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Bob Dawson, CITE, Founder
Bob is no stranger to looking at Return On Investment opportunities. As a commercial banker for ten years during the 1970’s,
Bob was selected to be a U.S. Small Business Administration ( SBA ) Certified Lending Officer. Using his financial and management skills,
Bob entered the travel industry in 1982. As a travel agency owner in the New England area, Bob built a successful travel business
which included corporate, incentive group and leisure clients.
In October of 1991 Bob formed The Business Group in an effort to introduce Incentive Return on Investment to both buyers and sellers
of incentive programs throughout the world.
Bob has authored two home-study courses related to Incentive Travel, a step by step ROI Guide and has lectured on the topic of
Incentive ROI to corporate executive audiences worldwide, and is considered an expert in this field. Bob’s role with The Business
Group is to provide continued support for the development of ROI tools for use by those interested in using this valuable management
process to create measurable results in their organizations.
Brian J. O’Hare, Managing Director
Brian began his career in the Financial Services Industry in 1967 when he joined the Travelers Insurance Company Life and Pension
division. Following a successful seven year stint with Traveler’s, Brian branched out to form his own company, which started
out as a Pension-Trust firm in 1973 and over time developed into an Investment Banking company that specialized in raising capital for
Real Estate development projects. Brian is licensed by both the SEC and NASD.
In 1997, Brian changed the direction of his business from an Investment Banking role to one of a financial consultant, providing
a wide range of financial services for his clients. This role allowed Brian to work with company executives on the various forms of
financing projects including Commercial Real Estate, Venture Capital and traditional bank financing.
Brian began to work, as an independent consultant, for The Business Group in 1999. Utilizing his vast financial background and
business expertise, Brian provided The Business Group with a high level of financial analysis for their Incentive Return on
Investment clients. In the Fall of 2007, Brian began to assume responsibility for the day to day management of all of the
independent contractors for The Business Group. In April of 2008, he was officially designated as the Managing Director of
The Business Group, assuming that role from Bob Dawson, the company founder.
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