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Brian Smith

Mergers, Acquisitions, Succession and Due Dilligence.

Company
IA Business Advisors

Elgin, Illinois

Our founder began his career as an accountant but did not enjoy public accounting. After a short term at a big 6 accounting firm, he started Business Accounting Solutions in 1988, which he later sold to Cornerstone Consulting Group. Recognizing the need many small businesses had for sound management advice, Brian went on to start Individual Advantages, LLC, which was later rebranded to IA Business Advisors in 2015, as a think tank to develop customized, yet affordable, business solutions driven by our focus on people, process, and technology.

Our client base has always varied, ranging from large fortune 500, to small and medium sized community based businesses. When the Great Recession hit in 2008, we began to work with businesses in trouble due to the economic decline who struggled to afford consulting services and an ability to be represented through the business sale, succession or merger & acquisition process. Recognizing this, Brian began offering on-demand consulting services, through which businesses hindered by a strained economic environment and a restricted budget could consult with our company on an hourly basis for a lower more economical fee. This service became so popular that we have continued it to this day.

During the business sales, succession, mergers and acquisitions process, companies often forget about their foundation: people and process. These are the two things that need the most attention during this huge transition, and the IA Business Advisors team are proficient in focusing on your foundation to better represent you and your organization to keep you organized through whichever transition process you may be going through. Our unique BizVision process pinpoints the metrics, processes, and people that will be the driving force behind the success of your business sale, succession, merger or acquisition.

IA Business Advisors business business brokerage, success, merger and acquisition services was born out of our founder’s experience on a mergers and acquisitions team for a large NASDAQ traded company in the 1990s. After helping several acquisitions of small businesses around the world, our founder learned the importance of balance in the marketing, negotiation and due diligence process – balancing the focus on metrics, as well as policy, procedure, people, process, and technology. We have been involved in hundreds of business sales, successions, merger and acquisition projects since our conception in 1996.
Services Offered
IA Business Advisors is a full service management consulting firm. We provide support in business start up from writing business, marketing and sales strategy plans through implementation of those plans and continued management of the tactics requires to reach business goals established through proper planning.

IA Business Advisors also offers a full service business brokerage where we support both buyers and sellers in the process of selling and acquiring a business. IA can support proper valuation, due dilligence, negotiation and transition to or from a new acquisition.

IA can also help to ensure that post business sales are less stressful on the business owners, managers and teams as the changes in ownership can often times be detrimental to long term viability of the process is not smooth.
About

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Expertise

Experienced in but not limited to the following services and sectors. Contact for a full list.

  • Building & Construction
  • Service Businesses
  • Manufacturing
  • Valuation Services
  • Exit Planning Services
  • Business Advising Services
Areas Served
  • Kane County, IL
  • McHenry County, IL
  • Lake County, IL
  • DuPage County, IL
  • Cook County, IL
Languages

English

Licensed In
Illinois
310001594
Affiliations
  • IA Business Advisors is affiliated with many organization and partners, visit our website to learn more.
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Serving: IL

Our founder began his career as an accountant but did not enjoy public accounting. After a short term at a big 6 accounting firm, he started Business Accounting Solutions in 1988, which he later sold to Cornerstone Consulting Group. Recognizing the...

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