Certified Business Brokers’ M&A Group Completes the Sale of Multi-State U.S. Firm to International Strategic Acquiror

HOUSTON, TX — May 2, 2008 — Certified Business Brokers’ M&A Group (CBB) announced the sale of a privately-held, multi-state non-destructive testing company with headquarters in Houston and regional offices in three other states in the U.S. to a multi-national strategic acquiror. The Houston-based non-destructive testing (NDT) company, which has been providing inspection services to […]

Got Business? Houston Does — Here’s Why!

The Houston metropolitan area ranked fourth in the nation for overall population growth between 2006 and 2007, according to new census data released last month. The increase is attributed to our job market and booming economy. We have full-occupancy in our Class A office space, and we have experienced the #1 job-growth rate in the […]

Selling Your Business – Exit Strategy Seminar

Certified Business Brokers (CBB) will host a breakfast Exit Strategy Seminar on April 10, 2008 in Houston’s Galleria Area. The seminar team will consist of CBB’s M&A Group, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisors, as well as Tax, Legal, and Accounting professionals. The seminar will cover key issues surrounding the successful sale of a privately-held company: […]

Selling A Business In Houston – It’s Still Hot!

Back in March 2007 I wrote an article touting Houston’s booming economy. In revisiting that article, while there is certainly economic turmoil on today’s national scene, Houston is still hot! The reason for this blog post is to share some of our current hands-on observations and experiences that keep us aware of the climate in Houston. […]

Houston TABB Chapter Announces Luncheon with Guest Speaker Former Federal Reservist Bill Sherrill

HOUSTON, TX — The Houston Chapter of the Texas Association of Business Brokers (TABB) announces their first monthly luncheon for the new year to be held February 27, 2008, featuring guest speaker Mr. William Sherrill as he presents Houston’s economic forecast for 2008. Mr. Sherrill, who has significant experience in such fields as real estate […]

Buying an Existing Business Beats Starting a Franchise

Last Friday afternoon I was a guest on KSEV Radio AM 700 with host Aubrey Thoede and had the opportunity to discuss a subject that many call-in listeners wanted to learn more about….starting their own franchise. But buying a new franchise is not the best way to go about achieving the “American Dream.” Everyone reads […]

Driving While Being A Business Owner

I thought this story on WashingtonPost.com was humorous and not surprising. While I am not pleading guilty, I am sure most fellow business owners will relate. I certainly hope we don’t start getting profiled and arrested for driving while BBO. Survey Reveals Work Habits of Business Owners Anyone who’s ever been irritated by an erratic driver take heed […]

Certified Business Brokers Completes the Sale of MVP Aero Academy

Certified Business Brokers today announced the acquisition of MVP Aero Academy, an FAA Licensed Flight School in the Houston area, by a local investment group. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Sheela Patel, new owner and Managing Partner of the investment group, stated she is pleased to be assuming the reins of the largest […]

Houston – A World-Class City and Economic Powerhouse

Houston – the fourth largest city in the U.S. and the economic dynamo of Texas is also an international player in the future of global commerce. The economy of the Houston region is one of America’s largest. Its industries include oil and gas, aeronautical and space, medical research and healthcare, technology, manufacturing, logistics and shipping. The […]

Texas Ranks In Top 10 Richest Economic States In The U.S.

Texas in top 10 best economic outlook rankings in the U.S. according to a new publication, Rich States/Poor States – State Economic Competitiveness Index 2007. This economic rating of the 50 states shows that those states with the lowest taxes, government spending, and regulatory burdens attract the most newcomers. Houston has long understood the precepts purported […]

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Buying A Small Business – Get Prequalified For Financing

Get Reviewed and Prequalified For Financing So You Can Leverage Your Business Purchase. Getting prequalified for financing by lenders is very important for two specific reasons. 1) 90% of all small businesses sold have some form of financing involved. 2) One of the biggest reasons that deals falls through is because the buyer could not […]

Looking For A Business to Buy in Houston? Who Do You Call?

If you want to be successful in making a business acquisition, you want to work with a brokerage firm with a large inventory of businesses for sale and an experienced staff of professionals who are focused ONLY on selling businesses and have the training and experience to successfully close the deal. While most first-time buyers may initially […]

Houston Economy is Predicted to Flourish for the Forseeable Future

Houston’s economy will continue to flourish for the forseeable future, despite the nation’s credit crisis (Houston Business Journal 11/19/07). The TrendLines report, researched by Transwestern affiliate Delta Associates, projects an average of 60,000 new jobs in the Houston area each year through 2009. Job growth will cause office vacancy to decline and office rental rates to […]

Are You The Best Boss For Your Business

Leadership November 26, 2007, 11:35AM EST text size: TT Are You the Best Boss for Your Business? Bakery Barn saw explosive growth in five short years, becoming a $6 million company. Now the founder thinks it’s time for a new leader by Kerry Miller The way Sean Perich tells it, the history of his […]

Selling Your Small Home-Based Business

Can You Sell a Home-Based Business? The value of a business depends mainly on the earnings it produces, with the expectation that those earnings will continue into the future should a new owner take the helm. It also depends on having something valuable to sell that allows those earnings to be produced. So, if you […]

International Business Brokers Association Is Holding Its 46th Semi-Annual Conference This Month

The International Business Brokers Association is having its 46th Semi-Annual IBBA and M&A Conference this month, November 11 -17, 2007, in Dallas – Frisco, Texas. The International Business Brokers Association® (IBBA®) is the largest international non-profit association operating exclusively for the benefit of people and firms engaged in the various aspects of business brokerage and […]

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Why Some Businesses Don’t Sell

Updated August 2026 What are the odds of your business actually selling once you have made the decision to sell? Well, national statistics indicate that the odds of your business selling are only 25% to 30%. What does this mean? To put it bluntly: if you are thinking of selling your business, you have, on […]

