First Choice Business Brokers

Are you looking to buy or sell an existing business in the St Louis Metro area? Then you have come to the right place! Established in 1994, First Choice Business Brokers has grown to become one of the largest organizations in the U.S. specializing in business sales. We have listed and managed the sale of over $7.5 billion in businesses for sale. Buyers and sellers alike can enjoy the accessibility and expertise of a national network of professional business brokers and the largest inventory of businesses available for sale. We have the experience, knowledge, and dedication you’re looking for when it comes to professional representation. Our knowledgeable professionals bring value to every transaction creating a near seamless transition of ownership between buyer and seller. Sellers - If your goal is to sell an existing business in the St Louis Missouri area then First Choice Business Brokers is the only choice for you. From guidance in preparing your business for sale, expert market valuation with proven methods to a smooth transition of ownership to a buyer we will be with you every step of the way. As experienced business brokers, we know you've worked hard to achieve success. That's why you deserve experienced, licensed professionals who specialize in business sales – you need First Choice Business Brokers. We are large enough to offer Buyers the greatest selection of available businesses for sale, yet small enough to give Sellers individual attention. Buyers - If you are looking to purchase an existing business, we will walk you through the entire buying process and be with you every step of the way. From searching for the perfect business to a smooth transition of ownership from the seller to you, we go the extra mile for our clients which has earned us the much deserved reputation of unsurpassed service and professionalism with a personal touch. And with the largest national list of exclusive businesses for sale, we are confident we can help you find the business you're looking for. All First Choice Business Brokers have completed extensive training through FCU (First Choice University) and attend on-going continuing education making our Business Broker Professional among the most highly trained experts in the field of business evaluation, business sales, business marketing and buy/sell negotiations to satisfy both buyers and sellers alike. This is just one reason why we're The World’s Authority in Business Sales. In summary, if you have a business you would like to sell or are ready to buy a business, we would be proud to be your “first choice” for buyer or seller representation in the St Louis Missouri area. Contact First Choice Business Brokers today to find out more to discuss your goals!

Call Ed now at 702-274-7320! Edward J Smith, Ltd., “Ed Smith” is a licensed real estate Broker-Salesman in the State of Nevada. Lic # BS 38345 and Ed also possesses the difficult and legally required State of Nevada Business Broker Permit, Lic#: 0000005. During the last 20+ years, he has listed and sold Las Vegas businesses and business real estate at First Choice Business Brokers, Nevada’s largest business broker. Prior to that, Ed brokered real estate an businesses at a very large NJ metropolitan office of which he was part owner. First Choice, a National Franchise Company, has about 75+ offices all over the Country. Often Ed is often a guest speaker at the annual First Choice Business Broker’s national conference held in Las Vegas for all the offices. Plus Ed’s New York-New Jersey metropolitan area 30+ year previous and extensive background experience has always been a very strong personal and professional asset in closing sales for his clients. Ed Smith Business Broker, is considered Nevada’s top awarded business broker. His listing and selling and negotiation experience embrace just about every type of business that exists. This includes but is not limited to: small and large restaurants, fast food franchises, national franchises, auto repair & body shops, light and heavy manufacturing, service industry, dry cleaning, slot taverns, tanning & beauty salons, adult and strip clubs, publishing, professional medical, legal and accounting services, health and medical services and practices, retail operations, mail box stores, limo companies, motels, multi-unit chains, gold mining and more! Price ranges vary from as little as $50,000 to well into the many millions of dollars! Call Ed Smith Business Broker Now! 702-274-7320 Ed Smith’s 50+ years of full-time business listing and sales experience exceeds most other professionals in the same or similar fields. He’s been involved in just about every type of business sales structure including cash asset sales, SBA financed purchases, seller carry purchases, lease-to-own deals, equipment leasing, leasehold interests, and more. All contacts and communications with Ed Smith’s business buyers and sellers, existing or potential, are always kept in very strict confidence. Approximately 50% or more of Ed’s business is repeat or referral. Some of Ed Smith’s business and real estate experience includes: The coveted CRB, Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager designation. The Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) designation is recognized industry-wide as the measure of success in brokerage and real estate business management. This designation is awarded by the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers to REALTORS® who have completed the Council’s advanced educational and professional requirements. CRB designees consistently increase their level of industry knowledge, advance their earning and career potential, increase their firm’s profitability and benefit from active involvement in a network of real estate professionals. Professional business and real estate appraisal experience as an RM candidate of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and as a licensed Business Broker. This is coupled with years of professional expert testimony and in a variety of courts and municipalities. Was appointed to and has held numerous important Realtor Committee Chairman positions with the Passaic County, NJ Board of Realtors including Chairman of the Passaic County Board of Realtors By-Laws Committee. Wherein he and his committees rewrote the entire set of by-laws for the Board. Passaic County is a suburb of New York City. Ed was classified as a “Real Estate Expert” in the Superior Courts of Passaic County and Bergen County, NJ. This classification goes well beyond the more traditional “real estate appraiser” classification as it adds much more horizontal and vertical latitude in the expert level offered and required for this broader variety of testimony. Includes the New Jersey County Superior Courts and the United States Federal Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, NJ. Ed's expertise has carried over to Nevada courts and Federal Courts. Ed represented real estate, business use interests, land use development and gold mining consulting for buyers and sellers. Ed’s expert testimony also included client representation for certain bankruptcy proceedings, matrimonial, death and incompetency estates and class action law suits. Ed has testified in Clark County, Nevada proceedings as well as and including Federal Criminal Court. Represented numerous buyers, sellers, developers, and architect clients appearing before city, county, and state Planning Boards and the Boards of Adjustment in many communities in Passaic and Bergen Counties, New Jersey. Assignments including major and minor land use, business uses, and rezoning of real estate and variances for non-conforming uses. Has also advised land and business use clients in the Las Vegas area as well. Did location site location work for major national companies including McDonald’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut, 7-Eleven, and other commercial strip center and shopping center locations. Ed sells more national franchises than anyone else in Nevada. For example, out of the last approximately 35 Dairy Queens sold, Ed has sold approximately 31 of them. He has had his own national AM business talk radio show in Las Vegas and has appeared on business TV for commentary on a major network. By invitation, Ed has done classroom seminars for the business department at the College of Southern Nevada for many times per semester for approximately 7 years. His high-quality seminars always encouraged return engagements. Ed does business consultation for real estate and business buyers, sellers and owners and entrepreneurs. He has won more top salesman awards than any other business broker in Nevada! Ed Smith, Business Broker, has been the “Salesman of the Year” for most of his years with First Choice Business Brokers and he is the record holder for this title. Ed’s very savvy Las Vegas business market experience coupled with the resources of First Choice Business Brokers offers buyers and sellers his unprecedented skills and abilities for all Clark County and Las Vegas business purchases, listings, sales, and consulting work. Ed Smith, the Las Vegas Business Broker, is the experienced professional that business buyers and sellers want on their side!