David Harris

Front Range Business, Inc.

License Number: FA 100078952

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5353 Manhattan Cir Ste 101,
Boulder, Colorado 80303 (View Map)

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Luke Billiot

About the Company

Owners of small and middle market businesses have turned to Front Range Business, Inc. to broker their transactions since 1986. Main Street and Mergers & Acquisition clients and customers are provided the highest level of service and expertise with our unique team concept. Allow us to help you successfully navigate through this complex process in a confidential and secure manner. Front Range Business, Inc. represents businesses with sales between $500K to $10M in manufacturing, distribution, technology, ecommerce, construction, healthcare, business services, sports & recreation, restaurants & bars, franchise resales, retail trade and real estate.

Broker Biography

Introduction

Dave brings to Front Range 28 years’ worth of passion and expertise in technology and the health/outdoor industries. As a sales and marketing executive, his wide range of experience spans Fortune 500 firms (Adobe and Texas Instruments) to raw start-ups.

He has in-depth knowledge in both starting a business as well as in buying, developing, and selling existing businesses. Over his career, Dave has been involved in 8 M&A transactions worth $860 million. He is most proud that each transaction produced a successful organization with a thriving workforce. Most recently, Dave and his wife sold their adventure travel business alongside the Front Range team.

While not helping buyers and sellers successfully reach their goals, you can usually find Dave on some bike—road, mountain and touring. He rides them all. In fact, he recently spent a month cycling the Pony Express route from St Joseph Missouri to San Francisco. In his spare time, Dave works on his passion project as a board member of www.OxygenBuzz.com, a lifestyle publication for active Baby Boomers. Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Oregon State University and an MBA from Northeastern University. He also makes a mean chili.

Services Provided

Specializing in the sale of privately held companies in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region.
Owners of small and middle market businesses have turned to Front Range Business, Inc. to successfully broker Main Street business sales and Mergers & Acquisitions transactions since 1986. Clients and customers are provided the highest level of service and expertise with our unique team concept. Allow us to help you confidentially sell your business in what is a unique and complex business transaction, specific to each owner. With offices in Boulder, Denver, Breckenridge, Golden and Fort Collins, we assist both Buyers and Sellers of businesses.

Areas Served

  • Boulder, CO
  • Licensed In

    • Colorado — License number FA 100078952

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