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Bill Bartmann Enterprises Listed by Inc. 500 as One of

America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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ill Bartmann Enterprises has made it onto the prestigious Inc. 500 list

of America's fastest-growing private companies. This company

publishes motivational books, CDs, and videos for entrepreneurs as well

as holding conferences and seminars.

To clinch the 234 th spot in the exclusive annual ranking, Bill Bartmann

Enterprises achieved a three-year growth of 1,309.1% and the company's

revenue for 2009 was $5.7 million.

Bill Bartmann, who has earned countless business awards said:

"We are honored and humbled to be included in this exclusive

group of cutting edge companies. It is even more humbling to

realize that this is the 5th time one of our companies has achieved

this designation."

Bill Bartmann became a billionaire and the 25th richest person in America

through a debt collection company he founded called CommercialFinancial Services (CFS). He started this company when he became

bankrupt after his oil pipe company collapsed when Saudi Arabia flooded

the market with oil and prices came crashing down. However, not only

was he bankrupt he was also $1 million in debt.

He turned this around with CFS. He persuaded the bank he owed a

million dollars to lend him a further $13,000 to buy a small box of bad

loans. Then making calls from his kitchen table he proceeded to collect

$63,000 on these bad loans. Both he and his bank saw the potential of

the debt collection business and following on from his initial success they

offered him a loan of $100,000 to purchase an even larger loan portfolio.

Arguably, neither he, nor his bank, recognized just how lucrative this

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During the trial which lasted 89 days the government called 53 witnesses

and lasting 89 days. In contrast, Bill Bartmann chose not to call a single

witness. He also opted not to present any case for the defence. Despite

the massive arsenal that the government fired at him the entire trial hung

on the validity of a single document which Bill Bartmann was able to

prove.

The jury found him not guilty on all counts. Later the bankruptcy trustee

for his former company publicly admitted "There was no fraud at CFS."

With that ordeal over Bill Bartmann began the process of re-building his

life.

The highs and lows that Bill Bartmann has experienced are un ique. He

wasn't born into wealth. He comes from a family of eight children. His

father was a janitor and his mother cleaned houses for a living. To put it

mildly they were poor.

At age 14 he dropped out of high-school to join a travelling carnival. He

left that to join a street gang - the Manor Boys.

He's been homeless and has slept under bridge viaducts. He also spent a

summer living in a hayloft until the farmer discovered him and burnt his

few possessions.

By age 17 he was an alcoholic and almost became a paraplegic after

falling down a flight of stairs in a drunken stupor. But, with that stubborn

streak and dogged determination that are hallmarks of his success in

spite of facing enormous obstacles, he refused to accept the diagnosis


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that he would never walk again and did in fact walk out of the hospital on

his own two feet.

He later got a job on the "kill-floor" of a pig slaughter house. Having seen

a pig being killed, I don't even want to imagine what that was like,

especially back then. However, here he demonstrated his leadership and

negotiating skills by organizing a wildcat strike to demand benefits for the

part-time workers.

Call it serendipity, if you like, but during this time he met the headteacher

who had booted him out of school. This time the headteacher convinced

him not to turn his back on education. He went back to school, got his

GED, graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree and eventually got

his law degree. And it was at this point his roller coaster business career

began.

"My long and interesting business career has given me a unique

perspective: I'm aware of no other slaughterhouse worker orstreet-gang member ever to have become a billionaire. I'm also

something of an authority on surviving bankruptcy and other

forms of failure.

I therefore channelled that knowledge and my energies into

helping other entrepreneurs to overcome whatever barriers

they're up against. I created Bill Bartmann Enterprises, through

which I've offered courses, materials, and live events on

entrepreneurship and achieving goals."

At age 61, Bill Bartmann is far from over. During the last recession he

went from bankrupt to billionaire and during this recession he's


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determined to strike it rich again only this time he wants to help e ven

more people enjoy phenomenal wealth and success as well.

To find out more about his latest business venture and how you can

partner with Bill Bartmann visit:

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In a FREE video Bill Bartmann will personally show you how you can make

money in this "bad" economy and help others who have been adversely

affected during this economic downturn and even become one of his

business partners.

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bill bartmann enterprises listed by inc. 500 as one of america's fastest-growing private companies

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