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As an entrepreneur for 25 years, I have experienced the trials of starting, building and selling several businesses of my own ranging from retail stores to multi-million dollar marketing and manufacturing companies. Working through both sides of many transactions has given me a comprehensive understanding of business valuation, deal structuring, creative problem solving and due diligence.

I have a BS in Finance, Real Estate and Law and a strong background in product development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and intellectual property with over a dozen patents and trademarks of my own.

Selling a business can be a complex and emotional process for both buyer and seller. Focusing on running and maintaining the course of your business during this time is critical. As a licensed business broker since 2015, I provide a comprehensive business valuation, procure and prequalify buyers and provide confidential professional guidance throughout the entire process.

Selling your business for top dollar and earning referrals through excellent service is my highest priority.

I meet with business owners to discuss their exit strategies, the value of their businesses, and how to exit their businesses and invest the capital gains to achieve their long-term financial goals. Once I list a business, I work hard to find qualified buyers, and assist with every stage of the transaction process.

I work with businesses large and small, public and private, their owners, presidents, CFOs, partners, and finance people. I work with professional practices, accounting firms, law firms, and wealth managers. I work with companies in the software, networking, aerospace, aviation, medical devices, medical services, semiconductor, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial and legal services, and numerous other industries.

What makes me unique is that I am an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers, a licensed real estate agent, and a licensed life and health insurance agent. Having these licenses and credential allows me to work seamlessly and efficiently with business owners through any and all phases of a business valuation, business transaction, and investment of the proceeds of the sale to provide maximum benefit to my client.

Joseph Khoury is a natural leader and an accomplished CEO in business planning and sales and branding. He is a certified business broker with over 25 years’ experience and is also a hospitality industry veteran. Joseph launched his professional career in the competitive direct sales, fundraising and telemarketing environments in various Fortune 500 companies. He has since become an expert in nearly every strategic and tactical function of the United States food and beverage industry. Joseph was also the founder and director of a $3 billion supply chain business based in Miami, Florida, as well as an organizer of one of America’s most significant franchise associations.

In 2011, Joseph joined LINK where he utilized his established network and facilitated the buying and selling of small companies across all sectors of business from manufacturing to franchises and retail. He also conducted business valuations and applied his knowledge in strategic planning.

In August 2020, Joseph joined the most experienced team of Business Brokers at Zoom Business Brokers. Joseph founded Pioneer Consulting Group, LLC and So Cal Brands, LLC, consulting to small and mid-size companies. Applying his expertise in branding, franchising, strategic business development and acquisitions, Joseph offers consultancy to support market positioning and growth opportunities. From business start-ups to market assessment evaluations across the 50 States, Joseph has experienced almost every business scenario.

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Roger Civalleri is a business intermediary at Zoom Business Brokers, a mergers and acquisitions firm located in Cerritos, California. As a business intermediary for over 17 years, he has represented and completed the sale of nearly 100 companies, including distributors, manufacturers & services. During his tenure, he received several awards for his accomplishments, including “Top Overall Producer” and “Broker of the Year.”

Roger’s success and expertise has been enhanced from the experience of owning six different entrepreneurial companies over a 23-year period. That experience ran the ownership gamut from start-ups to buying, merging, and the selling of his businesses. As a business owner, he learned and is sensitive to the concerns of both buyers and sellers and can negotiate the business acquisition process in a way that is mutually agreeable for both parties.

Ron has 55 years of experience in engineering and management. His education consists of a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He started out as a Research Engineer in 1965 and worked his way up through engineering to become a VP of Engineering for Black & Decker in 1975 and then he was finally promoted to company president in 1981. He has 39 years of experience as a company president starting with White-New Idea Farm Equipment Company a $250 million manufacturer of White tractors/New Idea farm equipment; In 1990 he bought into and took over as President of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Company a $20 million manufacturer of specialty harvesting machines and animal feed processors; and most recently, he owned several business brokerages.

 Paving his way from 1981 until opening his own business brokerage in 1997 he was heavily involved with a total of 12 mergers and acquisitions. Mergers ranged from combining $150 million White Farm Equipment, $80 million New Idea Farm Equipment; and $10 million Peerless Manufacturing to name a few. Then in 1997 he opened a Sunbelt Business Brokerage in Torrance, CA; he grew it to be the largest business brokerage within Sunbelt by 1999. In 2000 he opened his 2nd Sunbelt brokerage in Fullerton and then in 2004 he opened yet another Sunbelt brokerage in Long Beach. Then in 2014 Ron merged with LINK Business, a Business Brokerage Franchisor serving New Zealand, Australia and South Africa to form LINK USA LLC the USA franchisor, simultaneously switching his brokerage business to a LINK franchise. When he sold out he was the largest business brokerage office in California with 32 brokers.

Ron received his Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) credential in 2003 with the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) of which he is a still an active member, became an IBBA Fellow in 2011 and a an IBBA Lifetime Certified Business Intermediary in 2017. Ron served on the California Association of Business Brokers (CABB) Board of directors from 2004 to 2015. He served as the president of the association in 2008 and 2009. He obtained his CABB Certified Business Broker (CBB) credential in December 2006 and has credential number 0001.

Ron wrote many business brokerage courses for the trade associations and still teaches as a certified instructor for Brokerage 101 Business Broker basics, Brokerage 201 Advanced Recasting & Valuations and Brokerage 501 Advanced Broker Training. He has been a guest lecturer for the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and California State University Dominguez Hills, lecturing in Entrepreneurship.

He bought a Del Webb retirement Community home in Wilmington, NC in February 2017, sold his business in August 2017 and retired with his wife, Dawn in Wilmington, NC. Ron still enjoys teaching business brokerage and keeps up-to-date with the brokerage industry, their methodologies, procedures and forms.