What Does It Take to Launch a Billion Dollar Company?




E3C: The Passionate Entrepreneur show

Summary: Clovis L. Prince is President and CEO of Prince & Associates, diverse conglomerate of companies in the communications, real estate, hospitality and restaurant industries with revenues approaching $1 billion dollars. Considered one of the pioneers of wireless telecommunications, Prince widened his focus to provide independent communications consultant services throughout the United States and internationally. The company, now operating in multiple offices across the United States, is rapidly becoming a multi-million dollar operation with major clients such as Bechtel, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel, Extended Stay Hotels, Ericsson, Inc., U.S. Cellular, Florida Department of Transportation and others. As Mr. Prince’s vision continued to grow in 2007, Prince & Associates expanded its real estate endeavors to the hospitality industry wherein the company entered into franchise agreements with Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) and Choice Hotels for Holiday Inn Express and Comfort Suites hotels in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Prince further diversified the company in 2007 with the creation of a new restaurant concept called Prince Bistro, a casual American eatery with a projected 11 locations by the end of 2009. Also, the corporation entered into a franchise development agreement with Papa John’s Pizza, as the largest minority-owned franchisee in the United States, with 19 locations in the San Antonio and Houston, Texas markets, to be completed by the end of 2011. (www.princeandassociates.com) Listen, Learn, Enjoy and Share with a Business Associate! Bumper music provided by Bryan Hunley of New Whyne Music E3C Links: www.BetterSalesandProfitsNow.com (company website) www.twitter.com/KenE3C (Twitter) www.my-business-community.com (community website) www.E3C.typepad.com (Blog) www.E3C.podOmatic.com (podcast) www.E3CPassionateEntrepreneur.pbwiki.com (wiki) www.mybusinesscommunity.ning.com (business social network) Is Your Business A Hobby, Job or Profitable Enterprise? Take the Quiz and Discover For Yourself! Click on this link: www.my-business-community.com/quiz1/player.html (multi-media presentation) Get My Business Tips! Go to my business profile and sign-up! http://mybusinesscommunity.ning.com/profile/KenE3C