What Our Clients Are Saying

Real stories from business buyers and sellers who’ve experienced success with Opportunities in Business. Hear firsthand how our expertise, integrity, and personal approach made the difference.

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Betsie B.
12 Aug, 2025

Jim was amazing to work with!  He was professional, patient and helpful through the entire process of selling our business of 25 years. I highly recommend working with Jim.

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Abby S.
17 Jun, 2025

Great experience with Bill. In our buying process we dealt with a wide variety of brokers; and Bill was the professional, helpful and collaborative. It was clear the goal was to make the transaction successful for both parties. Would definitely recommend Bill and OIB!

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Tommy C.
21 Mar, 2025

I have had the privilege of working with Peggy at Opportunities In Business on several occasions. Her extensive experience consistently yielded returns that exceed market benchmarks. Her extensive network of contacts, including buyers, sellers, and bankers, streamlined the entire process, ensuring its utmost efficiency.

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Chai V.
24 Feb, 2025

Highly recommended…. 18 years ago, a friend referred me to Peggy Scheeler at Opportunities in Minnesota. Peggy Scheeler is excellent. She helped me with the purchase of my business 17 years ago and sold it 17 years later now that I’m retired. She’s well known to all the Banks in the metro area and can refer or connect any qualify buyer to a financial institute for financing. Give her a call today.

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Anne O.
20 Mar, 2025

Right from the start of working with us to sell our business, Bill Kraemer aimed to put our company in the forefront and keep it there. He kept us updated on the status of requests coming in throughout the entire process, always returned calls quickly, and provided answers and possible solutions to achieve our end goal in the most advantageous way for everyone. He worked ambitiously for us every step of the way!

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Tom P.
20 Jun, 2025

Thumbs up. OIB guys do their work well. Dozens of emails and calls with potential buyers. When we found one, they helped enormously with the details and negotiations for the sale. I worked with Rick Willard and Mac Thelen. They're a good team.

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Robin
17 Jan, 2025

Jim Evavold was our Realtor who helped sell our Business. Very professional and go getter. Always in communication and worked very hard until we got our Business sold. We were so very fortunate to have found him and work with him. Highly recommend him!

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Pran R.
11 Feb, 2025

Peggy Agent did a wonderful job. She was always available. Cleared all our questions and investment went smoothly. She is one of the Best and we would highly recommend.

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Jane B.
13 Nov, 2024

Mac was such an asset in helping us navigate all the details needed to sell a business. He was always available to help with any questions we had. I would highly recommend enlisting his team if selling your business is your goal!

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Andrew W.
15 Jan, 2025

I worked with Bill Kraemar from Opportunities in Business on an asset purchase of a small business. Bill's guidance and levelheadedness and suggested contacts throughout the stages were reassuring and incredibly helpful. Bill has years of experience and couples it w/ an honest, straightforward approach and is there to help a client field the curveballs and remain logical and levelheaded up through close (that can be tough when you're talking big dollars and dealing with emotions of two parties). He's been there for all questions and needs post-close too.

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Mrs. Jeff K.
12 Sep, 2024

Bill Kraemer helped sell my family's business of 42 years and was great to work with. Bill was extremely responsive, even if he was on vacation, he always responded letting me know when he was available. Business didn't stop after 5pm. Even after the sale, Bill was willing to listen and help be a sounding board for another business venture I was contemplating.

I have used other broker's prior to knowing Bill. Compared to the others, my only regret was not having met Bill sooner.

If you are looking for an experienced straight-forward broker, I would high recommend Bill. I have referred him to friends and family looking to sell or valuate their business.

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Norma L.
11 Feb, 2025

Peggy is great to work with. She's very knowledgeable with what needs to be done. Sold one of my locations in a short time. Would highly recommend.

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David B.
08 Nov, 2024

Peggy was great to work with. She brought multiple offers, vetted potential buyers, and acted as the contact point for buyers. I would highly recommend using them.

 

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James P.
10 Jul, 2024

Peggy was a Godsend in the lengthy process of preparing, marketing and finalizing my company with knowledge and communication skills to culminate in the successful sale of my business! She was there for me every step of the way advising and guiding me through the process! She proved to be far more that simply a "broker"-but rather business advisor to achieve my goals to pass the business on to the right buyer and meeting my terms!

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Joe S.
16 Jul, 2024

Peggy is THE BEST! She helped make a compelling sale profile, was consistently bringing me great leads for selling my business and helped facilitate productive conversations, and was a professional, consistent communicator throughout the process. Peggy helped us not only find the perfect fit for selling our business at the price we wanted, but made sure everything made it to the finish line and that the sale was executed without any hiccups. And a lovely, fun person to boot! 10/10. Highly recommend Peggy!

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Ryan W.
25 Nov, 2024

Bill Kraemer is a true professional. He was a pleasure to work with in the selling of our business. He is extremely thorough, earnest and hard working. I’d recommend Bill to anyone looking to sell their business.

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Erin W.
19 Jul, 2024

Working with Opportunities In Business was a wonderful experience. Peggy was always available to help me with all my questions and needs. Peggy made selling easy and positive decision.

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Lisa B.
28 Jun, 2022

We went to Bob 22 years ago looking for a printing company to buy, and he found us the perfect one. 22 years later we still own the company, and we still consider Bob a trusted adviser. (We've also gotten to know Tom and Peggy, and they great as well!)

We could not be happier with Bob (and Jim!) and would recommend them (and Tom and Peggy!) to anyone looking to buy or sell a business!

