Bret Carpenter currently works for the Coconino Small Business Development Center as the Center Director in Flagstaff, AZ. He has extensive experience in marketing, business operations, business plan development, financial analysis and applying technology within businesses environments. He supports businesses from the earliest stages of start-up through growth and expansion. His goal is to assist businesses, institutions and entrepreneurs to be more successful in their endeavors. He does this through gaining understanding of their working structures, finances, marketing practices and applying best practices within those structures.
Bret grew up in the construction industry and was formerly the Vice President of a commercial design/build construction company in the Los Angeles Area. Bret has owned two IT Consulting businesses, has taught in higher education and has non-profit management experience.
Bret has a BS in Construction Engineering Technology and a Masters in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He lives in Flagstaff, and is married with two daughters. Bret likes to bicycle, hike and tinker with electronics.
Specialties: Feasibility Analysis, Operations management, Start-up Support, Modern Marketing Practices, Social Media Marketing, Staff Management, Staff Training, Project Management Systems, Customer Relationship Management Systems (CRM) and creating and implementing effective working environments.
I am not the classic extrovert that our society tends to identify as a leader. I am an introvert. I am often drawn more to computers and machines than to …
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Arizona Association of Counties
Arizona Chief Probation Officers Association
Arizona City/County Management Association
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Arizona Fiduciary Association
Arizona Fire Chiefs Association
Arizona Law Enforcement Records Management Association
Arizona Parks & Recreation Association
Arizona Society for Certified Public Accountants
Arizona Society for Human Resources Management
Arizona Tax Conference/ AZ Department of Revenue
City of Flagstaff
City of Sedona
City of Tolleson
County: Coconino County
County: Maricopa County
County: Mohave County
County: Pinal County
County: Yavapai County
County: Yuma County
Flagstaff Unified School District
Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging
Metroplan
Mountain Line
National Forest Service
National Park Service
Northern Arizona Council of Governments
Northern Arizona Public Employees Benefit Trust
Shasta Public Libraries
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Valley Metro
Western Arizona Council of Governments
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The Azulita Project
The Arboretum at Flagstaff
Area Five Area Agency on Aging
Creative Flagstaff
Grand Canyon Conservancy
Grand Canyon Youth
Goodwill
The Guidance Center
High Country Humane
Housing Solutions on Northern AZ
Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging
National Forest Foundation
Native Americans for Community Action
North Country HealthCare
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center
PRIVATE/SMALL BUSINESS
Arizona Raft Adventures
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Aspey, Watkins & Diesel
Bella Investment Group
Benefit & Financial Strategies
Brightside Bookshop
Canyon Coolers
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Performance Staffing
Route 66 Gift Shop
W.L. Gore & Associates
The Yoga Experience
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC
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City of Flagstaff
Coconino Community College
City of Sedona
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Flagstaff Unified School District
Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging
Maricopa County
Metroplan
Mohave County
National Forest Service
Northern Arizona Council of Governments
National Forest Service
National Park Service
Northland Preparatory Academy
Northern Arizona Public Employees Benefit Trust
Northern Arizona University
Northland Pioneer College
NAIPTA/Mountain Line
Pinal County
University of Arizona
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Western Arizona Council of Governments
Yavapai County
Yuma County
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