Peter Marquardt
Eugene, OR (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
GBI
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Location:
Eugene
Industry:
Healthcare
Year Founded:
2008
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
Providing information services to a well heeled niche demographic. Providing services to Baby Boomers that are on the cusp of retirement and afterward.
GBI has been in existence since 1999 and was an LLC before. Now SCORE and the local SBDC feel that this version is finally not only viable, but can be a successful company. Recently I proposed the idea during an international competition and received very good reviews.
The web design company has been picked, and I will be active before the year is out. However with an idea such as this, I need to hit the ground running, not ambling along....I have the start of a good advisory team with the addition of a national leader in this particular field, along with a west coast pharmaceutical rep, and a former captain, (USAF)as well as several local business people.
To make this work I really would like to ask interested persons to join in a mentoring role, perhaps taking an active part in the company at a future date. I need to prepare the company for possible investors in the near future.
The market is large, there are about 76 million baby boomers heading to the retirement goal posts in the U.S. alone. The international baby boomer is also a component of GBI. How the economic situation will impact this demographic is clear. They will continue to use it. The product and service is used by doctors, lawyers, scientists. It can be used by anyone but the demographics speak for themselves.