IBBA Online Learning
Minimize travel time and expenses by taking advantage of the new IBBA online learning courses. With content delivered to your desktop, online learning is the easiest way to access relevant and interactive continuing education designed for business brokers with demanding travel schedules.
IBBA Online Learning is a member-driven initiative that affords business brokers to tap into functional information at their own pace throughout the year. Courses offer high-quality classroom-based education available at IBBA conferences and counts towards your CBI designation. Courses can be taken from any Internet-accessible location in a cost-effective format.
Within 48 business hours of payment confirmation, you will receive a confirmation email with a username, password and link to the course. You will have the freedom to complete the course within 90 days.
Course #101 - Introduction to Business Brokerage
Geared towards the individuals interested in learning about the field of business brokerage, you will learn about the role, value and ethics of the business brokers in the process of finding sellers, preparing listings, finding qualified buyers, negotiating and closing sales. At the end of the course, you will become knowledgeable in the skill levels associated with the various business broker associations, certifications and specialties. This course is required for CBI designation. Modules (chapters) include: The Business Broker, Preparing Listings, Searching for Buyers and Navigating the Sale: Contingencies, Closing, and Follow-up.
Course #250 – SBA Financing
Learn how SBA can be used as a tool to correctly position the Buyer and Seller. Review SBA financing and lender requirements and see first hand how lenders and loan brokers use creative approaches to help close transactions. Learn how to truly pre-qualify transactions as part of your marketing activities and how to arrange loans from $25,000 to $4 million in the shortest possible time, using all the resources available to you. Modules (chapters) include: Introduction to SBA Loans, Lenders, SBA Eligibility and Rules, and SBA Loan Process Details. It is recommended that participants have taken Course #101 or #301 and have some understanding of business brokerage and the loan process. This course is recommended for both main street brokers and M&A intermediaries.
Course #501 – Standards of Care for Business Brokers
This course provides important business information which helps you and your organization avoid costly and time consuming lawsuits with clients, customers and/or other brokerage firms. Participants will learn about first-hand experiences involving lawsuits, governing regulatory punishment and trade association sanctions involving ethical issues and business brokerage standards of care. Modules (chapters) include: Regulatory Bodies that Control and/or Regulate the Activities of Business Brokers, Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, IBBA Code of Ethics and Standards of Care, and Ten Tips for Safe Brokerage. This course is recommended for anyone in business brokerage. No prerequisites.
For questions, please contact Megan Evans at mevans@ibba.org.