Franchise Influencers: Curt Maier, Vice President of Business Development, International Business Associates

Curt Maier

Vice President of Business Development

https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtmmaier/

“I am a Vetrepreneur (US Navy Veteran—Naval Nuclear Submarine Force) having spent 20 years at a FORTUNE 300 global industrial gas manufacturer in increasingly accountable management positions and thoroughly enjoying the past 19 years of small business ownership experience. My strength is in working with small business owners on turnaround management, leadership development and ownership transition strategies. I recently joined IBA (ibainc.com), the oldest business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, as their Vice President of Business Development. I had the pleasure of working collaboratively with IBA while previously being the owner of my own franchised business brokerage firm (Murphy Business Northwest). I found them to be the pinnacle of the industry in terms of knowledge, experience, professional negotiations and deal facilitation. I look forward to continuing to serve the entrepreneurial community, including the military, for veterans transitioning from active duty to civilian life as new small business owners. My business brokerage and franchise consulting services employ ‘best practices’ developed through the years by IBA and myself.”

About IBA: International Business Associates, commonly known as IBA, was established in 1975 by a group of experienced business brokerage professionals. They believed that they could provide better customer service, market knowledge, transactional experience and professional representation while maintaining the kind of confidentiality that was currently available to the Pacific Northwest. Their regional leadership is found in the number of “middle market” transactions successfully facilitated annually, but they are also recognized in terms of knowledge and professionalism by the legal, accounting, banking, real estate and entrepreneurial communities. The company is a full-service firm, offering professional valuation, marketing, negotiation and transaction facilitation expertise to owners of privately held companies and family-owned businesses. All of their associates have at least one real estate broker’s license, enabling the joint representation of businesses and real estate, when appropriate. Their historical venues for transactional activity have been in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho. However, their reputation and representation has not been contained by those geographic boundaries. IBA professionals have been hired on a consulting basis to negotiate and represent businesses in many other states, including California, Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina and Massachusetts. IBA is a strong supporter of the immigrant entrepreneur community. They have native-speaking Spanish, Russian, Indian (Punjabi and Hindi) and German business brokers in their bilingual transaction facilitation staff.