About Us

Virginia K. Altman, CEO and principal has been a trusted counselor to organizations for 27 years; 18 of them as a change management consultant to Fortune 500 companies, and as an owner of and consultant to small to mid-sized businesses.

Her consulting career first took wing under Dr. Edward Deming, where she applied his methodologies in Team Building, total Quality Management, and Just-In-Time Manufacturing to overcome the challenge of the Japanese invasion of the American Automotive Industry.

Virginia has studied Telecommunications and Financial Management at Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College.

She is currently a professor of business management at St. Vincent College’s McKenna School of Business and is completing her Business Intermediary Certification through the International Business Brokers Association.

Experience

As CEO and President of Altman Telecom Technologies, Virginia K Altman achieved 26% growth in sales in a one year period.  At various points in her career, Virginia has worked as a Process Consultant and Master Facilitator with clients such as Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Symantec, Proctor & Gamble, Koch Industries, Kraft, Inc., Red Lobster, and Georgia Pacific, just to name a few.

She has partnered with a Corning Consumer Products Division President to design and implement a turnaround strategy, increasing return on investment from -6% to +14% in an 18 month period.  In working with BHP Steel in Australia, Virginia helped increase their competitiveness, introducing preventative maintenance procedures and managing team resolution of long-term recurring problems.

Locally, Virginia has provided consulting services for clients such as the Pittsburgh Presbytery, the East End Cooperative Ministry, AAA West Penn/West Virginia, and CoManage Corporation.  As the second-generation owner of a small family-run business, Altman Telephone Service, Virginia successfully maximized profits before negotiating the sale of the business.

Virginia K. Altman’s background of “hands on” experience includes:

• Mentoring businesses to reach their maximum potential
• Process consulting and business plan consulting
• Preparing businesses to be sold for their maximum value
• Business strategy design and implementation
• Marketing/Sales Plan development and execution
• Team building and leadership development
• Troubleshooting operational and system problems, particularly in manufacturing and high tech environments  

Contact Altman Business Solutions today, or download our brochure for more information.

Work with a Certified
Business Intermediary

Principal Virginia Altman has spent a lifetime growing businesses, aiding struggling businesses, and finding solutions to business challenges. 

Virginia is a Certified Business Intermediary.  The CBI certification is recognized as one of the most highly respected credentials by the broker community and by business professionals (learn more at www.ibba.org).   

Over the years, Altman Business Solutions has developed a variety of rational process tools, from a four phased transition process to specific and detailed marketing packages.  These proven systems make transitions such as selling and buying a business more controlled and profitable.

Experienced Executive Coaching, Facilitation, and Training

When you hire Altman Business Solutions, you are assured of working with a highly experienced industry veteran, solving your problems with proven methodologies.

We bring experience to the table, a drive for excellence, and a real understanding of how important it is to handle any business transition as smoothly as possible.

Altman has managed profitable transitions in family business, small business, Fortune 500, and non-profit environments.

Altman is process oriented, delivering products and plans that can be followed, with real measures of success.

Serving Businesses in the Pittsburgh Region and Beyond

Who?  From mid-sized companies to businesses in the 15 to 30 million dollar range.

Where?  Altman Business Solutions, LLC partners with business owners in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh region, as well as Greensburg, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Why?  To make a difference.  There are many quick sale, cookie cutter business brokerage services to choose from.  Altman Business Solutions is different.  Making a commission is easy, making a difference in the profitability of a business and the lives of its owners and employees is priceless. 

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