CLEARWATER, Fla. – (August 20, 2010) – Murphy Business & Financial Corporation, one of North America’s largest business brokerage firms, proudly announces its successful facilitation of transfer of ownership of a Massachusetts preschool.
Established 15 years ago, this early childhood school is located in a large facility with ample parking and recreational space for the children. This unique value provides a solid and profitable business. This growing, prominent preschool boasts a high student retention and experienced staff with little turnover. Licensing has just increased from 63 students to 90 which should allow for rapid growth.
There are only two other schools in the area, both of which are considerably smaller in size.
Ira Rashap, a business broker in Murphy’s Massachusetts Region, was the transactional broker for the seller and also represented the buyer.
Rashap has been a business broker since 1993 and has successfully facilitated hundreds of transactions. He previously was the chief operating officer of a network of business brokerage offices in the region and was responsible for training business brokers.
Rashap has owned, operated and sold eight of his own enterprises and also was formerly a franchise director for three national companies and an auditor for an international accounting firm.
He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from Babson College.
Murphy’s Massachusetts Region serves the New England area, including Boston, South Shore, North Shore, Metro West, Cape Cod, Worcester, Springfield, The Berkshires, New Bedford, Fall River, Lowell, Taunton, Brockton, Hyannis, Plymouth, Providence and Route 128.
Rashap works in Murphy’s Westwood, Mass., office and serves clients throughout the state of Massachusetts.
Murphy Business & Financial, headquartered in Clearwater, Fla., and located just minutes from Tampa International Airport, offers a variety of services to buyers and sellers of privately-held businesses including: qualifying buyers, handling franchise sales, selling independent businesses and facilitating transactions with commercial property, as well as M&A, valuation and consultation services.
About Murphy Business & Financial Corporation:
Founded in Clearwater, Fla., in 1994 by Roger J. Murphy, Murphy Business & Financial Corporation (www.murphybusiness.com) quickly grew to become Florida’s leading business brokerage firm and is now one of North America's largest, with 133 franchised locations, 25 regions and thousands of completed transactions. Services include business sales, franchise sales, buyer searches, M&A, valuation, business consulting, commercial realty and machinery and equipment appraisal and brokerage. Murphy offers franchise opportunities throughout the United States and Canada. As a member of the Business Brokers of Florida, the Institute of Business Appraisers, Society of Business Analysts, Certified Business Counselors and International Business Brokers Association, Murphy offers clients access to the largest business brokerage network in the world.
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