MRBES), an all day event at the Colorado Convention Center.

The focus of this year's conference is how to thrive in any economy. Although the summit specifically addresses the needs of minority business owners, it offers a lot of great resources for all Colorado businesses.

While most people know Pinkett from his success on the Apprentice TV show, he is a successful business owner. He founded BCT Partners, a management, technology and policy consulting services firm, before appearing on the show.

Pinkett said it's important for businesses to get lean and mean during these tough times. "When you look at the marketplace you see large corporations combining, merging and acquiring. They're thinking about how they can pool their resources. This is a lesson to be learned."

He says little changes can make big differences.

"If you have an administrative assistant who is part time and they have an administrative assistant that is part time-how can we get creative so that person's job can be saved by working together," he explained.

When consulting companies, he encourages them to look for ways that they can save money by sharing employees, space or resources.

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