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VR Business Brokers | Mergers & Acquisitions

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida 8,025 followers

VR Has Sold More Businesses In The World Than Anyone.®

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VR specializes in the sale of privately held businesses. VR's network includes offices throughout the US and international offices in Chile and Canada. VR offers a comprehensive training program for both franchise owners and associates, a wide range of marketing materials, and back-office systems to support the offices. Visit http://www.VRBB.com for a full list of services. In 1979, VR set out to revolutionize the way businesses change hands. Today, we are the innovative leader in the sale of privately held companies. With diligence and expertise, a commitment to internal education and unsurpassed professionalism, VR is driven to exceed the expectations created from a glorious history. VR has always been at the forefront of developing educational and operational practices to create successful entrepreneurial leaders. VR’s unparalleled commitment to fostering “Best Industry Practices” has been long standing and proven to pay dividends many times over for office owners and intermediaries. VR® is Valued Representation - It is the service we deliver to our clients; it is the meaning behind our name; it is what every business owner or potential owner deserves.

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Industry Financial Services Company size 501-1,000 employees Headquarters Fort Lauderdale, Florida Type Privately Held Founded 1979 Specialties Business Sales, Mergers, Acquisitions, Business Valuations, and Business Consulting

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  Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306, US

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  Your buyer pool got smaller on Saturday and you probably don't know it yet. As of March 1, the SBA requires 100% U.S. citizen ownership for any business applying for a 7(a) or 504 loan. Green card holders — gone. Legal permanent residents — gone. Even a 1% non-citizen ownership stake — disqualifies the entire application. If your business is in the $500K to $5M range, this is not a policy headline you scroll past. SBA loans are how the majority of acquisitions in that range get financed. Fewer eligible buyers means longer days on market, weaker offers, and deals that collapse mid-diligence because the financing plan no longer holds. But I want to be clear about something: SBA was never the only way to close a deal. Claudia and I just built a 10-slide breakdown of exactly what changed, who gets hit, and 5 financing alternatives we are actively using right now at VR Business Sales Atlanta to keep transactions moving. Seller financing. Conventional bank loans. Private lenders. Equity partnerships. Hybrid structures stacking multiple sources together — including a real example of how we'd structure a $1.5M acquisition with zero SBA involvement. The carousel is below. Save it. Send it to your CPA. Forward it to anyone who owns a business in Atlanta and might be thinking about what comes next. And if this rule change just created a question you didn't have last week — that's exactly the conversation we have with business owners every day. Confidential. No pitch. Just the real numbers. Ramzi Daklouche & Claudia Luquerna VR Business Sales Atlanta (678) 470-8470 | [email protected] #SBALoans #ExitPlanning #SellYourBusiness #BusinessBrokerAtlanta #MergersAndAcquisitions #SmallBusinessOwner #AtlantaBusiness #BusinessValuation #Entrepreneurship #BusinessForSale #ExitStrategy #SBALoan #BusinessAcquisition #SellerFinancing #DueDiligence #AtlantaEntrepreneur #BuyABusiness #BusinessOwner #Leadership #Immigration #GreenCard #SmallBusiness

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  Business Opportunity Alert: https://lnkd.in/gRq5dbGP 32 year old event rental company with a stellar reputation servicing Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach and Martin counties is for sale. #businessforsale #eventrental #acquisition #buyabusiness

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  A look at how to price a business: https://lnkd.in/gp5aQycG #whatismybusinessworth #buyingabusiness #businessvaluation #pricingabusiness

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  We are pleased to start the new year with the successful sale of a Chicago area Civil Engineering / Surveying business. This is the third land surveying related business we have helped transition in the last few years.

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  Selling your business? Here is what to expect from your broker: https://lnkd.in/ggXiEs9k #sellingyourbusiness

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  Business Opportunity Alert: https://lnkd.in/eHQK2ewa This is a rare opportunity to acquire a highly reputable and long-established landscaping and outdoor living company serving affluent North Atlanta neighborhoods. #businessforsale #landscaping #acquisitions

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  Ramzi Daklouche 1w
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  I asked a business owner what would happen to his company if he took 30 days off. He laughed. Then he got quiet. After a long pause he said: "Honestly? It would be a disaster." That answer just cost him $600,000. Here's the math nobody explains to business owners: A $400K SDE business that depends on the owner sells for 1.5 to 2x. That's $600K to $800K. The same business, same revenue, same industry — but with a management layer, documented processes, and customer relationships that survive the owner's departure — sells for 2.5 to 4x. That's $1M to $1.6M. Same business. Same city. Completely different exit outcome. The gap between "I built a business" and "I built a sellable asset" is the most expensive blind spot in small business ownership. And most owners don't see it until they're sitting across from a buyer who just lowered their offer because they figured out the whole thing runs through one person. The good news: owner dependency is fixable. The bad news: it takes 18 to 24 months of intentional work. Swipe through the carousel to see the exact playbook. If you can't take two weeks off without the phone blowing up, this is your sign to start planning. What would actually break in your business if you disappeared for a month? Drop it in the comments. I'll give you an honest take on what it means for your value. #BusinessValuation #ExitPlanning #SellYourBusiness #BusinessBrokerAtlanta #SmallBusinessOwner #AtlantaBusiness #OwnerDependency #ExitStrategy #MergersAndAcquisitions #MAAdvisor #Entrepreneurship #BusinessOwner

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  Valued Representation. It's who we are, it's what we deliver! https://lnkd.in/gqwqKf67 #VRBusinessBrokers

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  Business Opportunity Alert: https://lnkd.in/gsmcN2nV 13-unit, 16-bed assisted living facility on 9 acres of peaceful wooded land in southwest Minnesota. #businessforsale #assistedliving #acquisitions

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  Most Business Owners Don’t Lose Deals Because of Price… They Lose Them Because of Process. After representing sellers for 15years and being part of one of the top-producing VR offices and brokers, I’ve seen it firsthand. Selling your business is not just about finding a buyer. It’s about not sabotaging the transaction. Here are a few of the biggest mistakes I see owners make (and how to avoid them): 🔹 Delaying financials Time kills deals. When buyers wait weeks for updated financials, momentum disappears. 🔹 Being defensive during due diligence Buyers aren’t attacking you. They’re trying to reduce risk. Stay calm, transparent, and cooperative. 🔹 Letting emotions take over Selling a business is an emotional roller coaster. That’s normal. But decisions must remain strategic. 🔹 Failing to present the business as a “showpiece.” First impressions matter. Clean up operations, documentation, and facilities before going to market. 🔹 Taking your foot off the gas A buyer wants to inherit a healthy, growing company, not one declining because the seller mentally checked out. The truth is this: The right preparation can increase value. The wrong behavior can destroy it. If you're even thinking about selling in the next 2–5 years, the work starts now, not when you list. Javier Luna Award-Winning M&A Advisor Business Sales from $2M–$50M | 100% Confidential | No Upfront Fees | Free Business Valuation Email: [email protected] 📞 Office: 210-966-4104 "VR Has Sold More Businesses In The World Than Anyone®"

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