The goal of this seminar is to inform business owners and others on the many aspects of purchasing or selling a business. Speakers Charlie Penner, Michigan Small Business Development Center (Opening Remarks) Jack Johnson, MCDC Greg Light, Rehmann, Business Valuation Dawn Drozd, Rua Associates, Preparing to Sell John Carter, Insyght Legal, Due Diligence Dave Ellis,…
DetailsThe Value Builder System was developed by author John Warrillow to help business owners understand the value of their business from a buyer’s perspective. The first step is for the business owner to fill out a 40 question survey which will provide them with their overall Value Builder Score. Their answers are compiled and compared…
DetailsRua Associates LLC, West Michigan’s premier mergers and acquisitions firm, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Schuil Coffee Company, a West Michigan-based specialty coffee roasting company. Tim Volkema, 40, purchased the business in late June from Greta Schuil. Schuil has been running the company the past 20 years. She plans to assist with…
DetailsI wanted to write a brief note, thanking the Rua Team for advising us in the sale of our machining business. Starting this business from scratch and consistently growing the business has represented many challenges. Over the past decade we had put many long hours into the company, but did not know what the business…
DetailsI am thankful that Rua Associates assisted in my transition process. I originally hired Rua Associates to advise me on an internal sale that I had been preparing for many years. We had hired a consultant who did a great job helping us set up systems and developing a management team that could take over…
DetailsIt was Rua Associates’ thorough process for preparing my business for the market that differentiated them. Other Merger & Acquisition consultants and brokers were also professional and experienced, but this is the primary reason I selected Rua Associates to sell my business. It was important for me to find multiple potential buyers who would fit…
DetailsOur initial intent with Rua Associates was to explore our future succession plans, but we were approached by a competitor expressing interest in our business at the very start of our conversation. Randy Rua and Don van der Zwaag led that process, helping us to explore various options and negotiations. The result was a partial…
DetailsBoat City Marine had been a family business for us since 1982. We decided it was time to transition the business to new owners and started the process in 2012. While the economy was still recovering, it was challenging to find buyers interested in acquiring a boat dealership. The Rua Associates team continued to work…
DetailsRua Associates approached me a few years ago because they had a buyer interested in purchasing Westshore Design. The thought of selling Westshore intrigued me as I owned another business, Cusack Music, which was taking up more of my time and limiting my ability to give Westshore the attention it needed. As I explored selling…
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