WINTER 2024
MOVING FORWARD:
THE IBBA NEEDS YOUR INVOLVEMENT.
As we move forward with this initiative, I want to
emphasize that this is a collective effort. We are
thankful for the valuable content contributions
many of you have already made. In order to keep the
platform dynamic and relevant we need a continuous
flow of new material – and we know our IBBA
members are the best source. If you are interested
in contributing your insights, please let us know at
admin@ibba.org and if your submission is published
you’ll be featured as an Expert Contributor.
We also encourage everyone to use and share
SellYourWay.org with sellers, prospects and colleagues.
We need to leverage our 3,000 membership to our
advantage. If all of us simply propagated the website
and our MarketPulse research data, our impact would
be widespread. The world would surely know who
Business Brokers are!
And let us never forget what’s at stake here. When
a business owner fails to sell his/her business
successfully the negative impact is widespread,
representing a loss of income and aspirations for
individuals, families and neighborhoods. So we MUST
succeed in spreading our message. IBBA has stepped
up in a big way to lead the way, but it will take all of us
working together.
REFLECTING ON THE PAST
WHILE EMBRACING THE FUTURE.
We have come a long way since the founding
visionaries of the IBBA established this incredible
organization to enhance the collective knowledge
of the business brokerage community. Today, our
membership has grown significantly compared to the
early days of the IBBA over 40 years ago.
As I near the end of another term as Chair of this
remarkable association, I reflect back at my own 20
years in business brokerage and can only be ever so
grateful to the IBBA and the many mentors, teachers,
friends and colleagues who have all contributed to
some degree or other to who, and where, I am today.
And let us never forget what’s at stake here. When a business
owner fails to sell his/her business successfully the negative impact
is widespread, representing a loss of income and aspirations for
individuals, families and neighborhoods. So we MUST succeed in
spreading our message. IBBA has stepped up in a big way to lead the
way, but it will take all of us working together.