Our office of VR Business Brokers specializes in intermediary services, business valuation, and consulting. Our focus is on the small to mid-market privately held companies that need to plan for and execute an effective exit strategy.

Eric L. Tyra is the president and owner of ELTRA Business Group, LLC which owns the Birmingham office of VR Business Brokers. He is a CPA with over 25 years of experience in business, finance and sales and marketing, including the acquisition or sale of both mid-market and large companies aggregating hundreds of millions of dollars.

Eric brings a unique combination of experience in both finance and sales and marketing to the business brokerage arena and to the extensive VR network. He is a former partner in a "Big Four" international accounting and consulting firm, has been a senior officer in three major public corporations, president of a privately - owned sales and marketing company and in addition has run his own consulting practice specializing in providing value-added business solutions to mid-market entities in a variety of industries. He is a member of a number of professional organizations, many for over twenty years, and has been a board member of numerous civic or charitable groups.

Experience, professionalism, business ethics, confidentiality and exceptional client service have been hallmarks of Eric's career and of the VR Business Brokers organization. Such ideals form the backbone of the service direction of the Birmingham office to its clients.

Eric has resided in Alabama for over nine years. His experience and business contacts accumulated through extensive domestic and international business transactions and his association with the strong VR network of offices have positioned Eric and VR Business Brokers to be the ultimate source to market and sell your business, or alternatively to find the right business for those qualified buyers interested in acquiring one.