Our Market

There are over 25 million businesses in the United States. Over 52% of the United States GDP is from privately held businesses and these businesses employ over 50% of the domestic workforce. Privately-held business drives the US economy and the same holds true around the world as privately-held businesses are the economic engine of most countries. 

US business demographics:

ü      97.3% of US businesses are under $10 million in sales

ü      98% of US businesses have less than 100 employees

ü      20% of the privately held businesses change hands every year

VR is the only full-time professional business intermediary organization in the world offering Valued Representation. 

As Baby Boomers Retire They Fuel Our Industry for Continued Growth

Economist Robert Avery from Cornell University estimates that $10 trillion of assets and over 12 million privately held companies will be transferred as Baby Boomers start to retire. Other estimates predict that 10,000 Baby Boomers will become eligible for Social Security every day, with 80 million retiring over the next two decades.

These same Baby Boomers will sell their businesses to fund retirement. Others will exit their corporate positions and acquire a business to supplement their retirement income and to build additional income and equity.

Your Market

As you develop an understanding of the VR mission, it is important for you to be confident that with the tools and support offered by VR you can achieve your own personal goals. Investigate your marketplace. Are there privately-held business owners receiving professional representation when trying to sell their business? If no, do you believe that as a franchisee in the VR organization you can offer Valued Representation to business owners and pride yourself at becoming the premier firm in your market?