Sara Levinson – Business Advisor
With SBDC since 2012
Sara brings expertise in business expansion and restructuring to the SV SBDC team. Having operated her own consulting firm for 20+ years, Sara has worked with businesses, non-profits, and communities in diverse sectors to assess and facilitate growth through the use of tools such as strategic alliances, financial analysis, government funding and economic development.
Get in Touch
- Phone: 540.568.3227
Specialties
- Business Planning
- Manufacturing and development/implementation of technology
Organizational Assessment & Restructuring - Negotiations & Facilitation
- Government Funding, Corporate Sponsorship
- Financial Analysis
- Strategic Alliances
Certifications
- Certified Business Network Advisor
Education/Experience
- Concordia University, BA, Economics, graduated With Distinction
University of Western Ontario, MBA, Operations & Organizational Management - 20+ years’ operating her own consulting firm
Awards/Recognition
- Associates’ Plan for Excellence Scholarship
Fun Fact
Sara was the co-owner of a television production company. She and her business partner produced sports and music projects, including an award-winning musical biography titled “In the Key of Oscar,” about Oscar Peterson who was a world-renowned jazz pianist. The film follows Peterson’s life and career, including personal interviews with jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock.