Vicki Donlan

Vicki Donlan is a business broker with ROI Business Brokers in Weymouth, MA. Her extensive experience working with small businesses, growing and selling her own, and having a far-reaching network cause her to be a resource every buyer and seller needs.

She is President of Vicki Donlan, a business coaching firm assisting entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and develop an exit plan.

She is the former publisher and founder of Women's Business, a 25,000 controlled-circulation newspaper devoted to women in business in the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island region, founded in 1998, and sold to the Boston Herald in 2004, remaining as publisher through 2007.

Her first book HER TURN Why It's Time for Women To Lead in America was published in September 2007. She is a regular guest discussing women in business on New England Cable News' Business Day and a well-known speaker.

Ms. Donlan was the first Executive Director of The Commonwealth Institute, where she facilitated CEO forums to assist in the growth of $250,000 to over $5M small businesses.

As co-founder and first Executive Director of the South Shore Women's Business Network and founder of The Alliance of Women's Business and Professional Organizations, she has been instrumental in the growth of networking for women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. She was honored by the U.S. SBA as the Massachusetts and New England Women in Business Advocate for 1994 for her efforts in working with women in small to medium size businesses. In 1997, she was honored with the SSWBN Women Mean Business Award for her continuing efforts to help women achieve business success. The Boston YWCA inducted her into their Women of Achievement Class of 1999 and she was honored, June 2000, with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus' Abigail Adams Award as an outstanding Massachusetts woman. Pine Manor College recognized her at its 2001 graduation with an honorary Doctors of Letters degree as its most distinguished alumnae. Patriots' Trail Girl Scout Council recognized her as a 2002 Leading Woman. The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce honored her with its Achievement in Business at the 2002 Pinnacle Awards. And, in 2004 Big Sister Association of Greater Boston honored her at its Annual Gala event. In 2005 Bryant University recognized her as the New England Businesswoman of the Year.

At the community level, she is the former Entrepreneur in Residence at Bridgewater State University, former president of Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts and serves on the Advisory Boards of CWE, the Centers of Entrepreneurial Studies at Bridgewater State College and Delfigo Security Systems. Ms. Donlan is a member of the Corporate Directors Group.

Ms. Donlan is married to Fran Donlan, financial advisor at Janney.. She has a son, David, 33, a sales manager at Hubspot in Cambridge. Born and raised in Newton, MA, Ms. Donlan is a 39 year resident of Hingham, MA. She is an avid runner, running 3 ½ miles every day for 33 years.