Letter from the President - Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce

ty involvement. It is a sponsor of, among
others, the Susan G. Komen Race For The
Cure, the Boys & Girls’ Clubs of Southwest
Riverside County, the Temecula Theater
Foundation, as well as the Canine Support
Teams. The Firm is a Member of the
Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chairman’s Elite Circle and was named the
2006 Temecula Valley Chamber of
Commerce Bronze Business of the Year.
SUNBELT BUSINESS BROKERS
Sunbelt Business Brokers is the largest
business broker in the world with 350
offices in 11 countries. Confidential business
brokerage services provided by
Sunbelt include:
• Bringing Business Buyers and Sellers
together
• Helping Business Owners plan their longterm
exit strategy
• Offering Business Valuations and
Appraisals
• Assisting Buyers in obtaining financing
Riverside County is the fastest growing
county in the State of California which has
created a significant demand for businesses
of virtually every kind. Mr. Atchison,
Partner with Sunbelt, reports that many of
today’s buyers are corporate refugees who
have decided to “hire themselves” by using
their 401(k)/IRA funds to purchase a business
on a tax-free qualified rollover basis.
Sunbelt has a Franchise Specialist to manage
agreements with a number of franchisors
for franchise resales and for new
franchise start-ups.
Mr. Atchison, who is a licensed real
estate broker specializing in business sales,
is also a Certified Public Accountant with
MBA in Finance, and a BS in accounting.
Prior to buying the Sunbelt franchise for
Western Riverside County, he was the
President/CEO of a manufacturing company
in Irvine, and previous to that he was the
Chief Financial Officer of two publicly traded
companies.
TEMECULA VALLEY BANK
In a continually changing marketplace,
Temecula Valley Bank has helped countless
businesses and individuals successfully
achieve their goals, and has grown to become
a leader and preferred partner in the banking
industry. Since our inception in 1996, the
Bank has been built around our most valuable
asset, our employees and their strengths.
This year we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary
with a new logo and look. We’re the
same bank with the same people and the
same personalized customer service.
We have consistently hired the best and
most experienced bankers in each community
we serve, and have empowered them
to make decisions at the local level. Our
branch officers are available to talk directly
with customers, and our staff works hard to
meet needs quickly. The result is a much
more responsive, nimble approach to bank-
ing which allows us to help people and
businesses get the products and services
they need when they need them. Whether
it’s a business owner seeking a loan or an
individual opening up a new deposit
account, our customers never wait long for
the answers they need.
Our strategic focus continues to be on
our core business lines: traditional relationship-based
community banking, construction
and real estate-based lending
throughout California, and our SBA lending
program.
Instrumental to our growth has been
the growth of the communities we serve.
We now have ten branch offices (in
Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino
counties), two regional real estate loan production
centers in California, and a network
of SBA lending offices across the Mid
& Western United States.
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