WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT US.

(If you have a serious need to check us out, the phone numbers are available for you to learn first-hand from those with whom we served)

Seller’s Comments:

After 30 years of business we had built a multi-million dollar business and were ready to sell our laboratory. We tried selling our business ourselves for over a year and we even used another international broker for seven months with no results. First Venture had our business on contract in less than a month, arranged financing and closed in three. We are now looking forward to retirement thanks to First Venture Associates. U.S.& G.S.

I carefully chose First Venture to handle the sale of my business and real estate. They showed the business to many qualified buyers and had a buyer on contract within six months. Unfortunately the first buyer did not qualify for the loan after going though three lenders. First Venture again found another buyer and even though another lender said they would make the loan, again declined four months and two submissions later. Not to be discouraged First Venture took the package to a 5th lender who funded the loan. Even though I paid out a $44,000+ commission, I was so pleased with the work they did I sent a nice gift certificate to the listing agent.  D.Y.

I sold my Tree Service through First Venture and was so pleased with the results that I have referred four of my business owner friends to them.  B.C.

After much blood, sweat and tears; three landlords; and the widening of Dale Mabry I didn’t know if our Health Food Store would fail before we had the opportunity to sell it. Twelve years later and with over a $1,000,000+ gross sales I am happy to say First Venture sold our business and helped us to move on to our next venture. It was not an easy sale as it seemed that the attorneys battled more back in forth structuring an asset sale, then a stock sale and back again to an asset sale. Through it all First Venture held it together when numerous times it looked like the sale was dead, even all the way up to the closing table! If you’re looking for a good company to sell your business, look no further than First Venture Associates.  We are thankful for their services.  C.T.

Buyer’s Comments:

I contacted First Venture by phone from Texas looking for a manufacturing business in the Tampa Bay area. After communicating back and forth by phone and fax, they convinced me that I needed to fly out to see four of the businesses that they thought met our criteria.  After one trip I was convinced two of the four would meet my needs. Even though it was a larger business than I thought we could afford, First Venture showed us how we could get a combination of SBA and owner financing to make the deal work. I could not be more pleased with service and how they made it happen!  I am currently looking to acquire another business through them that will give me a larger market share.  N.M.

I was tired of working in the "family business" and my dad suggested that maybe I should buy my own. I envisioned a coin laundry or vending business that would give me plenty of time to fish. After First Venture learned about my background and they suggested a Tree Service of all things. After seeing its earnings and that I didn’t have to climb a tree, I could easily see how my marketing talents and heavy equipment experience could be put to use. It was a prefect match. Thanks to First Venture, they turned my life around!  P.M.

We moved down from Wisconsin, not knowing any one in the Tampa area. I had been downsized from the corporate world and thought I would buy a "job" and my wife would go to work for someone. Low and behold, we bought two businesses from First Venture, one for her and one for me. Even though they were good businesses, we were not seeing enough of each other so we went back to First Venture and they sold one of the businesses for us. We then combined our efforts on the other business. Ultimately we decided we didn’t want to keep that business either. We are happy to say, they sold that business for us also. Thank you First Venture, two bought and two sold.  A.V.