About
Burnes Consulting
Burnes
Consulting is a small business
and economic development-consulting
firm. Kent Burnes,
founder, has been a speaker, author
and trainer since 1985. Kent focuses
on issues facing communities and the
small businesses that call them home.
Communities appreciate the no nonsense
down to earth approach that Kent Burnes
takes on each and every project. Kent
Burnes is a proponent of the National
Main Street Center’s Main Street
Approach, he should be, Kent
was one of the first Main Street Project
Managers in the United States.
Some communities have used Burnes’
services to assist with the entire
process of implementing a downtown
revitalization program while others
have called on Kent to provide assessment
and resource team services for already
established programs. Over 750 communities
have invited Kent Burnes to present
“Making Money Downtown©”
an award winning program that outlines
the approach to business and downtown
revitalization. Kent has a knack for
making each component of a management
program easy to understand and exciting
for the entire community.
Over 275 communities have enlisted
the services of Burnes Consulting
to help them achieve success in revitalizing
their downtown centers. The
National Main Street Center, State
Governments, Chambers of Commerce
as well as other organizations and
institutions frequently use the services
of Burnes Consulting to help further
their revitalization efforts.
Small business success is the root
of every downtown’s success.
It stands to reason that the same
firm that teaches downtown revitalization
techniques would have a few good tips
for small businesses too. Small businesses
must believe in the message Kent Burnes
brings to them because more than 175,000
small business owners have attended
at least one of Kent’s workshops
or seminars. Kent’s book,
Secrets to Small Business Success
has found a home in more than 100,000
businesses nationwide and the audio
book “More Secrets to
Small Business Success”
was quickly snapped up as well. Kent’s
workshops have met with rave reviews
coast to coast. Kent has a gift for
teaching and training that audience’s
love and respond to in a positive
manner. Motivation, humor, and education
all form a combination that is a winner
with any group or convention.
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