Ed held senior posts as executive vice president of a major oil refining and marketing company, headed up the polymer division of a major chemical company and was employed as an officer of a major consulting company. In addition, he and his family owned several mall retail stores with a nautical theme and have invested in several small businesses. Ed wrote a book “UNDERSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS, a Complete Guide” based on his experiences with teaching, counseling and starting small businesses.  The book was published in 2006 by Tate Publishing.  Ed passed away in early 2008.

Ed McMahon

PLAN
• A New year, a new plan (2003/01)
• A new year, a new start(2002/01)
• The new year is starting well (2005/03)
• Seasons greetings and plan your business (2001/12)
• A spring reminder (2002/03) 
• Another year is ending (2002/11)
• Is a business plan necessary (2001/09)
• It's your choice (2003/02)
• Old truths are still new (2002/12)
• Planning for it (2003/04)
• Some food for thought (2004/07)
• Your game plan (2003/05)

MANAGE
• Are you running your business (2004/08)
• How to organize your business (2001/08)
• Inventory management (2004/04) 
• Managing your business (2004/05)
• Self inflicted pain (2002/04)
• The "End Game" or "When it's time to get out" (2005/12)
• The grief of small business (2001/07)
• Time to reinvent your business (2005/05)
• Employee vs. Contractor (2001/03)

MISCELLANEOUS
• SCORE and SBA, they are here to help you (2001/10)
• The changing face of the entrepreneur (2004/01)
• Energy, what a small business should know (2001/05)
• Higher energy costs are here to stay (2004/06)
• In praise of entrepreneurs (2002/08)
• School days (2002/07)

MARKET
• Brand Marketing (2005/06)
• Never ending fight for market share (02002/02)
• To advertise or not to advertise (2001/01)

WEB
• Help is only a click away (2006/01)
• Navigating the web (2004/02)
• Some absolutely necessary web sites (2004/11) 
         

FINANCE
• Added value means profit (2002/10)
• Benchmark your business (2004/03)
• Cash - that's what its all about (2002/06)
• Credit by the numbers - An update (2005/04)
• Dealing with banks and lenders (2005/08)
• Do you have the funds (2003/03)
•Plan and manage your cash (2003/08)
• Taxes and what they cost us (2002/05)
• When you're out of cash (2003/07)
• Where is the money coming from (2003/10)