The Fort Collins-based business broker says the firm's history, combined with the Scout & Spur Group’s technical resources and unique business model, will provide game-changing services to business brokerage clients in Colorado and the Front Range.

Broomfield, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/23/2016 -- Mountain States Business Brokers (MSBB)—a business brokerage based in Fort Collins, Colorado for over 20 years—was recently merged with Ben Brickweg's Scout & Spur Group. The combination creates one of the largest independent business transition firms on the Front Range.

"For years I have had a vision of how a business brokerage firm could transform and professionalize our industry," says Ben Mahrle, MSBB's founder. "I was thrilled to join forces with Ben Brickweg because he shares the same vision. In addition to creating results as a business broker, Ben is a licensed attorney with a particular affinity for small business. The new brand will go a long way toward raising the bar for our profession here in Colorado and beyond."

"Ben Mahrle and MSBB have an outstanding reputation throughout Colorado and the Rockies," explains Brickweg. "Mahrle has built a vast network of contacts throughout the region, and his team of business brokers have literally decades of combined experience in putting deals together."

Though he plans to spend a little more time fishing and hunting in the mountains ("I hope this will be the year I get a moose permit in the lottery," he says), Mahrle holds part ownership of Scout & Spur, and will continue to provide exit planning and business brokerage services for Scout & Spur clients in Fort Collins and northern Colorado.

Mahrle believes that combining Scout & Spur's new, pro-active business model, the latest technology, and his network and experienced team will help the firm become Colorado's go-to business brokerage. He expects the new firm to keep growing beyond its headquarters in Broomfield, and outposts in Aspen, Fort Collins, Loveland, Steamboat Springs and Summit County.

"Scout & Spur has plans to add several more business transition guides and support staff," Brickweg adds. "We're looking for associates who share the same forward-looking client service vision we do. We're also open to merger and acquisition opportunities in markets we don't currently serve," he adds.

Brickweg continues, "I'm not even sure 'business brokers' is the right term to describe our team members. The word 'broker' is so transaction-oriented. What we offer at Scout & Spur is a long-term, consultative approach to building a company's value before the sale, then strategically exiting on your terms. We're 'business transition guides,' not just deal brokers. That's why our team includes folks with financial planning, legal and accounting experience. Of course, we can help business owners in distressed situations or with immediate personal reasons for selling, but the longer we have to help a company prepare for a transition, the more value we can add."

About Scout & Spur Group
Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Scout & Spur (http://www.scoutspur.com) guides clients in the Mountain States through business transitions with services including mergers & acquisitions advising, business valuation services, business brokerage, growth strategies, succession planning and exit planning. The firm has outposts in Aspen, Fort Collins, Loveland, Steamboat Springs and Summit County, Colorado. Scout & Spur's team of business brokers specializes in Main Street and Middle Market companies including outdoors, recreation and resort businesses; professional service companies such as CPAs and attorneys; aviation companies; technology firms; dispensaries, grow-ops and edibles; and enthusiast brands.

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Benjamin Brickweg aims to disrupt a transaction-oriented business brokerage industry he calls “dominated by passive middlemen that smell of ‘commission breath.’”

Broomfield, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/10/2016 -- Benjamin Brickweg, a Denver-area mergers and acquisitions advisor who specializes in guiding Main Street and Middle Market businesses through transitions and crises, has announced his acquisition of Mountain States Business Brokers (MSBBA), a business brokerage based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

After an extensive rebranding effort that has been nearly a year in the making, the company has relaunched as the Scout & Spur Group (http://www.scoutspur.com). The firm has moved its headquarters to Broomfield, and maintains outposts in Aspen, Fort Collins, Loveland, Steamboat Springs and Summit County, Colorado. MSBBA founder Ben Mahrle retains an ownership role in the new Scout & Spur Group and continues to serve clients in northern Colorado.

Brickweg, a self-described "recovering attorney," created Scout & Spur to disrupt an old-fangled, transaction-oriented business brokerage industry he calls "technologically backwards" and "dominated by passive middlemen that smell of 'commission breath.'" Having successfully guided business owners and buyers through over 250 transitions, Brickweg declares, "Our industry needs a shake-up. I've realized many business owners don't even know what a business broker is, and the ones who do, might cross the street to avoid one. So whatever you do, don't call us 'business brokers,'" he chuckles.

Even the name is meant to be disruptive. With a name like Scout & Spur, "no one will mistake us for traditional business brokers or commercial real estate agents," Brickweg explains. "The new brand reflects both our Western values and our willingness to 'cowboy up' and scout a path to outcomes that old-school brokers just aren't able to find."

Brickweg elaborates, "Most conventional business brokers are content to sign a listing agreement, toss your company's profile up online, and just wait for a buyer to meander along. With the speed of business today, that's not gonna cut the mustard. When you hire us to sell your business, we get to know you, to make sure you're ready, both financially and emotionally, for the transition. Then we research your industry, pro-actively scout out and personally contact potential buyers who may not even have considered buying a company as a path to growth."

The acquisition and rebranding effort was spurred by Brickweg's experience in the legal and business brokerage professions. Brickweg says Scout & Spur looks at the sale of a business as a transition process—one that could last years—not merely a single event.

"We create value for our clients at every step on their path," he says. "That could mean anything from exit planning to a long-term strategy to lower expenses or raise valuation," Brickweg continues. "It's much closer to a concierge service, personally tailored for each client. That's why our team includes people with CPA experience, financial planning experience, and legal experience along with deal experience."

MSBBA founder Ben Mahrle adds, "My purpose in life is to help other people reach their goals. I look at what's best for the client, instead of chasing commissions, and that's what made this deal such a good fit with Ben Brickweg. We share the same philosophy."

About Scout & Spur
Scout & Spur is building a team whose focus will be on creating long-term, advisory relationships with clients. "If you have a $20 million company, it could take several years to prepare for a sale," Brickweg says. "Our folks are people you'd actually want to work with for that length of time. Yes, we're experienced, trail-blazing professionals, but we're also the kind of people you'd want to sit around a campfire or go fly fishing with."

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