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Steven “Steve” Rose, is the newest member of The Business Exchange Network, but certainly no novice to helping business owners. Steve has over 20 years of experience working with candidates to buy franchises, owners to obtain financing and planning exit strategies for seasoned entrepreneurs. He has worked with highly recognized names as Church’s Chicken, Baskin-Robbins, Motorola and Title Boxing Club. Steve has also worked for several large financial companies, including NationsBank, Prudential and USA Capital.

Steve specializes in assisting business owners in the marketing and selling of their business, and buyers in the purchase of a business. With years of experience helping Main Street to mid-market businesses, he assures that every step in your transaction is carefully planned and executed. Whether it be Valuing a Business, developing a Strategic Marketing Plan or overseeing the many aspects of due diligence to close a deal, Steve leverages his expertise from start to finish. He currently holds real estate licenses in Tennessee and Massachusetts.

Steve lives in Woodway, TX with his wife Sherry. They have two grown sons, James and Jack. He enjoys new adventures, sailing, shooting and is a certified scuba diver. Steve and Sherry enjoy traveling, visiting their sons and spending time with family back home in Coastal New England.

Jorge Couto, principal and founder of the Business Exchange Network brings thirty-five years of skills in the negotiating, consulting, sales, and business valuations to help with the exit strategy for every serious business owner that desires the best outcome on their behalf.

Jorge is familiar with the business owners’ expectations since he has also owned and operated businesses of his own, which include restaurants, health clubs, health food stores, and an independent insurance agency. He is very familiar with all of the aspects that go into putting a deal together and will help you achieve your desired results.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa and also a Texas real estate brokers license for commercial real estate transactions. The SBA, Senior Business Analyst is another designation held for doing extensive valuations of businesses that are to be placed on the market.

When not working he spends time with the Old and New Testament, country and rock and roll music, his grandchildren, jogging, and playing flag football.

I have dedicated my professional sales career to helping small and medium-sized businesses across the globe achieve their business goals. My professional experience has included helping clients in the US as well as in Asia and Australia and has spanned multiple industries including information technology, cybersecurity, and commercial insurance and risk management.

The common thread of all my professional experience is a focus on delivering value for my customers through a dedicated focus on meeting their needs.

My objective at Business Exchange Network continues to be creating value for my customers by leveraging my many skills to help small and medium-sized businesses receive maximum value for the businesses that they have created. I am proud of the value that I have created for my many customers and I look forward to finding ways to create value for all my future customers.