Company Overview
VR is one of the oldest, largest, and most successful professional intermediary organizations in the U.S., with offices across the country and around the world.
The Springfield-Branson office, located in Springfield, serves central and southern Missouri, from the Lake of the Ozarks region to the Branson area, including the cities of Kansas City, Joplin and Springfield.
We specialize in the sale of privately owned businesses and franchise re-sales.
VR stands for Valued Representation. Whether you are interested in buying a business, or are a business owner considering an ownership transition, we have the expertise and experience necessary to be able to assist you in achieving your objectives. Please contact us and let us show you how Valued Representation can make a difference when buying or selling a business.
Services Offered
Business Brokerage: Buyer and Seller Services. Exit Strategies. Consultation.
The staff at the VR Business Sales Springfield-Branson office has the experience, training, and expertise necessary to provide professional guidance to business owners thinking of an ownership transition in the near future - in the next year or two or three - as well as to those who want to develop a long-term strategy for an eventual exit from their business. We can determine what the business would likely sell for in the current market, and improvements that could increase its value over time, thereby helping the business owner determine the optimum time to sell. We also provide business search services for buyers interested in finding a particular business suitable for them - which often is a business not currently being offered for sale in the general marketplace. Maintaining confidentiality throughout the entire business sale or acquisition process is critical to sellers and buyers. We develop a plan with each client to achieve the best possible price and terms while preventing employees, customers, suppliers, or competitors from knowing of the impending ownership transition.
Broker Profile
As owner and Principal Broker of the Springfield-Branson VR Business Sales office, Jerry Myers specializes in the ownership transfer of privately-held companies, and has facilitated the sale or acquisition of numerous businesses in southwest Missouri. Jerry serves the 17 county area of southwest Missouri, from the Lake of the Ozarks region to the Branson and Joplin areas, and south to the Arkansas line.
Jerry was awarded the designation of Certified Business Intermediary by the International Business Brokers Association in 2007, and was re-certified in 2010, 2013, and 2016. Held by fewer than 500 individuals worldwide, the CBI designation is granted to IBBA members who have met rigorous requirements in education, industry knowledge and experience, ethical standards, and continuing education.
Jerry brings a wealth of experience and education to each project from his broad background in marketing, finance, and operations. His over thirty years of experience has been in industries as diverse as manufacturing and distribution, food service, automotive, agriculture, retail, franchises, education and publishing. He served in various marketing and operations positions for the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company in Kansas City, Missouri for ten years, and has owned a number of businesses, which provides him with a personal understanding of the considerations and concerns of both buyers and sellers.
Jerry is a licensed real estate salesperson in Missouri, an active member of the International Business Brokers Association, and serves on the Small Business Council of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Ozark Chamber of Commerce. His columns on selling businesses have appeared in the Springfield Business Journal.
A Springfield, Missouri native, Jerry graduated from Drury University in that city with a B.S.B.A. in Marketing. He then earned an M.B.A. from Rockhurst University in Kansas City. He began teaching for Rockhurst shortly after his graduation, in the subject areas of Marketing and Production/Operations Management. He also taught income tax law for H & R Block in Kansas City, Missouri, as well as several management courses for Keller Graduate School of Management. He still occasionally teaches business courses for Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.
Affiliations
International Business Brokers Association, Small Business Council of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Ozark Chamber of Commerce.