Our Mission
Empowering entrepreneurs by providing expert guidance, seamless transactions, and personalized service in the buying and selling of main street and lower mid-market businesses. We are committed to unlocking value, fostering growth, and creating successful business transitions that benefit both buyers and sellers. Our Win/Win focus leads to closing more deals.
After graduating from an International Business School in France, Jean-Philippe’s first career as C.O.O. of a group of small businesses operating in various Service industries as well as B-to-C and B-to-B distribution activities, gave him tremendous management exposure in various types of businesses.
Since moving to Florida in 1997, Jean-Philippe successfully started and sold 5 businesses in the US as well as in Europe and South America.
Jean-Philippe and his wife moved their family to Marion County in 2004 to raise their three children and decided to use his experience starting, buying and selling businesses to help others transition into or out of business ownership. After working with a successful Tampa Bay Business Broker for a number of years, he started Mergent Business Brokers in Ocala to better serve Central Florida’s business owners’ needs.