1. Registered Investment Advisors BARIA Aaron Baker, Managing Director
Baker & Associates
Registered Investment Advisors
BARIA
Aaron Baker, Managing Director

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania.
Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Florida A&M University.
Licenses/Registrations Earned:
Series 7; Full Registration/General Securities Representative 2001; Series 63; Uniform Securities State Agent 2002; Series 65; Uniform Securities Agent 2004; Life Agent and Variable Contracts License 2004
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Over 4 decades of business experience in product development, marketing, sales, strategic planning and finance
Fifteen years of providing investment advise
Merrill Lynch, AIG, ING, MetLife
Founder and Managing Director of Baker & Associates a Registered Investment Advisory firm.
BARIA focuses on strategic and financial planning for organizations, businesses and individuals.
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A Registered Investment Advisor (BARIA) we work with individuals and institutions.
We seek to identify business development, investment and financing opportunities in emerging markets, as well as assist in private placement arrangements for individuals and organizations.
We are engaged in the analysis and assessment of investment opportunities with a focus on actively adding value to client relationships through strategic growth utilizing resources that provide a cross section of financial and technical skills
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The founding of BARIA in 2014 represents a new beginning in the financial services industry. The jobs act of 2010 provided a new set of tools by which businesses can be funded for growth and expansion using Crowd-funding as a method of equity participation.
We teach, mentor and support the teaching of Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy in urban communities.
We nurture startups and accelerate growth.
We invest in people and projects in emerging markets and urban communities.
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We are creating a community of entrepreneurs and investors with shared interest in investing in emerging markets.  Participants can regularly interact with peers and tap into networks of like-minded practitioners around specific issues or opportunities.
Facilitating collaboration across Investors and Network members. Participants can collaborate to share knowledge and expertise to fill information gaps and refine thinking around approaches to investment and impact measurement.
Facilitating deployment of new capital into investments benefitting urban populations. Members participating can benefit from reduced search and transaction costs and a better understanding of business models, investment strategies, structures and markets
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Our Process. We ask the hard questions.
What problem(s) are we trying to solve?
How will the solution improve the situation?
What is the value in resolving the problem?
What is it going to cost to fix the problem?
Is the value of resolving the problem more than the cost to fix the problem?
Can resolution of the problem generate positive cashflows?
Who is willing to bear the cost of the solution?
Is this a business opportunity?
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Process Milestones:
Collaborative Effort
Agree on problem(s) to be solved
Identify solution set(s)
Select best option(s)
Execute (or not)
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Assessments
In all cases we begin with a internal assessment of personal and/or organizational functions.
We access the current forces impacting the market
We help to envision strategic opportunities and develop solutions to meet client needs.
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Collaborative Effort
Establish Objectives and Milestones
Agree on contract and terms
Begin to Access Valuation Including
Organization & Management
Books & Records
Processes and Procedures
Customer & Community Relations
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Agree on problem(s) to be resolved
Output from the collaborative process is input to the Problem Statement
The Valuation Assessment is key, it may yield additional options or restrictions
A more clear statement of the problem to be resolved is created
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External Assessment
The Industry
The Market
The Competition
Government Efforts
The output is an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the organization under current market conditions which serves as input to identifying possible solution sets.
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The Solution Set(s) begin with the inputs from the internal and the external assessments
A review of the problem and stated objectives
Aligning the two and developing a cohesive strategy to resolve the problem while meeting the stated objectives
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Execution Once the strategy is determined a plan for execution is required to be developed and executed.
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We facilitate the development of communities of entrepreneurs and investors with shared interest in investing in Global emerging markets. 
We facilitate collaboration between Investors and Network members. Participants can collaborate to share knowledge and expertise
We support the deployment of new capital into investments benefitting urban populations.
CRD#141472