Brian Brown
Broker, Heartland Business & Financial Corp.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Iowa Business Brokerage Leader
Phone (319) 294-1904
Iowa Business Brokerage Leader
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Sports & Entertainment, Specialty, Health Care
Markets
Davenport/Moline/Rock Island, Des Moines
Languages
English
Bio
Confidential, Professional Services include:
- Skilled intermediary providing assistance with Enterprise Mergers, Divestitures, and Acquisitions or Small Business Sales.
- Business Ownership Exit & Succession Planning
- Business Consulting focused on Business Value Improvement and Positioning for Ownership Transfers.
- Commercial and Farm Real Estate brokerage and management in Iowa.
- Experienced certified appraisal partners to perform Machinery & Equipment Appraisals.
- Business Valuation Services performed by qualified professional partners.
Specializing in responsibilities assisting business buyers and sellers through the complex process of business exit planning and implementation.
As a Certified Business Intermediary and Iowa Licensed Real Estate Broker, Brown relies on his extensive business brokerage training and corporate experience which includes holding positions of CEO, President, & Board Member. He has over thirty years of business-to-business experience working with small and medium sized business owners, executives, and senior managers. He understands the day-to-day and year-to-year challenges of business owners. Brown is uniquely qualified to advise & assist clients who want to sell, purchase, value, or finance a business. Brown's strong professional relationships are extremely beneficial to business owners, sellers, and buyers. Brown values confidentiality, honesty, professionalism, responsiveness and the unique needs of each and every client.
Brown was founding CEO of Community Savings Bank, Robins, and Cedar Rapids, IA. Previously, he was CEO of Keystone Savings Bank, Marengo and Keystone, IA and Keystone Community Bancorporation. As a result, he became a respected, dependable, entrepreneurial bank executive who was skilled in starting and building business. He is knowledgeable in managing sales, marketing, investments, and real estate and commercial lending. Brown is accomplished in business development and community involvement. He is a strong strategic thinker with team building, analytical, and decision-making abilities. His background also includes strong ties to agriculture including agribusiness,
especially grain elevators, commodities marketing, and animal health business.
Brown is a lifetime resident of Iowa, a fifth generation Iowan and owns the family farm purchased by his great grandfather in 1890.
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