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Linda Harasin, MBA
BUSINESS
CONSULTANT
Linda
Harasin joined the Orange County Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) in spring of 2007. As a
business consultant, she presents training seminars on
various business-related topics and provides one-on-one
consultation services to small business owners
interested in launching a business or taking an existing
business to the next level.
With
almost 20 years of combined experience in the small
business community, television broadcasting industry,
and public relations agencies, Ms. Harasin stands ready to
share her expertise in business planning and
development, financing, public relations and marketing.
She returns to the Orange County SBDC having previously
served in its Entrepreneur Training Institute in the
late 1990s.
Ms. Harasin
is also an adjunct instructor for Santa Ana College
where she teaches business communications, marketing,
business planning, and small business management. She
also teaches a variety of business classes through
California State University, Fullerton; Saddleback
College; and Rancho Santiago Community College District.
She has
served as the Orange County executive director for
American Women’s Economic Development Corporation, and
as director of the alumni network for the University of
Phoenix and its California campuses. Recently, she
received the Woman in Business Champion Award of 2007
presented by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Ms. Harasin
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and
Communications from Wayne State University in Michigan,
and a Master’s in Business Administration from
Pepperdine University.
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