Bill Collier

      BC Group International Inc. was founded by Bill and Joyce Collier in 1988. After more than 16 years in the business - the last 11 using OBM - the Colliers decided to sell. Participants will learn how the owners sought out a buyer, negotiated the price and terms, and how OBM played a role both in making the company a desirable acquisition target and in ensuring a smooth transition.
      Our Speaker: Bill Collier is the president of Collier Business Advisors, LLC of St. Louis, MO, a company formed in 2005 based on his love of small business and interest in seeing others achieve the success they dreamed of when starting their companies. Prior to this venture, Bill and his wife Joyce founded BC Group International, Inc. with a small personal investment and a $35,000 loan guaranteed by the SBA. Over the 15+ years they owned the company; it grew from zero revenue at start-up to just under $4 million in annual sales in 2004, enjoying solid profitability every year. In early 2004, Bill and Joyce decided to sell the company and began negotiations with a local supplier. The deal was transacted in January 2005. www.collierbiz.com