DANIEL W. DIENER
Chief Financial Officer
Business Success Center

Just selected by the SBA as its small business 2006 Financial Services Champion
for the San Antonio District and the five-state region which includes Texas.

• Small Business 2006 Financial Services Champion, Small Business Administration
• Co-developer of the BSC Virtual Incubator a systematic approach which takes existing businesses to the next level by making sure that all areas of the business are stable, profitable, and transferable
• Co-developer of the systematic business ownership program, the Owners MBA, which has over 1000 graduates
• Development Partner, AccountEdge, creators of MYOB accounting software
• NCRC Certified Technical Advisor

Highlights:
Listed in:
Prominent Men in the 20th Century,
Personalities of the South,
Who’s Who in the Southwest

Nominee:
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Awards:
Awards:
• Small Business 2006 Financial Services Champion, Small Business AdministrationSan Antonio Austin District and 5-State Region
• Top 20 Management Consulting Firms, Austin Business Journal
• Austin Business Journal's 2001 Book of Lists of dynamic Austin companies
• Austin Quality Council, Level 1 Award
• Black Arts Alliance Phoenix Award
• City of Austin Commendation
• SCORE chapter of the SBA Service Award
• TX Association for Community Service & Continuing Education, Programs of Excellence
• TX Senate Resolution #1187

Articles in Publications:
• Texas Restaurant Association trade publications
• Texas Retail Grocers Association trade publications
• Texas Retailer Association trade publications
• Austin American-Statesman
• Austin Business Journal
• Bootstrappin’ Entrepreneur
• International Resource Guide
• International Television Association publication
• Practical Supervision
• Editor Natural Foods Buyers Guide
• The Networker

Elected to:
• 1995 White House Conference on Small Business

Expert Testimony:
• Texas State Senate on small business funding issues

Serves on:
• Texas Department of Economic Development’s Small Business Council
• Volunteer Counselor for the Small Business Administration (SBA) since 1986
• Board Member, Students Involved in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

Served as:
• Board member, Texas Conference on Small Business
• Texas Capital Access Forum Conference Communications Chair, American Society for Training and Development
• Board Member, Austin Chamber of Commerce North Central Council
• Board Member, TX Business Incubator Association
• Board member Small Corporate Offering Registration, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

For over twenty years, Daniel Diener has worked closely with small business owners, organization executives, engineers, and management to set goals, conduct research, and produce effective business strategies. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Along with Jan Triplett, Ph.D., he founded Diener, Triplett & Associates, Inc. (DTA) in 1981 which owns the Business Success Center, formerly the Entrepreneurs’ Association.

Mr. Diener is also the co-developer and co-instructor for the award-winning "Street MBA" and "Owners MBA" which teach people how to start and run a business. These programs have graduated over 9000 small business owners.

He also developed and was an instructor for another award-winning program,"The City Management Academy". The program taught managers and first line supervisors how to be more "intrapreneurial" within their organizations.

He is a frequent speaker and workshop presenter on various small business and entrepreneurial topics locally, nationally, and internationally. He has also written articles about small business for many publications including the Austin Business Journal's Small Business Sourcebook, the Austin American Statesman, and several specialty publications. In 1996, he and his partner, Dr. Triplett, were asked by the Nikkei Corporation to come to Japan to discuss entrepreneurship and venture capital at a special forum.

He was selected and served as an elected delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business. Also in 1995, his firm, was evaluated by the Austin Quality Council and was selected as a Level I award winner.

He has been recognized by the Austin City Council, the Austin Chamber of Commerce, and American Society for Training and Development. He is cited in Who’s Who in the Southwest and Personalities of the South. He was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.

For four years he served on the North Central Area Council for the Austin Chamber of Commerce and served as VP of Communications for the Austin chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

He currently serves on the Small Business Advisory Board of the Texas Department of Economic Development and Students Involved in Free Enterprise (SIFE).

You may contact Daniel Diener through email at ddiener@bscusa.com.

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