William Bruce, ABI, SVA

William Bruce Business Sales & Acquisiti

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Post Office Drawer 236,
Fairhope, Alabama 36533 (View Map)

About the Company

With offices in Fairhope, Alabama and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, William Bruce Business Sales & Acquisitions, LLC is a full service, national business brokerage and valuation firm serving privately held businesses with special attention given to pricing, strategic marketing, successful negotiation and prompt closings, all the while maintaining strict confidentiality.

The firm is a "boutique" advisory service handling ONLY the sales, mergers and acquisitions of businesses with documented earnings. In reviewing any offerings by this firm, you can be assured that the numbers have been proven and are real.

William Bruce currently serves as president of the American Business Brokers Association, an organization of over 7,400 professionals.

Email: Will@WilliamBruce.org
Website: www.WilliamBruce.org

Fairhope, AL. Office (251) 990-5934
Baton Rouge, LA Office (225) 465-5799

Broker Biography

Introduction

William Bruce has been assisting clients nationally since 1986 in the complex arena of valuations, sales, mergers and acquisitions of privately held businesses. From offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Fairhope, Alabama, he offers experience, dedication and confidentiality.

As an Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) and a Senior Valuation Analyst (SVA) with a national network of experts, William Bruce offers unmatched geographic reach and visibility (while maintaining strict confidentiality) plus the highest level of expertise to insure the successful sale or acquisition of a business. His Google reviews can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfvkp5m.

His discussion of the issues involved in buying or selling a business and his current listings of businesses for sale can be viewed at www.WilliamBruce.org.

William Bruce is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in macroeconomics. He has served as a bank director, as chairman of his city's airport and industrial authority and on several state and national boards of professional organizations.

Additionally, William Bruce has owned and managed several businesses of his own. His business brokerage experience ranges from small retail shops to large manufacturing plants. This broad background and experience is now available to his clients in the business sales and acquisitions marketplace.

William Bruce has been certified as an expert witness in court trials involving business valuation issues.

Specialties: As a business broker and Accredited Business Intermediary, William Bruce facilitates nationally the sale and acquisition of privately held businesses with special attention given to valuation, financing, confidentiality and successful negotiation.

Contact William Bruce by phone, email, or the United States Postal Service. All communications with William Bruce are strictly confidential.

Email: Will@WillaimBruce.org

Alabama Office:
163 Cypress Lane
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
(251) 990-5934

Louisiana Office:
2900 Westfork Drive, Suite 401
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70827
(225) 465-5799

Website: www.WilliamBruce.org

Services Provided

The firm offers business brokerage services nationally for buyers and sellers including valuations, due diligence investigations, cash flow analysis, merger and acquisition advisory services.

The firm's latest sales are:

- Impressively Profitable, Growing Missouri Manufacturer - $2,724,000

- Profitable Contractor Providing Judicial Services, Gulfport, MS. - $1,200,000

- Very Profitable South Louisiana Wholesale Distributor, Baton Rouge - $2,700,000

- Baton Rouge Manufacturer of Non-Durable Products - $3,485,000

- Alabama Chain of 7 Fast Food Restaurants - $4,200,000

Areas Served

  • Jefferson County, AL
  • Mobile County, AL
  • East Baton Rouge Parish County, LA
  • Orleans Parish County, LA
  • St. Louis County, MO
  • Harrison County, MS
  • Mecklenburg County, NC
  • Richland County, SC
  • Davidson County, TN
  • Harris County, TX
  • Professional Affiliations

    B.S. Auburn University, Macroeconomics / Walter B. Jones School of Law / Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) / Senior Valuation Analyst (SVA) / Member: American Business Brokers Association, International Business Brokers Association, Mid-America Business Brokers Association, M&A Source, Texas Association of Business Brokers, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, Mobile Alabama Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Better Business Bureau where the firm is rated "A+ Accredited."

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    This business was established 7 years ago and has developed a solid customer base across the New Orleans Metro. All categories of businesses are prospects for the products that this company markets, with restaurants being a notable segment of the customer base.The company operates from a leased location with a very reasonable lease. The facility includes office and warehouse space. There are 9 employees, plus the owner, who is full-time in the business.Health issues of the owner is prompting the sale of this turnkey business. The seller is committed to a seamless transition and will thoroughly train a new owner in all aspects of the business, including taking the owner around the area and introducing him/her to the customer base.For further details on this rare turnkey opportunity, please contact William Bruce by email from this website. The email interface is at the bottom right of this page. A confidentiality agreement 

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