Member: Randy Nelson, Arizona Western College, Yuma, Arizona

Email: randy.nelson@azwestern.edu

Residence: Yuma, Arizona

Organization: Arizona Western College Small Business Development Center (AWC SBDC)

Occupation: Director AWC SBDC

First job: Home delivery of Newspapers via bicycle

Philosophy: If we are here to educate entrepreneurs we better set the example

Favorite Music: Background Music

Favorite TV show or movie: Any 007

Favorite book: Inca Gold by Clive Cussler

What got me interested in my work: This position allows me to use my background, education, and creativity.

Greatest accomplishment: My Family

Success is... Earning the respect by being an asset to those around you.

Pet Peeve: People who don’t even consider there may be a better way to do something.

Favorite Quote: Give a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach him to fish, he eats for a lifetime, teach him to be a fishing entrepreneur and he may feed the world. Author unknown

Current Projects: Accreditation criterion 5 Co-Chair, Business Incubator development with local Non-Profit

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