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JoAnn R. Forrester founded S I Business Associates, a growth management firm established in 1975. Jo Ann has secured 50 million dollars in loans for her clients. In 1998, she co-developed the PRICE IT PERFECT(TM) cost management program. In 2008, JoAnn started the Empress of Biz Talkcast Show.| JoAnn is a program manager of the Allegheny County M/W/DBE/Veteran Loan Fund. Jo Ann consulted for the Women's Entrepreneurial Training Program for the City of Pittsburgh and the State of Pennsylvania. From 1991 to 1995, she served on the Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force for the development of a strategic growth plan for women business owners. A former member of the US Small Business Administration's Small Business Advisory Council for the Western Pennsylvania District, JoAnn was appointed the first woman Chair of the Council in May of 1993 JoAnn is a co-author of STEPS TO OWNING YOUR OWN SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, the David vs Goliath Marketing Workbook, and the award-winning childre