Charles Howard

Tangent Brokerage

License Number: 310001652

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1225 E. Iroquois Ave., #201
Naperville, Illinois 60563 (View Map)

About the Company

We are Add-back experts; we maximize your sales price at closing. Sell now or retire late?-why wait?

Trade your work time for health/fitness/family/spouse/grandkids-snowbird home, or staying part time with long vacations.

Our pre-approved lenders aggressively work with buyers to get you paid promptly.

Call or text us now: 630.862.5234

Broker Biography

Introduction

Tangent Brokerage-how we started:
• Chuck was a CPA @ (Big-8 Accounting firm) Touche Ross.
• Chuck exited & started a manufacturing business, then sold it.
Chuck then started & sold another-1 manufacturing, 1 distribution-2 total.
• Chuck loved the process & rendered accounting for Business Brokerage firms
Then, on 1 deal, Seller books were a mess, Chuck fixed their financials. The Seller was so happy,
he asked Chuck to Sell his company-the broker agreed to this, Chuck started his 1st deal.
• On this 1st deal, Chuck arranged meetings with 42 buyers.
• After refusing to quit, the company finally sold.
That seller had many business acquaintances & referred many to Chuck to list & sell their business.
• Tangent Brokerage grew exclusively from word of mouth-zero advertising.
Chuck became an expert in finding hidden add backs & identifying nearly all hidden seller profits.
• We now have brokers with over 38 years of experience in Business Brokering.

Why Tangent? Tangent has the "easy button":
• +Untap-hidden seller profits
• +Negotiating Expertise
• +Accounting Expertise
• +Sales Expertise
• +Networking Expertise
• +Systems & automation Expertise
• +Knowledge Expertise

You- save time- run your business & maximize profits.
• We- (confidentially!!) market via call/Email/Text/Search & bring you buyers who buy!

Services Provided

We perform valuations so you know what to expect, how to improve and action steps to take

Sellers: we market your business, find qualified buyers & assist with all aspects of negotiation from inception to Due Diligence to the final close

Buyers: we get you pre-qualified with bank, ensure you have accurate financial documents and make the process of buying, easy.

Areas Served

  • Cook County, IL
  • DuPage County, IL
  • Grundy County, IL
  • Kane County, IL
  • Kendall County, IL
  • La Salle County, IL
  • Lake County, IL
  • McHenry County, IL
  • Will County, IL
  • Lake County, IN
  • Licensed In

    • Illinois — License number 310001652
    • Indiana — License number 310001652

    Professional Affiliations

    IBBA Member
    Former CPA,
    Former Business owner
    Former Real Estate Broker
    BS Accounting
    Beta Alpha Psi honorary accounting (accounting grades)

    Business For Sale Listings

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    $320,369 Income;specialized, concrete raising,foundation stabilization

    Can you raise a building- built on a swamp? Yes, every day.How many poor site selection decisions were made in the past 200 years? Services are near-surface to deep foundations far below the ground; repair existing foundations, enhance the new builds. Learn their proprietary process to help new builders guarantee stable long lasting foundation. Serve municipalities, businesses, industrial, commercial and residential. Deep foundations have multiple structural layers; varied soil is compressible even deep beneath the ground surface. Off-season- snow removal contracts-snow or no snow-owning this company, means no down time w/cash flow.--Real Estate SEPARATELY priced--$360,000 (2,500 SF office+5,000 SF plant + 1 acre outside storage) 

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    Cash Flow: $191,000 
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    $191,000 Income Autobody,5*star reviews+auto dealer license included

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    $ 382,801 Seller Profit, Landscape Design Build

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