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Introduction
Doug started his first business from scratch in 1979 in Winnipeg, Canada, using his life savings. Fortunately the business turned out to be a hit and he went on to start several other businesses after that. Then, in 1999, he moved to Sarasota and in order to get his U.S. citizenship had to purchase a couple more businesses but during that process he realized that nobody who was showing him businesses knew anything about the businesses they were selling......why they were valued at their price, how to read financial statements or any other pertinent information. So, while operating those businesses he got into the brokerage side and eventually sold the businesses so he could focus exclusively on brokering businesses. Now he is part of the largest network of brokers across North America and selling businesses across the U.S. and Canada, from small businesses to $100 million + businesses. Through his affiliation with Gottesman Co. NY, https://gottesman-company.com he is constantly working with brokers across N. America, Europe & Asia who have 1300+ buyers registered who are looking for acquisitions.
Services Provided
As the longtime Florida affiliate for Americas largest middle market mergers & acquisitions firm, Gottesman Co. https://gottesman-company.com, Doug is the only broker in SW Florida with over 1300 registered buyers looking for businesses. Most of the businesses their buyers want to purchase should have operating profits of $1.5 million or more. There is huge demand for this size of business and the larger the revenue the more demand there is.
He also sells small local businesses for their owners. He always has qualified buyers with substantial resources looking for businesses in the Sarasota area and as someone who owned several businesses for 20+ years before becoming a business broker he takes great satisfaction in helping business owners get rewarded for their hard work and risk-taking.
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Licensed In
- Florida — License number BK678466
Business For Sale Listings
Cash Flow: $205,016
Georgia
View Details Retail Store, $1.25m revenue, includes 15,000 sq ft building;
Take advantage of the Big Beautiful Bill!! There has never been a better time to buy!It would cost you $1.6 million just to build this building today but instead you're also getting a thriving business that has huge opportunities for growth and expansion. The showroom is 5000 sq ft and there is an additional 10,000 sq ft of warehouse and storage space that can easily be expanded to a hardware store or anything else; additional 3800 sq ft of storage upstairs. Lots of parking. Located in South Georgia and gets a lot of business from Florida. Showroom and design center displays a large selection of light fixtures. 70% of business is builders & commercial, 30% is walk-in. 90% of sales is lighting. It carries a selection of over 150 lighting product lines and serves the retail, design, contractor, and electrical industries and also sells mirrors, art, lamps, Less
