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     Our founder, president, and senior advisor is Ronald F. "Ron" Rash. Ron spent ten very successful years with two Fortune 500 companies, and then "graduated" to owning and operating his own business. 1986 marked his first ownership transfer as he exited his first business with a third party sale to a competitor. In the twenty plus years since, Ron has acquired, started, or invested in twelve more closely held mid-market businesses, operating four of them himself and exiting most through third party sales. He has a BS in Civil Engineering form Virginia Tech and a Virginia real estate license. Ron is a Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) by the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and a Certified Business Broker (CBB) by the Business Brokers Network (BBN). These designations are important. The CBI requires an initial 60 hours of formal classroom education on the vital aspects of business brokerage and succession planning. Once completed, the applicant must pass a four-hour, comprehensive exam administered by IBBA professionals. Thereafter, the holder must take and pass continuing education courses to maintain the designation. The CBI ensures that the holder has the base and current knowledge necessary to competently advise brokerage clients. The CBB certifies that the holder has a minimum of three years of full time experience and has closed a minimum of six transactions as a broker. MidAtlantic Business Advisors and Mr. Rash hold these designations and far exceed these minimums. Ron is married to Anita and his personal interests include being an elder in his church, active involvement with Young Life, and golf.

    John F. "Jack" Rash II joined the firm in 2005. Jack earned a BBA in Business Administration from East Tennessee State University. His employment experience includes work in electrical supply distribution, food service management, and financial planning. He is a member of the Central Virginia Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CVAIFA) as well as the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). Jack is a NASD licensed broker with a Series 7 license and holds a Life/Health and Variable Life license in several states including Virginia. On the personal side, Jack has been a volunteer leader with Young Life in Charlottesville and coached high school basketball and baseball at his alma mater, The Covenant School, as well as soccer at Madison County Public High School. Jack also enjoys golf as time allows.

    In most professional firms, each advisor works his or her own engagements, so the quality of service each client receives is totally dependent on which advisor they work with. Most planning and brokerage firms assign lower middle-market firms to trainees or junior associates because the senior brokers target larger companies. At MidAtlantic Business Advisors, both Ron and Jack work every engagement, committing their fullest capabilities to every client. We believe this is a major factor in why our brokerage success rate is triple that of the industry, and why all of our clients receive consistently excellent performance.