Sell Your Business Faster – Prequalify it for Bank Financing

Business Owners Should Prequalify Their Business For Potential Buyers Before Putting It On the Market. Whenever we advise our business-owner clients this, they look at us sideways wondering if we have lost our minds! They usually reply, “isn’t it the buyers responsibility to get prequalified and get financing for the purchase of my business?” Nothing […]

Houston Businesses Continuing to Fuel Economy – Add Jobs

Houston Businesses keep economic engine pumping, maintaining the City’s position as one of the fastest growing employment cities in the U.S. Texas was fifth in the nation for August non-farm job gains, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment in the Houston Metropolitan Area was up by 8,600 jobs in August compared with July […]

Don’t Start a New Business — Buy an Existing Business

10 Reasons to Buy an Existing Business Instead of Starting One (1) The success rate for existing businesses purchased is significantly higher than the success rate for a new business startup. Statistics indicate a 90% failure rate for new business ventures within five years, while business brokers report that 70% of businesses they sold are […]

Selling a Business – What’s Involved

National statistics show that over 70% of all businesses on the market, are not sold. Why is this? The two strongest reasons for failure are lack of preparation and an unrealistic selling price. Valuing a business correctly tends to resolve the unrealistic selling price problem. Know when to hold the price and when to change […]

What Is The Purpose Of Small Business?

According to Dr. Jerry Osteryoung, a professor at Florida State University, the purpose of business is to serve others who have a vested interest in its success, such as its employees and investors, because they are the ones who suffer the most if the business fails. To fully understand my response, one must first read […]

Selling Your Business? Get it Pre-Qualified

As I mentioned in one of my previous blogs, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has relaxed some of their policies in regards to lending. I said before that they “became a lot more flexible by making changes to the acquisition policies impacting purchases which included Intangible Assets. These changes give “Preferred Lender Providers” (PLP) more […]

Certified Business Brokers Represents US Global Mail in Sale of Business

Certified Business Brokers Handled the Transition of Ownership of US Global Mail, an Internet-Based Subscription Shipping Service Headquartered in Houston, to Randy Nibber, Former CFO of an Overseas Business Unit of Aker Solutions. (Marketwire Press Release) Certified Business Brokers (CBB) acted as intermediary in the sale of US Global Mail, an internet-based subscription shipping service headquartered […]

Certified Business Brokers (CBB) Facilitates the Sale of Houston Balloons and Promotions

Certified Business Brokers handled the transition of ownership of Houston Balloons and Promotions to an experienced businessman and Houston resident, Mr. David Key. (Marketwire Press Release) — Houston Balloons and Promotions was established over 11 years ago and was founded, owned and operated by Mr. Jim Purtee. The business offers the rental of large inflatable balloon […]

Houston Ranks #4 Best Place to Start a Business

Houston has received several noteworthy accolades this month. Houston may have a bad reputation for hot, humid weather and nasty traffic, but according to Fortune Small Business magazine, it’s a pretty good place to start a company. Fortune ranked Houston the fourth best place among large metropolitan areas in the U.S. to launch a business. […]

Private Equity Groups

Over the past 20 years, private-equity groups (PEGs) have become key players in business acquisitions. PEGs offer flexibility as a liquidity source, giving entrepreneurs the ability to take some cash off the table, recapitalize their company or simply sell and move on. Private equity refers to buyout groups that seek to acquire ongoing, profitable businesses […]

Control Your Own Destiny and Buy a Business

Working for someone else, whether it be in a small business or in a large corporation, doesn’t give people that secure, warm fuzzy feeling it did in years past. With the current unemployment rate at almost ten percent and an economy that is not yet stabilized, many find themselves in transition. If you are one […]

When do entrepreneurs look to buy a small business?

Who says there’s an age limit on the question “What do I want to be?” According to a recent study, a large number of small business owners weren’t bit by the entrepreneurship bug until they graduated from college or started down a completely different career path. Nearly one-third of respondents to Ace Hardware’s Entrepreneurship Study […]

The Five C’s of Credit Analysis for Getting a Loan for Buying a Business

If you are buying a business and plan to obtain financing from a lending institution, these five tips provided by Adeline Rem, Regional Vice President of Celtic Bank, will be helpful in getting your loan approved. 1. Capacity The capacity of the borrower to repay is the most critical of the five factors. The prospective […]

Selling a Business in a Down Economy

With negative economic news grabbing the headlines, business owners are inclined to believe that it is not a good time to sell their company and that they will have to put their retirement plans on hold. While this rationale makes sense for some, waiting for better economic times does not necessarily equate to a higher […]

CBB Deal Closed — Front Page Feature of Houston Business Journal

The Financial Times recently named Texas the No. 1 state economy in the nation in a study measuring the impact of the current financial downturn on the 50 U.S. states. Thanks to high rankings in four separate economic indicators: employment growth rate, state product growth rate (GSP), personal income growth rate and home foreclosure rate, […]

SBA Loans for Small Business Acquisitions Improving

The Small Business Administration today announced their support of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Treasury Department to improve the TALF Program, which will help unclog the secondary market for asset-backed securities, including SBA 7(a) backed loans which is the vehicle used for small business acquisitions. “We are pleased that terms for […]

Texas No. 1 Economy In The Nation, Houston Leads The Way

Dragging economy revs up auto shops ———————————————————————————- Certified Business Brokers, Houston, closed the deal between Buyer, Tariq Aziz, and Seller, Wayne Ray, of Mr. Transmission, on February 27, 2009. ———————————————————————————- Published February 27, 2009 — Houston Business Journal – by Allison Wollam Tariq Aziz owned a health care software services company for 14 years. He […]

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