Greg is a seasoned entrepreneur with experience in Business Ownership and Consulting in multiple industries. He’s assisted over 300 owners in the acquisition or sale of their business. His background in buying and selling businesses for himself and others gives Greg a unique perspective from both sides of business ownership. He has consulted and been part of development teams for several high growth franchise companies adding 1000’s of locations during his tenure.
Greg is a Certified Mainstreet Business Broker (CMSBB) and has been a member of the President’s Club. He has a deep understanding of franchising with his background of ownership and franchise sales in wide variety of industries including Medical, Senior Care, Fitness and technology. Greg is also an industry expert in Advertising and Digital Marketing with multiple industry sales in previous years.
In addition to working with Sellers, Greg created a platform that serves business buyers, Inside Track, a marketplace of opportunities and resources to better help buyers FIND, SCORE, FUND and OWN their ideal business. Inside Track gives buyers Early Access to new listings before they go public and the Inside Track business-owner matching filter helps identify the right opportunities for any buyer.
INSIDE TRACK PROVIDES BUSINESS BUYERS:
ALERTS AND ACCESS TO NEW LISTINGS BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC
Early Access to new listings in the market BEFORE they go public. Buyers also have access to hundreds of additional independent business and franchise opportunities for sale.
ACCESS TO PREFERRED LENDERS AND FUNDING PRE-QUALIFICATION
Buyers can shop and compare funding options for their business acquisition with multiple banks. Submit your perfect business to preferred lenders with one simple click. Get pre-qualified and learn about funding options available including SBA and using your 401K to meet equity requirements in buying a business.
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, TOOLS AND MORE
Access a library of articles, blogs and videos from industry experts and sources to help you research and investigate business opportunities for the right reasons. Inside Track gives buyers access to Industry reports, trends, tools, forms and more to evaluate and score industries and opportunities. This is a valuable resource for any buyer in their search for, and ownership of, the perfect business.
In addition to his work on the Insider Track service and business brokerage consulting, Greg held a Series 7 & 63 Securities License, Insurance License and is currently a licensed real estate agent in Minnesota.
Outside the office, Greg enjoys family, golf and travel.
TESTIMONIALS:
“I worked with Greg Bast to purchase my business. He did an outstanding job coaching me through the process of finding the business that was good for me. He was very thorough in helping and communicating with me. I would definitely work with Greg again.” – Brent O.
“Sunbelt Business Advisors are professionals all the way. Our broker, Greg Bast took care of all the details so we could continue to run our business while it was on the market. We were pleased with the end result. We had two official full priced offers on the same day. We took the best offer with the least number of contingencies.” – Lisa D.
“The team at Sunbelt did a fantastic job from working us to develop a business presentation, vetting qualified buyers to the final closing. Highly recommended!” – Spencer V.