Burnette Elected Secretary of Georgia Assoc. of Business Brokers

Dean Burnette, the founder of Best Business Brokers in Savannah, has been elected to be the 2018 secretary of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers, the state’s only professional association of professionals who help in the sale and purchase of businesses and franchises.

More than two decades of business ownership and management experience in the textile, food, golf and petroleum industries have given Mr. Burnette a wide range of experience and business knowledge. These experiences contribute to his abilities to help identify and qualify appropriate buyers, put together sales prospectuses, negotiate terms of a sale, all while maintaining confidentiality so that only prospective purchasers know your business is transitioning. Dean is excited about the many opportunities that the current economic conditions and recent economic events have created in the Coastal Savannah Georgia area.

He is married, the father of two children and has three grandchildren, and is a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Derenne Business Owners Association.

GABB members represent owners of Georgia businesses and help them establish the sales price of their business, create marketing plans and strategies for the sale of their business, identify and qualify potential buyers, and work to protect the confidentiality of the entire process.

Other 2018 officers are President, Michael Ramatowski, CBI, owner of RamBizGroup LLC; and Treasurer Richard S. Burgess, owner and founder of Priority Business Acquisitions, Inc. Board members include; Jeffery Merry, founder and owner of the Business House, inc.; Paul Cushman, founder and managing partner of Cushman & Associates, LLC; Jon Roman, business intermediary, franchise consultant and developer at Transworld Business Advisors; Judy J. Mims, the Qualifying Broker for Childcare Properties, LLC,, and Greg DeFoor, founder and President of DeFoor Business Services of Kennesaw. Mr. DeFoor was the GABB President for 2015 and 2016 and will remain on the board as the GABB’s past President. Kim Eells, Vice President and business development officer at the Brand Bank, represents affiliate members on the GABB board.

The GABB is composed of professionals who work with owners of Georgia businesses. Many of today’s business buyers are individuals who have decided not to re-enter corporate America, but are ready to control their own destiny by purchasing and operating a Georgia business. The GABB’s monthly meeting is at the South Terraces Conference Center at 115 Perimeter Center Place, Atlanta. For more information about the GABB, contact GABB President Mike Ramatowski at 770-634-0428 or rambizgroup@bellsouth.net, or call Diane Loupe at 404-374-3990 or email diane@gabb.org.