<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>All Listings in RI</title><link>http://vrbusinessbrokers.com/</link><description>All Listings in RI</description><lastBuildDate>3/16/2010 8:08:37 PM</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[ Business Sales Franchise ]]> </title><link>http://vrbusinessbrokers.com/Listing/Business-Sales-Franchise-225139.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://vrbusinessbrokers.com/Listing/Business-Sales-Franchise-225139.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ Are you done spending countless hours going through available business opportunities that are nothing but scams and dead ends? Are you sick of the mindless drudgery pitched to you by one broker after another who cares nothing about your interests and needs? Are you fed up with filling out one NDA after another to the point of nausea? Then stop dragging your feet and check out an exciting and lucrative opportunity by becoming your own boss in a VR Business Sales franchise! Why VR? Because only here will you have the opportunity to work in an industry where you will be trained to provide each and every client with the same level of service and professional resources that a large institutional client receives from the finest investment bank. You have the ability to work closely with every office owner as both an advocate and mentor, and you will be provided with the right tools and training that you need to successfully compete within the industry. There are no geographic limitations to where you can work. If the opportunity is there with a business, our model encourages you to seize it! Investigate and research your marketplace. Find out if buyer and sellers in your area have professional representation. If not, do you think that as a VR franchise owner, you have what it takes to provide these entrepreneurs with superior service, becoming the premier firm in your market? For over 30 years, VR has revolutionized the way that businesses change hands and assisted in the standardization of the fragmented business intermediary industry. ]]> </description><pubDate>3/16/2010</pubDate><listingPrice>155650.0000</listingPrice><downPayment>39000.0000</downPayment><grossRevenues>0.0000</grossRevenues><discretionaryEarnings>0.0000</discretionaryEarnings><locationGeneral>Providence, RI</locationGeneral></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Fireplace, BBQ Wholesale, Retail ]]> </title><link>http://vrbusinessbrokers.com/Listing/Fireplace-BBQ-Wholesale-Retail.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://vrbusinessbrokers.com/Listing/Fireplace-BBQ-Wholesale-Retail.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ This landmark family owned business sells fireplaces, mantles, gas logs, wood burning stoves, fireplace accessories, and also has a comprehensive barbecue center! It is the exclusive dealer in the area or state for many of its product lines. Best of all, the well trained staff are experts at helping customers get exactly the right product that meets their needs; plus they service everything that they sell. The company has a large wholesale presence. Many of the areas home builders rely on this company to provide them with the fireplaces that they are installing in the new new homes that theybuild or remodel. They could go anywhere-and they go to the best. Several of thecurrent employees have a contractors license, but the new owner should be a contractor or plan on becoming licensed within a reasonable period of time. Growth opportunities abound. Because the owner is near retirement, he has not engaged an outside sales person to work with real estate developers. A new owner should. Also, because there is so much land available at the site, summer products should be brought on: sheds, hammocks, porch furniture. With the high cost of heating oil, people are looking to cut down on their heating oil bills by adding wood burning stoves, pellet stoves, and gas fireplaces. The future has never looked brighter! ]]> </description><pubDate>3/16/2010</pubDate><listingPrice>0.0000</listingPrice><downPayment>0.0000</downPayment><grossRevenues>2002451.0000</grossRevenues><discretionaryEarnings>192880.0000</discretionaryEarnings><locationGeneral>Greater Providence RI</locationGeneral></item></channel></rss>