Associate Equity Business Sales & Acquisitions - A Sunbelt Affiliate - is a professional business brokerage firm offering comprehensive services to buyers and sellers alike. Our trained brokerage staff offers assistance to all business sectors - from the smaller "main street" business to large, independent companies and corporate mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, we offer business valuations, acquisition searches, exit planning assistance, and franchise opportunities.
We provide confidential marketing services to sellers by screening and financially qualifying buyers and by assisting sellers with pricing, marketing, business showing, and closing details. We assist buyers in finding a business they will like within their price range and in negotiating the best price and terms for the sale. We offer assistance to buyers in finding the best available financing, through the due diligence period, and throughout the closing transaction.
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Services Offered:
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In addition to business brokerage services, we also offer business valuations and business equipment appraisals. At Associate Equity Business Sales & Acquisitions, we are pleased to serve our clients with honesty, integrity, and professional service. We look forward to serving you as well. Please visit our website, www.sunbelttex.com, and contact us if we can be of assistance.
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Areas Served:
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Dallas County, Texas.
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Company:
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J. G. "Tex" Garner - President
Tex comes to business brokerage following 35 years as a senior executive in the corporate world. A West Point graduate with an MBA, he brings extensive experiences in marketing, sales, and business management together with his creative problem-solving skills to make him a strong advocate for both business owners and sellers.
Jim Bolling
Jim has over 30 years of executive sales and marketing experience. A graduate of Texas Tech University with a BBA, Jim had a very successful career with Fortune 100 insurance and financial companies specializing in start up and turn around business. As a senior executive, he has experience in administration, operations as well as sales and marketing. Using his experience, Jim will find creative solutions in selling and buying businesses. Jim and his family have lived in the DFW Metroplex area for over 30 years and are committed to the business community. In working with business owners, Jim conducts himself with the highest integrity and believes that people dont care how much you know until they know how much you care. He will develop a professional relationship with his sellers and buyers and successfully complete the sale of the business.
Shawn Heaton
Shawn joins our Sunbelt team to work with both existing businesses and new franchise sales. He has a background in accounting and finance from Brigham Young and Texas Christian Universities, is devoted to his family and his church, and is an avid reader. With over 20 years in national and international hotel management, Shawn is well prepared to help buyers as they pursue the numerous business opportunities available. Shawn's knowledge and commitment to our buyers assists them in making good business purchasing decisions to meet their needs and financial goals. You can count on Shawn to help you get the right deal done right.
Dean Marth
Dean brings almost 30 years of accounting and small business ownership experience to our Sunbelt team. A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in accounting, his experience encompasses the defense and hospitality industries, experience as corporate comptroller of a $100M+ wholesale company, and both partnership and ownership of prominent accounting firms in the Dallas area. Dean is active in the community, having taught accounting and tax courses at Richland College and CPA classes for a CPA Review company, membership in area CPA societies, and having served as a Board Member for the Dallas Business Association, North Dallas Ambucs, and Marketing Executives of Dallas. Because he has worked with over 100 companies and 300 individuals in his career, he has much experience helping individuals who wish to both sell and buy a business as well as personal experience with small business growth in his own CPA practices. This experience, combined with his business insight and ability to see growth potential in distressed businesses, makes him an excellent choice to assist buyers and sellers alike with their business needs.
Troy Cooper
Troy has over 35 years experience in ownership and management of entrepreneurial businesses ranging in size from $200,000 to $20,000,000 in revenue. A graduate of the University of Louisiana with a BS degree in engineering, Troy has had a successful entrepreneurial career in a variety of industries including manufacturing, distribution, publishing, equipment rental, retail, and direct sales. During his career Troy has been involved in the acquisition of 14 different businesses, the start-up of 6 businesses, and has franchised 4 different concepts. One of Troys companies was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the countrys fastest growing companies for 3 years in a row and was on the Dallas 100 list of fast growing companies for 4 years. Troys vast personal experience as an entrepreneur and small business owner provide him with a strong basis for assisting sellers and buyers alike.
Gary Tanel
Gary offers more than 25 years of operations, business consulting, technology and entrepreneurial experience in electronic manufacturing. His business career has been extensive and diverse. He was the founder of NPRC Inc. (New Product Resource Center) in Dallas Texas with the core competency of building electronic prototypes using state-of-the-art equipment and manufacturing processes. He sold his business to a large international electronics manufacturing firm that was searching for technology capability and customer relationships in the United States. He also is the founder and managing director of TechBiz Consulting LLC, focusing on electronic training and factory automation. Gary was the co-founder of Acquisition Allies Inc. and worked as an independent intermediary until joining the Associate Equity Group.
He began his professional career with Texas Instruments and rose through the ranks over his 20 years there to the position of Technology Development Manager for military electronic circuit board manufacturing. Gary was the director of manufacturing for a start-up high-technology manufacturing operation called Micro-ASI Inc. and is a prior member of the board of directors for an international technology association called SMTA where he remains active as the Dallas chapter president.
He is the winner of the Excellence in Leadership award for SMTA-International, the Quality Award for Excellence from Texas Instruments, and the Service Excellence award from Circuits Assembly magazine. Gary understands the importance of developing an outstanding network of C-Level contacts which allows him to contribute as a collaborative resource to senior management and allows him to offer a competitive edge in todays business acquisition marketplace.
Gary has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University.
Glenda Eitel
Glenda joined our team in 2006 as our Administrative Assistant. Her 30+ years administrative background in the healthcare, financial and telecommunications fields have given her valuable insight into business operations. She uses her organizational and office management skills to keep our office running smoothly and our President on schedule.
Sara Baker
Sara joins our Associate Equity team to provide Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraisals to business owners, lenders, attorneys, and CPAs. She has a background in marketing, management, communications, and economics from Stephen F. Austin University and the University of North Texas. Sara has over 8 years of sales, marketing and management experience consulting with companies nationwide to increase sales and bottom line profits.
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Affiliations:
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Sunbelt Network of Business Brokers
International Business Broker Assn. (IBBA)
Certified Business Intermediary (CBI)
Texas Assn. of Business Brokers (TABB)
M&A Source (Mergers and Acquisition Branch of the IBBA)
Texas Association of Realtors Broker and Agent (TREC)
Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraisor (CMEA)
