Cole Real Estate Investments Announces Team for New Initiative

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Cole Real Estate Investments (Cole), one of the nations leading investors in high-quality, income-producing retail, office and industrial real estate assets, announced key leadership appointments within its Institutional division. Brian OConnell and John Larson have joined Cole as Vice Presidents of Institutional Sales and Consultant Relations, reporting to Jeff Holland, Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets, and Brett Dearing, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales RIA-Wire-Institutional Channels.

Larson and OConnell will lead Coles new initiative into the institutional marketplace. Together, they will be responsible for institutional sales and building consultant business relationships across the United States and Canada.

In conjunction with the launch of Cole Real Estate Income Strategy (Daily NAV), we have demonstrated our commitment to the institutional marketplace by hiring seasoned industry professionals to expand and strengthen institutional sales, consultant relations and client management efforts, Mr. Holland said. John and Brian bring a wealth of experience and proven leadership to these critically important positions. I am confident their knowledge, insight and strong institutional community relationships will further Coles efforts to both expand our client relationships and deepen existing ones.

Based in Philadelphia, Larson joins the firm after 12 years with Gardner Lewis Asset Management, where he most recently served as Managing Director with responsibility for marketing investment strategies to institutional consultants on a national basis. He played an integral role on a team that drove large cap asset growth from $ 18 million in 2000 to $ 9 billion in 2007. Previously, he held an institutional business development position with Cooke & Bieler of Philadelphia.

OConnell, who is based in Boston, joins the firm from DDJ Capital Management where he was Vice President for client development, advising corporations, public and nonprofit organizations, family offices, Taft Hartley plans and investment consultants, helping increase the firms assets under management from $ 2.5 billion to $ 4.1 billion. Previously, he was a senior consultant at CRA Rogers Casey. He has also worked for SEIs Capital Resources Advisors IMC group, Trusco Capital and Evergreen Investments in senior level consultant roles.

About Cole Real Estate Investments

Founded in 1979, Cole Real Estate Investments is one of the most active acquirers of core real estate assets, managing one of the countrys largest portfolios of retail properties. Cole primarily targets net-leased single-tenant and multi-tenant retail properties under long-term leases with high credit quality tenants, as well as single-tenant office and industrial properties, using a conservative investment and financing strategy. At the end of 2011, Cole-related entities owned and managed more than 1,600 properties representing approximately 59.6 million square feet of commercial real estate in 47 states with a combined acquisition cost of nearly $ 10 billion.

Follow Cole on Twitter @ColeRealEstate and @ColeCapital.

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Business Startups Are Focus Of New Series Of Books From Shoestring Publishing

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) February 20, 2012

Shoestring Publishing has released a series of new books about how to start a startup, including turn-key businesses that most people in the USA – and even outside of the USA – could start with very low cost up front. The first book – “How To Start A Startup” by Perry Belcher, provides information and experience from Mr. Belcher’s own career. Mr. Belcher is well qualified to give advice in this area, as he has started many businesses himself including over 100 million dollars of personal sales, as well as consulting for large corporations and small businesses who have done billions of dollars of sales with his help.

The question “why start a business” may be the first one a prospective entrepreneur asks, Mr. Belcher explains. “The economy in the USA is showing no real signs of improvement right now, and a home business opportunity is going to be the best fit for many people currently facing unemployment lines or wanting to increase their income. There are clear benefits to owning your own business. Imagine setting your own work hours, not having a boss, and having unlimited earnings potential! Starting a business often allows people to have more time with their family because they can work from home in some cases, and set their own schedule to coincide with those of family members.”

Perry Belcher explains business ideas that an average person can quickly implement in many cases, if you follow his expert instructions on the business idea and on his advice on how to run a business. The path of the entrepreneur is a lifelong path, but it has to start somewhere, and Mr. Belcher brings several decades of startup experience and his own accomplishments of billions of dollars of sales to the table for the reader to benefit from.

Consultants of Perry Belcher’s caliber are rare and usually expensive, but for the price of a book the reader can learn from marketing superguru Perry Belcher’s highly successful marketing career. The book “How To Start A Startup” is an opportunity to learn directly from expert marketer Perry Belcher, and Mr. Belcher explains the ideas in detail and also gives practical business advice in how to run a business and what is needed to set up a business.

For the best home-based businesses and expert advice, “How To Start A Startup” by Perry Belcher is a complete book that is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Books a Million.

About Shoestring Publishing

Shoestring Publishing brings the very best in business startup courses to the public. The recession has increased the number of people wanting to start their own businesses and Shoestring Publishing provides the books and courses to help people setup their own startup business, and to explain how to start a startup. Shoestring Publishing creates courses on how to start a startup business.

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