WHY CHOOSE EDISON BUSINESS ADVISORS
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RESULTS

Our award-winning, highly-credentialed, accessible team at Edison Business Advisors has well over 120 years of combined business experience. We have participated in many forms of business transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spinouts, and roll-ups. Our proven process for properly preparing a business for sale, maximizing marketing exposure, and expertise in guiding the sale to completion has resulted in a significantly higher percentage of our listings closing than the industry average.
As a result, we are the most awarded business brokerage in Southwest Florida since 2014!

  • 2020 M&A Source Executive Club Award
  • 2020 International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Platinum Chairman's Circle Award
  • 2020 International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Deal Maker Award
  • 2020 International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Outstanding Producer Award
  • 2019 International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Chairman's Circle Award
  • 2019 International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Deal Maker Award
  • 2018 International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Chairman's Circle Award 
  • 2018 International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Deal Maker Award
  • 2020 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) #1 Top Dollar Producer Award
    for Southwest Florida
  • 2018 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) #1 Top Dollar Producer Award
    for Southwest Florida
  • 2016 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) #1 Top Dollar Producer Award
    for Southwest Florida
  • 2014 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) #1 Top Dollar Producer Award
    for Southwest Florida
  • 2020 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) Deal Maker Award
  • 2019 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) Deal Maker Award
  • 2018 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) Deal Maker Award
  • 2010, 2012-2020 Business Brokers of Florida (BBF) Million Dollar Sellers
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Why You Should Buy or Sell a Business with a BBF Broker

CREDENTIALS

We are the highest credentialed business brokerage in Southwest Florida since 2014!

  • Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designations from the International Business Brokers Association 
  • Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP) designations from M&A Source.  We are the only brokerage in Southwest Florida staffed with three CM&APs
  • Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) designation from the American Business Brokers Association  
  • Board Certified Intermediary (BCI) from a National Brokerage Franchise
  • Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) designation from the National Association of Certified Valuators & Analysts
  • Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) designation from the National Association of Certified Valuators & Analysts “Recognized as an Industry Expert by Business Brokerage Press”
  • MBA degrees from top-notch business schools including the University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Arizona State University, and Concordia University
  • MPA degree from Drake University
  • Licensed to transact real estate in Florida and Iowa
  • Trained Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) from the Exit Planning Institute
  • Trained Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) from the National Equipment & Business Builders Institute
  • Trained Senior Business Analyst from the Society of Business Analysts
  • Trained Certified Divorce Financial Analyst from the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
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Why Work with a CBI?

What is a CM&AP?
The CBI requires meeting stringent education and performance requirements as well as the high ethical standards of the IBBA. The CM&AP requires achieving in-depth knowledge of the specialized approach required to successfully prepare and execute lower-middle-market transactions (above $1M in EBITDA).  The ABI requires meeting a specified number of years in the business and completed transactions.  

EXPERIENCE

We have been in your shoes as business owners!

  • Bought, sold, and operated businesses in automotive, IT, transportation, veterinary, medical staffing, medical clinics, and retail.
  • Worked in corporate M&A at Ford Motor Company, General Electric, and McGladrey.
  • Have well over 100 years of combined business transaction experience.
  • Participated in many forms of business transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spinouts, and roll-ups totaling well over $200M.
  • Members of IBBA, M&A Source, BBF, and NACVA.  Our broker, Eric Gall, is Vice President of the BBF Tampa Region and the leader of the American Business Brokers Association's (ABBA) National Best Practices Forum.
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If you considering selling or buying a business, please contact us for a complimentary, confidential consultation.