American Business Brokers Association: Broker Support Services

In addition to offering initial business broker training to become a business broker for those who are considering a business broker career, the American Business Brokers Association is currently offering the following products and services to our members (with more in the works!):

Accreditation - Qualify for the Prestigious "ABI" Designation

Business Brokers who currently meet the requirements of experience and education can be awarded the prestigious designation of Accredited Business Intermediary or "ABI". For full details including requirements and cost, please email us by clicking directly below.
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Broker's Seminar to Attract Business Buyers

Exclusively for ABBA members, we've produced a complete seminar for local business brokers to conduct in their markets. The program is designed to attract business buyers and to acquaint them with the steps involved in the buying process. The seminar includes the presenter's script, a professional PowerPoint slide presentation and workbooks for participants. Each edition of the seminar is personalized with the broker's name and firm as part of the presentation materials. Also included are sample ads, flyers and press releases designed to increase attendance. Invite the local media to your seminar and you become the local expert. For full details by email, please click below.
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National Website for your Listings

As a member of the ABBA, you will be able to post your unlimited number of listings to our national website. Inquiries to your listings will be automatically emailed to you. The site is heavily advertised on the Internet and promoted on the search engines by pay-per-click. This vehicle gives you and your listings instant national exposure for much less than any other method of advertising and promotion.

Just Completed! Broker's Seminar to Attract Quality Listings

At last, you now have a tool to attract quality listings. Now available exclusively from the ABBA is your own personalized seminar for business owners.

This brand new seminar is entitled SELLING YOUR BUSINESS WHILE AVOIDING COSTLY MISTAKES. The seminar is designed for you to conduct in your city with the aim of obtaining more and better listings.

Everything you need to turn participants into informed and cooperative sellers is included: the presenters script, the slide presentation and participant workbooks. Well even include a press release and advertising suggestions for promoting the event.

This seminar covers all the topics involved in the selling process from the difficulty some owners have in making the decision to sell all the way to the closing table. Particular attention is paid to the problems created by overpricing. Also thoroughly addressed are the significant advantages of owner financing.

Practical advice is included on how to handle negotiations without letting emotions blow the deal. And important tips for owners are discussed in relation to Due Diligence to make sure the deal doesnt fall apart during this critical phase.

All in all, the seminar professionally educates business owners and establishes you as the expert with whom they will entrust the sale of their business. It alerts them to the issues they will be facing and gives solid advice on how to handle the pitfalls. It insures that seller and broker are working cooperatively!

All materials will be personalized with your name as presenter including the slide presentation and the workbooks. The local media notice that the seminar receives in your city will establish you as the professional in your market. For every person that attends the seminar, another hundred business owners will be aware of it. Youll get listing calls for months afterwards.

You can buy the seminar once, and run it as many times as you want. For additional information, just click below.
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Press Release Service

Your ABBA membership includes unlimited use of our "Press Release Service." Anytime you do anything newsworthy (receive a recognition, speak to a civic club, move your office, conduct a seminar, close a big deal, etc.) just let us know and our professional writers will put the details in the appropriate form on the ABBA letterhead for submission to your daily and weekly newspapers, TV stations, area magazines and business journals. Without a doubt, it's the best form of marketing and it costs you nothing as a member of ABBA.

In Development

We're developing an office brochure template that business brokers can use as their practice brochure by entering name, logo and contact information in the appropriate places. We'll probably develop this in both black and white and color versions. Other ideas from our membership on products and services not currently available elsewhere at a reasonable cost are welcomed. Just call or email with your thoughts.

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