In business sale, owner finds perfect match

An entrepreneur who put a premium on being nimble to grow his business took the same strategy with an exit plan. The results? A pleasant surprise.

Lori Sax. C.J. Fishman recently sold his company, Venice-based food service design firms Fishman & Associates, to engineering executive Bob Daly. (Picture taken at Cafe Venice in Venice, a client.)
Lori Sax. C.J. Fishman recently sold his company, Venice-based food service design firms Fishman & Associates, to engineering executive Bob Daly. (Picture taken at Cafe Venice in Venice, a client.)
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Venice commercial kitchen entrepreneur C.J. Fishman was a rather unmotivated seller when he met engineering executive Bob Daly, who was as motivated to buy the business as Fishman was not to sell it.

 

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