General Info:
Our financial and business background has made us a one-stop brokerage firm to either sell or buy a business. We can assist you with all aspects of the buying and selling process. Our skills include accounting, taxation, valuation, and other specialty areas of negotiations and real estate services. Christopher S. Whitener is the Managing Director of Equity Financial Group Inc, a firm which provides a variety of business brokerage services to a variety of professional and health care clients, including privately-held corporations, professional business, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. Mr. Whitener is a 1980 graduate of Appalachian State University with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, and a 1977 Chemistry graduate of the University of South Florida. Mr. Whitener has also obtained the Accreditation of Business Valuation credential from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The ABV designation distinguishes those who business in the field of business valuation. Mr. Whitener prepares business valuations and provides litigation support to attorneys in this field. In the field of business brokerage the International Business Brokerage Association ( i.e., the IBBA ) has conferred the Certified Business Intermediary, "CBI", designation to Mr. Whitener. Mr. Whitener has made professional presentations for "Buying and Selling a Business" and "Overview to Business Valuations" to the North Carolina Society of Accountants and has published a "Guide to Business Valuation". He is a charter member of the Carolinas-Virginia Business Brokers Association, International Business Brokers Association and is affiliated with the largest Business Broker Network in the United States. As of 2006, Mr. Whitener became licensed as a real estate broker, specializing in commercial and industrial properties.