Edward J. Smith

Company Overview

Since 1994 First Choice Business Brokers Las Vegas has created successful Business Sale Transactions by: - A consultive approach with both Buyer and Seller from valuation through transfer of ownership, always creating a win-win outcome. - Negotiating between Buyer and Seller by keeping their end goal in mind which is a smooth transition of ownership with terms that are acceptable to both. - Facilitating the sale by being a conduit of information between Buyer and Seller. - Navigating the process between Buyer, Seller, Closing Entity and Lenders. We listen, apply our knowledge, and prioritize your needs. From inquiry to close we are committed to confidentially serving our clients. If you're looking to buy or sell a business, don't settle for anything less than our professional, experienced business intermediaries. Business owners, when it is time to reap the rewards of your years of hard work, plan to enhance your business' value with effective pre-sale planning , market positioning and optimized deal structure. Your approach to selling your business will determine your legacy. Our passionate team of professionals and our comprehensive processes will get the job done.

Services Offered

Top Awarded Business Broker for Las Vegas, Henderson and Clark Co, Nevada! Ed asks, 'What's your business worth? I'll bet you don't know!' Call Ed Smith at 702-274-7320 to set up a confidential appointment to review your business. There is no obligation or cost. See how all of Ed's 55 years of experience can work for you! Ed is your first choice in business brokers! Serious buyers and sellers should call Ed Smith Business Broker, anytime! Also see EdSmithLasVegas.com for lots of very good information! Ed Smith, Business Broker, says, 'most business owners know how to run their businesses but don't have the knowledge or experience in matters affecting the value and selling the business.' For example, 'Should I turn my business over to my son?', 'Should I buy a business for my daughter?', 'Should I remodel and expand my restaurant?', 'Should I buy that new franchise?' and so forth. Most business owners make terribly expensive business mistakes and some purchasers as well. So Call Ed Smith, Business Broker now for for free consultation and potentially save you a lot of money! 702-274-7320 Ed Smith, Agent with First Choice Business Brokers Las Vegas 101.

Broker Profile

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! Call Ed now at 702-274-7320!

Areas Served

Nevada/Clark County. California/Los Angeles; Orange; San Diego Counties. Arizona/Maricopa County.

Affiliations

LinkedIn Restaurant Specialist! Often a guest speaker with seminars for the Business Dept. at the College of Southern Nevada. Co authored:' PROPERTY MANAGEMENT' 8th edition published by Dearborn Real Estate Education