2023 Annual Conference

How do some business brokers seem to sell more of their listings, a lot more money than other business brokers, and never get sued? I will identify seven of the most common attributes of these successful brokers and focus on their ability to multitask. Mastering this skill is essential to ensure that none of the balls you are juggling hits the ground, even if it doesn’t come naturally to you. We will discuss methods used to organize each deal, track the transaction progress, and increase efficiency by controlling the deal with a master checklist. This will be available as an Excel file, to use on each of your transactions. This is a tool I should have developed when I was actively selling businesses…  I would have made more money.

Workshop 1A - Fountain Room
Leveraging Lenders to Close Your Deals
Sponsored By: The Law Offices of William F. Ziprick

Panelist Discussion
Robert Porter, Plumas Bank | Marie Askew, Live Oak Bank | Louis Lane, US Bank | Scott Cisneros, City National Bank | Steve Colburn, Umpqua Bank

Do you have unanswered questions about SBA financing? Do you want to know how to qualify for an SBA loan? Join us for a panel discussion where you can get answers straight from the experts! A panel of top lending experts from the California market will answer questions about what lenders are looking for in a loan package, provide tips for getting your deal both approved and funded, as well as discuss the groundbreaking SBA rules that came about earlier this year. You won’t want to miss this star-studded panel moderated by former CABB board member and current Senior Vice President at Plumas Bank, Kelley Cheney. 

Workshop 1B - Pacific Room
Benefits of Professional Networking
Sponsored By: Umpqua Bank

Kelli C. Holmes, CEO & Founder of Team Referral Network

NETWORK          LEVERAGE          GROW

Using the “Networking Wheel of Success” learn how to:
•    Evaluate your Networking Environments 
•    Develop a Commercial Strategy
•    Power Partners - an Endless Source of Referrals
•    Build the Right Relationships through Coaching Sessions
•    Tracking Your Success

Workshop 1C -  California Room
How to utilize Brokerworks tools to streamline your: marketing/ad copy, valuations, buyer NDAs, etc
Sponsored By: Huntington National Bank

Jennifer von Lindern, BizBuySell

Workshop 2A - Fountain Room
Deals involving licensing (ABC and Contractor’s Licenses)
Sponsored By: ClientsIO

Steve Zimmerman, LCBB, CBI, M&AMI, FIBBA, Restaurant Realty Company
Jamie Cohen, Contractors License Experts LLC

Do you end up in deals that require special licenses? Learn how to deal with various state agencies and how it can impact your deal.  Three brokers will each discuss the agencies they deal with the most and help you understand the costs, timelines, logistics, and companies you can hire to help you through the process.  Suppose you’re involved with deals that involve alcohol licenses with the ABC and contractors licenses with the Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB).

Workshop 2B - Pacific Room
Business Planning 101
Sponsored By: CIBC

Len Krick, MBA, CBI, M&AMI - President and Principal Broker at Sunbelt Business Brokers of Las Vegas, Inc.

Workshop 2C - California Room
Legito Tips & Tricks for Form Creation and Management
Sponsored By: GlenOaks Escrow

Tawnya Gilreath, JD, CM&AP, CExP, CBI, CABB Forms Committee Chair
LA Business Pros / eXp Commercial

Come learn how to get the most out of CABB’s newest member benefit, Legito.  This software tool makes filling out CABB forms a breeze.  No more inputting the same information into form after form.  Now you can add information once and have it populate across any form you need in your transaction.  Additionally, the tool allows you to input deal data into a template that populates your form to ensure you fill everything out correctly.  Come ready to see the software in action and learn how it works, or to ask questions if you’ve already started using it and are having any complications.