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Michelle A.
12 Jun, 2024

Bill Kraemer was wonderful to work with in selling my business! He listened to all my needs. He was very detail oriented and his years of experience shined through on the legal aspects as well as the communication back and forth with the buyer. He can minimize your legal expenses by offering some legal documents to use, that have been perfected over the years by numerous lawyers. I highly recommend him for a smooth sale and taking care of the things (that as a business owner) you just do not have the time to do in order to find the perfect buyer. Thank you Bill!

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Nate R.
14 Jan, 2025

When first starting to look into a broker to sell my business I had started working with large broker firms. They under valued my business to the point that the assets were more the the value the assessed. Charles worked very hard to get a proper evaluation that he and I felt comfortable with. Charles also worked hard with buyers to help them through the process even though he wasn't representing them. In the end I was able to sell my company for 40% more then other broker companies were willing to evaluate at. Couldn't be happier with the whole experience.

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Daniel C.
13 Nov, 2024

Charles Durkin with Opportunities In Business helped us purchase an existing business. We had worked with another broker from a different company before and had a horrible experience. That broker and company was arrogant at best and we almost gave up on the idea of buying a business. Charles with Opportunities In Business was the complete opposite and really a relieve for us. He was friendly and very helpful with making sure we were asking all the right questions and everything else. I'm not sure we would have continued looking for businesses to buy had we not found Charles.

He helped us through each step of the process and gave us the confidence that we had someone on our side. With his banking background, he helped us make some connections with lenders as well. Probably most importantly to us, he acted as a filter between us and the sellers' broker who was really arrogant and a complete jerk to everyone (I'm being kind). If we would have had to deal with the sellers' broker directly we would have certainly walked away from the deal.

I would highly recommend reaching out to Charles if you are looking for a business or looking to sell. There is a lot involved with it that we were not even aware of and it would have been very difficult to do without someone helping us.

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"Jim did a great job selling 10 of our gas/convenience stores with commercial property in Minnesota. Also has a great buyer lined up for our Red Wing store."

– Bharat Patel

"Peggy was great to work with. She brought multiple offers, vetted potential buyers, and acted as the contact point for buyers. I would highly recommend using them."

– David B.

"Bill Kraemer is a true professional. He was a pleasure to work with in the selling of our business. He is extremely thorough, earnest and hard working. I’d recommend Bill to anyone looking to sell their business."

– Ryan Walther

"Peggy was a Godsend in the lengthy process of preparing, marketing and finalizing my company with knowledge and communication skills to culminate in the successful sale of my business! She was there for me every step of the way advising and guiding me through the process! She proved to be far more that simply a "broker"-but rather business advisor to achieve my goals to pass the business on to the right buyer and meeting my terms!"

– James Pehringer

"Peggy was very helpful navigating me through my first business purchase which was complicated by the previous owner being deceased. Her knowledge, experience, and expertise was evident as she was able to answer all of my questions, or guide me in a direction throughout the process. She spoke in a language that I could understand and simplified a challenging scenario. Thank you Peggy for being on my team! I appreciate you."

– Chad Koterba

"Mac is a great communicator both with his clients, and his closing partners. He is very thorough when working with his clients. His clients are always in the know and there are never any surprises. I highly recommend Mac when looking to sell or buy a business."

– Kelly

"We're so glad we had Jim E. of Opportunities In Business involved in the sale of our liquor store from beginning to end. He dealt with prospective buyers professionally, represented our best interest and made certain all "t"s were crossed and "i"s dotted. He answered all of our questions while guiding the buyer through the paperwork and necessary approvals so that our sale went through correctly and swiftly. I highly recommend him!"

– Matthew Dunkel

"Peggy worked with me very diligently since day one. She helped me over a period of several months very attentively and very professionally until I was able to close on my business purchase. I felt that she genuinely cared because she gave me advice that she did not have to give me regarding aspects of the purchase that did not require her involvement. I now consider her a friend and would trust her to help me in the purchase of my next business. I would not hesitate one moment in recommending her for your business purchase as she is very friendly, helpful, personable, knowledgeable, and most of all: professional."

– Joe Hajjali

"I can't say enough about how great Peggy is to work with! After working with a broker (from another company) who did nearly nothing to market our business or even communicate with us, Peggy was there to do it right! She brought us qualified potential buyers, and once one was identified as a good fit, she walked the fine line of getting the best deal for us and the buyer (including holding the buyer's hand!) She is professional, very responsive and a joy to work with. The only thing I regret is that I didn't call her sooner!"

– Lauri Pierce-Greenberg

"...Bill screened and qualified potential buyers for us. He assisted in valuing our business and bringing the very best and qualified buyers to the table. Bill always listened to our concerns, gave us good advice and was easily accessible at all times. Bill assisted us in the decision making process and we were able to close more quickly than we anticipated. If you are considering selling your business, we highly recommend Bill Kraemer..."

– David Brown

"Peggy was great to work with she can help me in my next adventure someday."

– Cy's Bar

"I cannot say enough good stuff about Peggy. She helped us acquire a business, which if she’s not the broker we would never get the business. I’ve contacted her other colleague before her because he’s the listing agent regarding this business, but because me and my partner don’t have enough liquid asset he wouldn’t even talk to us and even said the bank wouldn’t even do the SBA loan for us. I talked to Peggy she advise us on the right path recommended a bank for us to do our SBA loan and they approve it. Peggy is really knowledgeable and she knows the right person to refer you to should you have any issue with acquiring a business."

– Mai Vang Chang

"Bill Did a fantastic job helping me sell my restaurant. He worked with me to determine a fair price for the business and helped me navigate the sale even when things got a little rocky. Bill keep the buyers on track even when the usual cold feet came into play. He assured them of the quality of the business and helped them see and remember the reasons why they were looking to buy a business in the first place. Bill was extremely professional, but never pushy. I would recommend Bill to anyone who is looking to buy or sell a business!!!"

– Swede Hollow Cafe

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