Strategic Endeavors LLC was founded in December of 1999 by James A. Eshleman in Lancaster County, PA. Eshleman is the principal and works in conjunction with Kate Eshleman (his daughter), a business analyst on all clients of the firm. Their philosophy is to selectively take a limited number of quality engagements and then work them intensively to conclusion. Accordingly, our closing ratio is much higher than firms who concentrate on listing volume.
Eshleman is a registered professional civil engineer and spent over 20 years in the business world including 3 years as a project engineer with a Fortune 500 steel producer, 15 years as a manager and then owner of a construction materials and contracting company, and then 3 years as a non-owner president/manager of a family owned contracting and service company in the water supply and treatment industries.
Eshleman became interested in facilitating the business transfer process after completing the sale of two mid-market companies as a business owner and seller. Strategic Endeavors LLC is affiliated with several national networks of mergers and acquisitions advisors. These affiliations provide truly national access to business opportunities and business buyers.
Eshleman is also an active member in the PBBA (Pennsylvania Business Brokers Association), AMAA (Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors), ICBC (Institute of Certified Business Counselors), and IBBA (International Business Brokers Association). Through completion of educational coursework and meeting experience requirements, he has earned the IBBA’s Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation, one of the most recognized and sought after designations in the industry. Out of approx. 4,000 business intermediaries nationwide, approx. 1,200 hold this certification.
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