Robert W. "Bob" Duggan is an indigenous Californian, birthed as well as lifted. He went to University of America, Santa Barbara for 4 years as well as examined with the lesson of 1966. He majored in economics. After studying at Santa Barbara, he likewise examined company management at UCLA from 1966 till 1968.<br><br>Bob Duggan is the founder as well as principal of a financial backing and also protections investment company, Robert W. Duggan & Associates, found in Palo Alto. He has participated as an adviser, financier, or supervisor of many little and also big businesses with an emphasis on computer technologies, medical products, customer retail items, as well as outdoor media communication sectors. 3 of his equity capital business have at some point come to be publicly traded securities on either the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. On top of that, 2 added ventures have been marketed to Fortune 500 business.<br><br>Presently he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Principal Exec Officer of Pharmacyclics, Inc. Before that he served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Computer Movement, Inc. from 1990 to 2003. Computer Motion and also Intuitive Surgical, Inc. combined in 2003, and also starting at that time he came to be a participant of the Board of Supervisors of Instinctive Surgical, Inc., listed on the NASDAQ as ISRG.<br><br>Robert Duggan has had an amazing career with several quite different chapters. Before entering the pharmaceutical world, he started off his profession with a company called Sunset Styles. As a financier behind Sundown Styles, Robert Duggan created children's embroidery collections by the name of Jiffy Stichery.<br><br>Robert Duggan invested 50 % of the financial backing, offered key critical suggestions, and was an energetic member of the Board of Supervisors. Sunset Styles dominated the marketplace with over 80 % market share. The business was marketed in the mid 1980s to Reckitt and also Benckiser (LSE: <a href="waiting for link from Web 2.0 Blogs (6)">click here for more</a> RB) for $15 million, a wonderful return on the initial $100,000 financial investment.<br><br>Some business being recognized at the 2014 SBA Nevada Small company Honors offer items or services, as well as some work behind the scenes to assist businesses expand.<br><br>All of the entrepreneurs as well as champions of financial development in Nevada getting awards came from reasonable starts, and all of them are dedicated to their communities.<br><br>Whether offering probiotic organic food beverages, cleaning carpetings or developing a digital approach for a major business, the creators of these companies began them in homes and also tiny offices, and also increased them with difficult job.<br><br>The U.S. Local business Management is coordinating with Vegas PBS to commemorate these outstanding small companies and achieved entrepreneurs for the third successive year.<br><br><br>Robert W. "Bob" Duggan is a native Californian, born as well as raised. He attended College of California, Santa Barbara for four years and also examined with the class of 1966. After researching at Santa Barbara, he additionally studied company administration at UCLA from 1966 until 1968.<br><br>Bob Duggan is the founder as well as principal of a venture capital and also protections investment company, Robert W. Duggan & Associates, found in Palo Alto. Robert Duggan invested 50 % of the venture resources, given essential critical insight, and was an active participant of the Board of Supervisors.