Jim Afinowich Bio

A charter inductee in the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) Hall of Fame, Jim Afinowich has more than a quarter century of successful experience in the M&A industry and has managed and supervised more than 500 transactions. He is well-known as a creative problem solver. A nationally honored industry leader and a multi-year "Az Business Leaders" selectee by the publishers of AzBusiness magazine, Jim has developed and presented classes for regional and national trade associations for more than 20 years. He has also provided expert witness services in cases relating to brokerage practices and standards of care. Jim is experienced in business. He has owned 15 businesses in industries from manufacturing to publishing, foreign trade and aviation (visit our sister company, FBO Sales), having launched multiple businesses domestically and internationally. Jim has employed hundreds of people and, like his clients, experienced the joys and challenges of business ownership. Jim sold several businesses for himself before starting to sell privately held firms for others. Jim has worked as a mid-market M&A advisor and business broker for over twenty years. His career led to his business philosophy, "Although the type of business may vary the best results for the client always come from the utilization of a proven process, executed completely in a planned and deliberate manner. There are no short cuts." Jim is a lifelong Arizona resident. His two passions, after family, are business and aviation. He has held advanced ratings for ultra-light aircraft and hang gliders, as well as conventional aircraft.