Holbert is Managing Partner

Carl E. Grimes, Chairman of CBI TEAM, is proud to announce that Jon Holbert is CBI TEAM’s new Managing Partner. He is taking over the daily operations of the company’s Northwest Arkansas office. Holbert started his career with the company in 2011, and has several years of experience utilizing the CBI system. He has previous […]
Business Survival: The Law of Unintended Consequences
Carl E. Grimes, Chairman-CBI TEAM The Law of Unintended Consequences (or, the Oh, crap, I didn’t mean for THAT to happen) decision. In a small village in Borneo, well-intentioned health workers once sprayed the straw huts with the now-illegal substance, DDT. The purpose of the spraying was to control the mosquito population, thereby reducing cases […]
Business Survival: The Armageddon Calculation
When will the next economic downturn hit our business community. As Dirty Harry said, “Do you feel lucky, punk?” Here are some thoughts from professional business appraiser Daniel Hall on the value of selling NOW and not rolling the dice, hoping for later. View on Valuations What may be said with an air of flippancy, […]
SOLD! TAP Introduces Bold To Dr. McQueen

Dr. Michael McQueen contacted the CBI TEAM about buying a dental practice and is now the owner and practitioner at the former Bold Dental Clinic on the campus of the University of Arkansas Fayetteville according to Jon Holbert, Managing Partner of the CBI TEAM Northwest Arkansas Office. Holbert said that Casey Grimes and John Green […]
SOLD! CBI is Intermediary For Cassville (MO) Dental to Young Family Dentistry
Cassville (Missouri) Family Dental clinic was sold recently to Dr. Dan Young, according to Jon Holbert, Managing Partner of the CBI TEAM Northwest Arkansas office. Holbert said that Casey Grimes was both Listing and Seller CBI TEAM Professional. Dr. Craig Hayes, owner and practitioner at Cassville Family Dental, had contacted Casey and Casey’s extensive network […]
SOLD! Amerispec

(From Left to Right: Walt and Becky Chambers, Sellers. Carol Gresham, Business Intermediary. Mariana and Roy Goodwin Jr., Buyers) Walt and Becky Chambers had a good experience 14 years ago with the CBI TEAM when he bought Amerispec. So, when he decided it was time to sell and retire, he came back to CBI and […]
Business Survival: Small Business Revival
By: Carl E. Grimes, CBI and Chairman of Confidential Business Intermediaries/The CBI TEAM Own a business and want some good new? Here you go: The Revival of New Main Street Small Businesses In an article written for Entrepreneur magazine by Kabbage’s Co-founder and CEO, Rob Frohwein, Rob predicts that “by 2025 a whole host of small businesses […]
Business Survival: The Founder’s Tale
10-17-18 By: Carl E. Grimes, CBI Being the Founder of the CBI TEAM, when this article came to my attention yesterday, I read every line. If you are the Founder of a company/business, I’d suggest you read Steve Graves’ insightful tome. I’ve worked with hundreds of founders in my three-plus decades of executive advising. Men […]
Business Survival-It’s a Jungle Out There
Time to plan business exit and transition is something most business owners don’t set aside.