We Get The Job Done!

When the owners of this full service specialty kitchen store decided it was time to sell their business, they chose the services of Country Business, Inc. - we understood the special nature of their business. They required a firm that would provide professional advice, properly price the business, effectively and confidentially market their company so as not to disrupt business. They determined that CBI could best represent their interests.

For each client CBI:

• Thoroughly analyzes the business
• Recommends an appropriate price and terms
• Aggressively markets the business while maintaining confidentiality
• Provides a detailed offering prospectus to financially qualified buyers
• Assists in attaining financing
• Manages all aspects of the transaction

If you are considering the sale of your business now or within the next few years please contact us!

Leaps and Bounds at Look's Gourmet Foods......

Congratulations to Mike Cote and Look's Gourmet Foods and Bar Harbor Foods in Whiting, Maine, on their honor of being among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America, according to Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of private companies based on growth.

At CBI we are proud of our track record, bringing successful companies and highly qualified buyers together just as we did for Mike Cote and Look's.

Working with founders and their families we assist business owners in developing an exit strategy to meet their needs in a highly confidential manner.

When you are ready to buy a successful company we may have your solution, or if you are considering the sale of your business we can help you hit the sweet spot, just as we did for the former owner of Look's and many other satisfied clients.

Country Business, Inc. has been New England's only regional business broker since 1976.

Tammy Richards Joins CBI!

Tammy A. Richards, AVA, CMAP has become an associate of CBI (Country Business, Inc.). 

Mrs. Richards has spent the past 15 years in investment banking and business valuation. She worked for Citigroup in New York where she spent 5 years in the Acquisition Finance Group working closely with private equity firms in valuing and financing buyouts of middle market and large-cap companies. She then became Vice-President in the Global Loans Portfolio Management Group where she managed a portfolio of leveraged corporate loans.   After moving to Vermont with her family, Tammy worked for a leading regional accounting firm providing business valuations of family-owned and closely held businesses for sales and acquisitions, estates, gifting, and other tax related purposes.

Tammy is an Accredited Valuation Analyst, and is a NACVA Instructor where she conducts webinars for CPAs and other Business Advisors. She also earned the designation of Certified Merger and Acquisition Professional awarded by the Middle Market Investment Banking Association.

Philip Steckler, a principal of CBI states: “Tammy’s talents and experience enables us to expand our services.  As a certified business appraiser, she is able to accept valuation assignments where these credentials are required.   She is also a part of our business brokerage/mergers and acquisitions team.”  She will be working in Vermont, New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts.   

Tammy graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Hamilton College and currently resides in Williamsville, VT with her husband Drew and daughter Hailey.  Tammy can be reached at (802) 254-4504 or trichards@countrybusiness.net.

Founded in 1976, CBI is dedicated to excellence in the management of ownership transitions of privately held companies. With offices in strategic locations throughout Northern New England, Eastern Canada, and the Capital District of New York, CBI is the regions only privately held regional business brokerage and acquisition company. For more information about CBI, please visit our website at www.countrybusiness.net.

CBI Welcomes New Associate!

Reid L. Williams has joined the Burlington office of CBI. CBI is New England's largest privately held business brokerage firm with locations in New England, New York and Atlantic Canada and specializes in the sale of privately held businesses. Mr. Williams will be working in Northern Vermont and concentrating his efforts in Lamoille, Washington and Orange County.

Reid holds an engineering degree from Lafayette College. Having successfully founded, managed and sold a $20 million dollar business, Reid brings to CBI a wealth of business and entrepreneurial experience. He is currently residing in Stowe, Vermont with his wife.

How Does Your Company Rate?

Valuing a business involves, not only numbers, but also very importnant subjective factors. Here are some importnant subjective factors to consider. How does your company rate?

• Stable market
• Stability of earnings historically
• Cost savings after purchase
• No significant capital expenditures required
• No significant competitive threats
• No significant alternative technologies
• Large market potential
• Reasonable market position
• Broad-based distribution channels
• Sound management willing to remain
• Product diversity
• Wide customer base
• Non-dependency on few suppliers