Archive for November 2010
Anaya Consulting Group of AZ Partners with Milwaukees Castillo Consulting Services to form Aeutus Marketing
Aeutus Marketing puts emphasis on targeting small businesses and Spanish speaking business owners
PHOENIX, AZ, September 21, 2010 – Former bank employees and now business partners, Christopher M. Castillo and Alexander B. Anaya, have recently teamed up to form Aeutus Marketing headquartered in Phoenix Arizona. The pair met four years ago when they both worked for M&I Bank. Christopher Castillo is from Milwaukee, WI and worked for M&Is; Corporate Marketing Division and met Alex Anaya while visiting Phoenix to conduct Marketing Training for M&Is; Business and Commercial Bankers. Castillo was impressed with the Phoenix area and eventually left M&I in early 2009 to focus on his business, Castillo Consulting Services, that has been assisting small business owners with Marketing and Public Relations support for over five years.
Castillo moved to Arizona in early 2010 and brings over 17 years experience in Marketing, Internet Services, Public Relations and Communications. He is now the CEO of Aeutus Marketing and holds his BBA, MBA and has received various awards for helping the community and volunteering his services to assist aspiring entrepreneurs.
Alex Anaya, Aeutus Marketing COO, also recently left a banking career at M&I Bank after working there over six years. Anaya states “One of the numerous benefits of working for M&I bank of Arizona was that I was able to meet many business owners, however I soon learned that the services that I provided wasnt enough to help them become more profitable. Many of them knew about their particular industry, however most of them did not know how to properly market themselves and target a certain niche.” Anaya continued “I would also get many Hispanic business owners approaching me because many of them only spoke Spanish and did not have a clear understanding on how to start a business in the U.S.” Working for a very conservative bank, he was limited to the knowledge that he could share and started getting requests from some of these clients to assist them with such things as helping them with the basics to get a business started and for Marketing and Advertising assistance. In 2009, he created Anaya Consulting Group to assist people with starting business entities as well as with Marketing and Social Media support.
Christopher Castillo and Alex Anaya both understand the importance of reaching out to the public in order to increase market share, as that is always the goal for all financial institutions. Aeutus Marketing will focus on assisting small and medium size business and currently has a small staff. One of the primary focuses of Aeutus Marketing is being an advocate to assisting Latino owned businesses.
Anaya comes from a family of entrepreneurs who have migrated to the U.S. to live the American dream of running their own enterprises. Christopher Castillo also has a background in assisting Hispanic owned businesses. Castillo previously worked as a Technical Assistant at the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) for nearly four years in a bilingual entrepreneurial course geared toward helping people create business plans regardless of their English proficiency. He is also a founding board member of Milwaukees Latino Entrepreneurial Network (LEN) that started in 2005 with nine members and now has over 200. He helped LEN become nationally recognized, and awarded, by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for the past two years.
Castillo has a long history of helping business owners with business plan creation and with his passion, Marketing. In 2006, he was the United States Congress Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition recipient, in recognition of outstanding and invaluable services to the community. He was also the 2009 Multicultural Entrepreneurial Institute (MEI) Volunteer of the Year Award recipient as well as the Wisconsin 2008 Small Business Administration (SBA) Minority Business Champion, Nominee and Runner-up. In 2006 he recieved the Community Service Award for the dedication, commitment and service to entrepreneurs and business owners of the Greater Milwaukee Area, presented by El Centro Empresarial and UWM. In addition, Christopher is an active board member at his alamater, University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW), for their Business School’s Minority Business Program. Castillo also has a passion for helping youth with their business aspirations as well. For the past four years, he has volunteer at the Bilingual Entrepreneurship Summer Training (BEST) Youth Camp sponsored by The Latino Entrepreneurial Network, Milwaukee, WI.
One of the areas that Alex Anaya is very passionate about is to stimulate the growth of minority owned businesses, as many truly do not understand the benefits of marketing their products or services appropriately. As a Business Management graduate from the University of Phoenix, he is prepared to take his knowledge and experience to the next level of becoming active with in the community and assisting minority owned enterprises in reaching their aspirations.
