Dr. Mark Hagar has acquired and operated more than twenty individual small businesses since his first acquisition in 1997. His diverse portfolio has included manufacturing and distribution firms engaged in the commercial printing, direct mail marketing, education supply, military, aerospace, and orthopedics industries. Mark received his Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from the School of Management at Cranfield University, where he conducted research related to small business ownership and the psychology of business owners in situations of financial distress. Dr. Hagar has served as a member of faculty at numerous colleges and universities in the U.S., and U.K. teaching courses in Communications, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, and Project Management.