Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) is the designation awarded by the International Business Brokers Association to those that have satisfied the experience and educational requirements for the CBI certification, successfully completed a comprehensive examination process and conform to the ethical standards of the IBBA. (Less than 4% of all business brokers in the country have earned the CBI designation.)
What special qualifications does a CBI bring to a transaction?
A higher level of education and training as demonstrated by completing a minimum of 68 credit hours of business brokerage certification courses offered exclusively through the International Business Brokers Association, successfull completion of a comprehensive examination, attendance at IBBA conferences, continuing education and periodic re-certification.
A CBI must have a combined minimum of three years experience and education in business brokerage.
A CBI is a professional equipped with special expertise as a result of advanced study in valuation practices, sales and marketing, small business investment analysis, due diligence, finance and closing procedures.
A CBI is part of a network of highly skilled industry professionals who can optimize your transaction by identifying better prospects, clarifying investment potential and marketing your business effectively and confidentially, as well as help you select lawyers, accountants and other professionals necessary for a successful transfer of your company.
Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) is the designation awarded by the International Business Brokers Association to those that have satisfied the experience and educational requirements for the CBI certification, successfully completed a comprehensive examination process and conform to the ethical standards of the IBBA. (Less than 4% of all business brokers in the country have earned the CBI designation.) 
