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Ron SilbersteinCo-Founder and Principle<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-silberstein-cpa-cfe-2683171/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-influencers-ron-silberstein-co-founder-and-principle-buds-place-2721820" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-silberstein-cpa-cfe-2683171/</a>Silberstein’s professional experience includes being the managing partner of a high-growth CPA firm that specialized in audits of public companies and franchise companies, and 4-1/2 years as CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of a group of companies with a public parent. The group included a large franchisor, manufacturing companies, wholesale distributors and a dot com–ecommerce company.Silberstein is a certified franchise executive and a CPA. Experienced and proactive, he is the co-founder and principal of Bud's Place Franchising, LLC—a franchisor of social cannabis consumption lounges that provides high-quality food and beverage, entertainment and accessories in an upscale atmosphere. It is high-quality fun. He has regularly been named one of the top franchise experts to follow on Twitter.<a href="https://buds-place.com/franchise/qualifications/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-influencers-ron-silberstein-co-founder-and-principle-buds-place-2721820" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">About Bud's Place</a>: The franchise offered is for a “Bud’s Place” social smoking lounge, offering food, beverages, entertainment and relaxation in a casual but upscale atmosphere. Where permitted, the beverages will include liquor and/or beer and wine. A Bud’s Place social smoking lounge operates using the franchisor’s proprietary recipes, formulae, techniques, trade dress, trademarks and logos.Total Locations: 1Investment Range: $619,500–$1,172,500Franchise Website: <a href="https://buds-place.com/franchise/qualifications/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-influencers-ron-silberstein-co-founder-and-principle-buds-place-2721820" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://buds-place.com/franchise/qualifications/</a> &nbsp;

Franchise Influencers: Ron Silberstein, Co-Founder and Principle, Bud’s Place

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