July General Meeting
Join us for our July General Meeting!
When: Tuesday, July 22nd, 10am-12pm
Where: Georgia Association of Realtors, 6065 Barfield Road NE,
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
No registration required.
10:00-10:10am – Networking, with light breakfast
10:10-11:30 – Meeting followed by a broker panel answering all of your questions about business brokerage
11:30-12:00 – Q&A & Networking
Meet the Panel:
Rob Margeton is with Ryco Advisors and was GABB’s top producer for 2024. Ryco Advisors is a professional lower middle market advisory firm providing services to clients in Atlanta, as well as throughout the Southeast. We specialize in the sale of owner-operated businesses with valuations between $10 million and $100 million. Our advisors are skilled in all aspects of the sale transaction process and have experience selling businesses to individual buyers, private equity groups and large corporate acquirors. Our licensed advisors have years of experience with major Wall Street firms and consulting companies, as well as experience running and selling our own small businesses. We bring that unique experience to bear for our clients through our structured, thorough and confidential sale process methodology. We also offer professional business consulting services and buy side representation to clients looking to acquire a business.
Jeffery Merry is a lifetime member of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers (GABB) prestigious Multi-Million Dollar Club and was the first Georgia broker in the GABB to receive the Phoenix award for being in the Multi-Million Dollar Club for 17 consecutive years. Jeffery and the BUSINESS HOUSE, inc. have been a member of GABB for more than three decades and has held the Presidency and Board of Directors positions numerous years. He is also a member of the International Business Brokers Association and the Business Brokers of Florida Association.
As a Business Intermediary, Certified Exit Planner, and Consultant, Mr. Merry has been involved in mergers and acquisitions that have ranged in acquisition price from $60,000 to more than $15 million. Jeffery specializes in serving the Manufacturing, Distribution, Technology, Service, Veterinary and Medical industries.
Steve Josovitz is vice president of The Shumacher Group, having joined the firm in 1992. As an Associate Real Estate Broker, he heads up the company’s restaurant business brokerage division in addition to providing commercial retail and restaurant real estate site selection, sales and lease negotiation expertise. A former restaurant owner and trained professional chef, Steven has an extensive background in restaurant and hotel management. He also offers consulting, appraisal services and has been retained by law firms for his expert opinion to help settle disputes. Mr. Josovitz earned a B.S. in Hotel/Restaurant Management from Florida International University in 1981. Mr. Josovitz is a member of the Georgia Restaurant Association, Georgia Association of Business Brokers (GABB), International Council of Shopping Centers and the Retail Brokers Network. As a 20 year GABB Member Steven has attained “Life Member-GABB Million Dollar Club” status and annually receives the “Top Five” award for highest business and restaurant brokerage sales in Georgia. In 2011 Steven received a third award GABB’s Listing Agent of the Year. Steven’s goals and thoughts are always “Making sure all parties –buyers, sellers and landlords–walk away from the closing table happy. Maintaining integrity and honesty along with professionalism and expertise is a must. The needs of your clients must always come first before commission.”
J Snypp III, a former GABB Board member and a life member of the Million Dollar Club, lives in Dunwoody, grew up in Atlanta and graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in marketing. Mr. Snypp spent more than two decades in the office furniture business before becoming a Business Broker and has been with Preferred Business Brokers, Inc. for more than 10 years. He has found success selling businesses in a variety of industries most recently selling a day care center, landscape company and distribution business. He is married and has two sons. Therefore, when he is not selling businesses he is usually coaching a football or baseball team, camping, canoeing, water skiing, scuba diving, shooting sports or involved in some other family activity.
“Selling a business is one of the most important decisions an owner makes,” Mr. Snypp says. “Choosing the right broker to work with in that process is equally important.”
David Greeley is the owner of Transworld Business Advisors of Lake Lanier with more than thirty years of executive management, business development, and operational experience. As a Business owner, I value the relationships made in my community to support mutual success and reputation. A US Navy veteran who is proud to support other veterans in their efforts to become entrepreneurs. Our primary objective @ Transworld Business Advisors of Lake Lanier, is to support your dream of entrepreneurship and freedom. David is a Certified M&A Professional, Member of GABB, Member of IBBA, Licensed Georgia Real Estate Salesperson, Disabled veteran-owned business supporting veterans to become entrepreneurs. Accounting and Civil Engineering degreed owners with 75 years of combined experience.