Chair’s Letter

We have already completed the first quarter of 2024. How time flies. From my communications with members, business seems to remain strong. Let’s keep pushing and make 2024 a monumental year.

As always, there’s a lot going on here at the BBF! Here are some key updates and reminders to help you take full advantage of everything your association is providing.

First, BBF’s Forms Committee has been busy and delivered to us 4 new updated forms ready to use now. These are an APA, Listing Agreement, NDA, and an NDA to be used with Private Equity Groups. The Forms Committee is also finalizing a new Stock Purchase Agreement which we should see in the very near future. Thank you to Ryan Cave for hosting a webinar on April 4th that reviewed the key updates to the APA and Listing Agreement – if you missed it, make sure to check out the recording on the Members Center (along with recordings of our other great educational webinars).

Our Conference Planning Committee is also in full swing planning our statewide Conference, August 23-25 at the beautiful Caribe Royale in Orlando. This is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills with workshops designed for all experience levels of business brokerage, from new brokers to the very seasoned broker. Plan to share in the high energy, camaraderie, and support of our great organization (and have a lot of fun too). We will have a great lineup of speakers and workshops, and this year our Affiliates can showcase their services at the Conference to help us get more deals done! Attendee registration opens in June, but here are some important planning links:

Affiliates, download the EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITY GUIDE and sign up by April 19th to save. Sponsorships are also going fast so don’t delay!

Anyone interested in presenting a workshop should complete the WORKSHOP SUBMISSION FORM by April 30th. Help us build a great lineup of topics at the Conference!

Start making your plans now by reviewing the AGENDA AT A GLANCE and if necessary, BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM early in our block to get a great rate.

Lots more information to come on the Conference, but I’m already confident this will be our biggest and best yet.

This is also the time of year when we recognize the outstanding accomplishments of our Members with our State and District Awards. We have a record number of award recipients this year, and I would like to congratulate each member for their achievements in 2023. Winners will be announced shortly, and the Districts are lining up their awards banquets so be sure to attend. Let’s all work together to make 2024 another record-breaking year!

There’s lots more going on but these are just the highlights. As an association we are in the midst of an exciting time of growth and improvement. That’s why on the Conference Agenda we’re doing a Town Hall session on Sunday where we’ll go more in-depth on all the great initiatives and answer your questions along the way. On behalf of all BBF leadership we hope you will participate as it is YOU, our Members and Affiliates, that make the BBF great!

Best regards,