For Adam, Tim and Ritchie taking on a Jetts Fitness franchise about four years ago seemed like the natural next step. All three had worked as personal trainers for a long time, in fact forty-five years if you added up their combined experience, and they'd all worked both in Australia and overseas.

The Jetts Fitness franchise was pretty new when they joined, in fact they were the fifth or sixth outlet in the country, but they could all see the potential in the business model.

The first gym was so successful the boys opened three clubs within thirteen months.

So why did they decide to sell up after only four years in such a successful business? The answer is simple – the three entrepreneurs had identified a gap in the market in a related area and needed the capital from the existing businesses to launch the new one.*

As soon as they realised they would need to sell, Adam started looking around for a business broker and found one pretty quickly. It actually wasn't BBQld, but – and here's the interesting part (from our point of view in any case) - this business broker actually recommended they use BBQld if they wanted to achieve the best price! In the process Adam and his partners looked at three brokers, but the recommendation led them to set up a meeting with Ron and Shane at BBQld.

Adam continues:

“From the moment we met Ron and Shane we felt very comfortable entrusting the sale of the businesses to them. They explained the process very clearly, did not push and came over as very straight shooters. We dealt initially with Ron and then Shane took over. I can't sing Shane's praises highly enough – he brings a wealth of skills and experience in other areas that really helped us present the business to potential buyers in innovative ways. This was incredibly helpful to us – we were able to sell the first outlet at a very good price inside four months.”

“One of the real benefits – in fact I'd say the biggest benefit of using BBQld was that it took the stress away from us as the business owners. We were able to get on with running the businesses and let Shane handle the bulk of the negotiations. He always came across as calm and relaxed although I am sure the negotiations were difficult at times behind the scenes. He also supported us and and our goals through the entire process - he left no stone unturned in getting us to where we wanted to be.”

“When a client has high expectations for price, it can sometimes make things difficult, especially for a business model that is only a few years young.  In this case, the results speak for themselves and with an early entry and a clear exit strategy, their investment in Jetts has paid off and provided a solid platform for their next venture.” said BBQld's Shane Dingley.