About Castillo Consulting Services, LLC
Castillo Consulting Services, LLC was started by Christopher M. Castillo in 2007 to assist small business with services such as Marketing and Business Plan Creation, Internet Marketing, Public Relations and Intellectual Property and is located in Milwaukee, WI and Phoenix, AZ. Christopher M. Castillo has over 17 years experience in Marketing, Internet Services, Public Relations and Communications. He holds his MBA and BBA and has received various awards for helping the community and volunteering his services to assist aspiring entrepreneurs. In 2009, he decided to take his company’s offering online by filming various videos to share his knowledge with friends, family and you. Please visit Christopher’s sites:
HomeMarketingGuru.com, CastilloConsultingServices.com and ChristopherMCastillo.com
About Anaya Consulting Group
Anaya Consulting Group was originally established by Alexander B Anaya in 2009 to support local Phoenix minority owned businesses with legal entities registrations, English and Spanish translations, financial assistance, Marketing and internet establishment. Anaya has over 13 years of experience in retail sales, Spanish Marketing and posseses a strong financial acumen. He holds a BS in Business Management and is currently pursuing a dual MBA in Green Energy Management and Marketing. Alexander is very involved in the community. For the past three years, he has coached youth sports at the Phoenix Boys & Girls Club. Additionally, hes an outdoorsman who is part of the public land coalition that maintains public use of lands for others.
About Aeutus Marketing
Aeutus Marketing, LLC was started by Christopher M. Castillo and Alexander B. Anaya in 2010 focusing on providing small businesses in the Phoenix Metro area with Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations support in both English and Spanish. Aeutus Marketing CEO, Christopher M. Castillo comes to Arizona from Milwaukee, WI and has over 17 years experience in Marketing, Internet Services, Public Relations and Communications. Alexander B. Anaya, Aeutus Marketing COO, has over 13 years of experience in retail sales, Spanish Marketing and posses a strong financial acumen. Aeutus Marketing specializes in strategic planning, design and implementation of Marketing campaigns with an emphasis on internet and new media. For more information, please visit AeutusMarketing.com
‘What should I invest in?’ This is the most pertinent question for most individuals striving to formulate a financial plan. Zillions of books and millions of web pages are not sufficient to answer this question. This is because investment advice is not universal and one size does not fit all. It changes as per the unique situation and specific requirements of every individual. Thus, it is essential to consult an investment expert personally to devise a customised financial plan.
For their investment and retirement plans, many people do not want an actively managed portfolio but would rather invest in the lower cost option of passive funds, which will just track the selected market index. There are currently two main options available for passive investment: tracker funds or ETFs.
Investment Advice: Understanding ETFs
Seek investment advice on ETFs to understand how they could form an important role in your portfolio. According toCNN financial experts, ETFs are “invented to combine the simplicity and low costs of index mutual funds with the flexibility of individual stocks”.
The main advantages of investing in ETFs are:
Ability to track a wide range of market indexes, like the FTSE, S&P 500 etc.
Diversified, global portfolio can be constructed relatively simply
Costs can be low, but smaller investors should keep an eye on total costs of investment
ETFs can be traded like shares
Why Investment Advice is Essential for Trading ETFs?
Investment advice from your financial advisor will help you build a well diversified portfolio that achieves your long term objectives. ETFs could form an important part of this portfolio as by buying a limited number of ETFs you could have a global, well diversified range of investments that track key market indices.
Investment Advice on Buying an ETF
Do consult with your financial advisor, as they will be able to recommend an approach that fits in with your retirement and investment goals. They will consider which range of ETFs will fit in with your overall portfolio of investments, so that it is well diversified, suitable for the level of risk you find acceptable. Your advisor will also consider the total cost of investment and the tax implications of your investments.
Here are some tips for choosing an ETF:
There are a large number of ETFs, across a broad range of markets available. Be clear about your objectives and do your research
Choose ETFs with proven performance records or those listed on broad market indexes.
Try to diversify your portfolio by investing in four or five ETFs. Diversification is a smart investment option, as it diffuses the amount of risk associated with a particular product.
Keeping it simple is the best strategy for smart ETF investments. Although ETFs are not very complicated products, it is prudent to consult with a Financial Advisor London. They help to blend ETFs with other investment products to create a comprehensive portfolio. You can also seek other financial services, such as inheritance tax advice, SIPP investment and retirement planning, from an expert financial advisor.