What We Do
Business Consultants
At Collateral Base, we provide unparalleled consulting services for cannabis companies, startups, businesses, and people with goals of getting a limited license to conduct business from a lottery, complete application, or merit based applications all over the country.
Our mission is to share in your success by helping your business make the best decisions on an application for a license, or in the capital markets to help raise funds they need to grow.
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Our Business Consulting
Using his business law and litigation skills, Thomas Howard, our founding director, built a digital company set to defend others from risks in Chicago, IL, and beyond. Meanwhile, in Arizona, Sergio Barraza-Ingstrom taps into his network of operators in the emerging agriculture sectors and helps open new markets to licensed businesses all over the southwest and beyond.
Our growing network of business consultants, brought together by our guiding principles, is prepared to help you organize your next capital raise with sound financial models and impeccable corporate documentation.
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Real Estate Evaluations
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Business Deal Consulting
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Shareholder Disputes
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Cannabis Licensing
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Fraud Avoidance
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Financial Models
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Who We Are
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Thomas Howard
Managing Director
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Thomas Howard
Managing Director
Sergio Barraza-Ingstrom
Operations Director
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Sergio Barraza-Ingstrom
Operations Director
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Sergio has worked in 32 different states and 27 different countries since joining the cannabis industry in 2016. He has secured lucrative licenses for clients in locations such as Portugal, Illinois, New Jersey, California, and many others. Sergio is an expert in licensing, business processes, and financial modeling. In 2020, Sergio took a break from the cannabis industry to obtain an MBA in financial analytics and work as an interim Director of Finance for a cannabis nutrient start-up. After graduating in 2021, Sergio worked on applications in states such as Texas, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Arizona, Mississippi, and Alabama. He has a 92% success rate.
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Slobodan Djukic
Finance Director
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Slobodan Djukic
Finance Director
Adam Dalton
Applications Director
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Adam Dalton
Applications Director
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Danielle Mikolajcyzk
Paralegal
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