Paul Mara

He has been a big help and can help you get certified in the NVBDC- He is well worth the effort and cost and is a veteran himself”

“commented on your LinkedIn post:

“Great article!  Just thought of you, may need your services.  You are an excellent coach.”

There were several areas that you provided sound guidance:

• Financial statements – you sifted through the incomplete information and provided me a framework to ask the questions that ultimately resulted in changing vendors and moving to QuickBooks Online.


• Product and pricing review – with your assistance I was able to stand back and look at products and opportunities with a different perspective. This enabled me to refocus on higher margin products.

As a small business owner, it can get really lonely.  You provided the encouragement and depth of knowledge that has been extremely helpful to my business.   Thanks again for your efforts and interest.  Looking forward to working with you in the future.”

“Over a year ago, I had the opportunity to meet Paul Mara. At that time my company, Talent Software Services, was pursuing certification as a Veteran Owned Small Business. In the early stages of our partnership, Paul helped guide us through the necessary steps to achieve our certification.

Once we received our certification, Paul and his team were instrumental in assisting us move forward as a VOSB.

Talent Software Services was a successful 31-year old business; however, we were novices on how to navigate the world of supplier diversity. Paul worked with us for several months on strategy, training, and general education regarding the supplier diversity space. He helped with meeting preparation and provided questions that we could ask supplier diversity leaders during 1:1 sessions with them.

Additionally, he informed us of the many procurement events that were occurring in our marketplace. At these events, Paul always introduced us to his vast array of connections.

As time went on, we engaged Paul to help arrange meetings for us at several of our target accounts. Our company found this to be a very successful strategy as to date he has coordinated several meetings with strategic accounts.

Paul is constantly thinking of new ideas and trying to help us innovate. It is not unusual for Paul to reach out to us with a great suggestion on how we can get additional visibility in our marketplace. I would highly recommend Paul to any business who is thinking about stepping into the world of supplier diversity.”

“You were mentioned by name by Ray Clark at Vestas during a meeting this week. Ray was very positive of your involvement with Veteran owned businesses and pointed you my way.”