Our Founder

Elias E. Ladon, MBA, MS

Registered Investment Banking Representative,
CBI (Certified Business Intermediary); CBA (Certified Business. Appraiser)

Elias is the President and founder of Enterprise Development Resources, Inc. He has a diverse business and technology experience both in the Corporate world (has worked for large companies (Battelle Memorial Institute, BP Amoco and Kraft General Foods) and in small companies of his own (owned and sold, after turning it around, a small specialty chemical company Chemitron, Inc.) He has also joined the league of Agnel Investors by having invested in a Food Technology Company (which has been developing and marketing a natural fat subsitute in a wide range of foods) and in a telematics company.

In addition to his corporate financial and management skills, Elias has diverse experience in Manufacturing, Technology Management and Commercialization including commercialization of NASA’s technologies while working at Battelle Memorial Institute; introduction of new specialty chemicals for electronic applications in the market place while owning Chemitron Inc.; Commercialization of a USDA food related technology.

Elias has both technical and business background at the graduate and postgraduate level in Business and Science. He received a MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University. He also received a MS Degree in Chemistry from Michigan State University and passed successfully all the requirements for Ph.D. (course work and qualifiers) except for a thesis.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:
Registered Representative (Reliance Worldwide Investments, LLC)
Licensed Real Estate Agent, Ohio
Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) by the International Business Brokers Association;
Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) by the Institute of Business Appraisers.

email: Elias.Ladon@EnterpriseDR.com

phone: 216-765-0845

twitter: @EnterpriseDR

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