Company Profile

Interactive Brokerage Group, Inc. (IBG) has been assisting Buyers and Sellers in achieving their goals since 1991.

A well positioned and highly respected firm within the business brokerage community, we are proud to offer our clients a business acumen refreshingly void of corporate politics and an undermining nature. We are, instead, bound only by a finely-tuned code of unparalleled personal and business ethics from which we have successfully served our clients throughout the years.

“Innovations in Brokerage Services” is our motto and an adage that is put into action on a daily basis. It also sets the tone for the way business is conducted at IBG as designed by its founder and president, Stephan Raptoulis. A visionary and astute businessman, Mr. Raptoulis, pulled from a wealth of both corporate and entrepreneurial resources from which IBG was founded. From an extensive Wall Street financial services and computer-based information services industry background, to the start-up of several successful business ventures, of both a corporate and business ownership nature, his first-hand experiences and familiarity with the business ownership process, in conjunction with his being the owner of a business, set in motion a platform for the performance of business brokerage services in a manner unparalleled in the industry.

In addition, Mr. Raptoulis, is co-founder, director and an officer of Business Brokers of Florida (BBF); the second largest business brokerage association in the world.

IBG’s foundation is based on an entrepreneurial spirit in achieving the American dream. Therefore, we are keenly aware, having walked in those shoes, of the many steps and potential pitfalls associated with business ownership. As a result, we are fully armed with all the ammunition needed to provide exemplary standards of service to our clients via the maximization of industry resources in conjunction with offering a rare commodity in today’s business world…personalization!

Interactive Brokerage Group, Inc. was founded in 1991 by Stephan Raptoulis, a native of New York City and current Tampa Bay, Florida resident.

Phone: (727) 799-0489  Fax: (727) 724-8824

Credentials

Mr. Raptoulis’ career started in the Wall Street financial services and computer-based information services industries and evolved to business ownership due to his entrepreneurial spirit and ultimate goal in achieving the American Dream. His successful corporate and entrepreneurial endeavors, coupled with exemplary marketing, negotiating and financing skills, place him at the top of his game in attributes offered his clients.

Experience & Credentials

Wall Street Municipal Bond Trader/Underwriter

Senior Manager and member of the Management Committee of a $100 Million Subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Bank:
- Developed Investment Analysis, Portfolio Management, Performance Measurement and
Economic Modeling products for the Investment Community
- Developed, analyzed and grew the Division’s key markets and branch office network

Vice President and Equity Partner of a Boston based Financial Database & Investment Software Company:
- Developed and brought to market Investment Analysis, Portfolio Management, Optimization and Risk Analysis products for the Investment Community

President and Owner of a Connecticut & Florida based Specialty Service, Manufacturing, Distribution and Catalog Sales Company:
- Developed wholesale and dealer networks
- Designed and developed new product offerings

President and Owner of Interactive Brokerage Group, Inc,. a Florida based Business Brokerage Company:
- Performs business analysis, evaluations and acquisitions
- Bachelor of Science, Economics (cum laude)
- Co-founder, Director & Officer of Business Brokers of Florida
- Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Acquisition Searches
For Established Businesses

If you are looking to acquire an existing business to expand your market, expand your product offering or strategically enter into a new arena, IBG will locate and contact those businesses that meet your investment criteria.


Additionally, through our contacts and knowledge of the industry, we can often locate “unlisted” businesses for a qualified buyer and open the door for negotiations. Meaning, owners of privately held businesses who are not listed in a multiple listing or any like search, but who often are interested in the idea of selling their business when presented with a qualified buyer.

Contact us at ibg.bus@verizon.net to discuss your specific requirements and explore the possibilities!

For Individuals

Many individuals seeking to acquire a business have specific investment criteria such as location, industry, size predicated on revenue or number of employees, income, growth potential or other relevant criteria.

IBG monitors the market for current listings that meet your investment criteria. Additionally, through our contacts and knowledge of the industry, we can often locate “unlisted” businesses for a qualified buyer and open the door for negotiations. Meaning, owners of privately held businesses who are not listed in a multiple listing or any like search, but who often are interested in the idea of selling their business when presented with a qualified buyer.

IBG is there for and with you. From locating, negotiating, due diligence, financing and ultimately “the closing”, we will be there to ensure a smooth transition to helping you achieve your goal of business ownership!

Contact us at ibg.bus@verizon.net to discuss your specific requirements and explore the possibilities!

Buying A Business

Please read carefully…..the purchase of a business will be, with the possible exception of your home, the biggest investment of your life! This entrepreneurial-spirited path is an exciting one. It will represent a “life” change and, in turn, dictate the “lifestyle” you lead. Therefore, no shortcuts should be taken nor substitutions made in the pursuit of realizing your dream of business ownership.

So…where do you start? Exactly where you are, with IBG!

The process starts with making the right choice in who you entrust this venture to. There is no magic wand or formula available from which to make this decision. That’s where we come in. Our organization possess all the essential ingredients to guide you every step along the way. From negotiating to financing, through the legal aspects of closing the transaction…from start to finish, we are there for you and with you.

With over sixteen years of satisfying buyers and sellers at various personal and financial stages of their lives, our longevity in the business; exemplary personal and professional standards; real-world common sense approach to doing business; organizational affiliations and multiple listing service, have served us well in our ability to provide the level of client representation we believe to be unparalleled in the industry.

If you are desirous of exploring this further, we would welcome hearing from you. Please contact us at 727.799.0489 or via email at: ibg.bus@verizon.net.

Selling A Business

Please read carefully....the sale of your business is certain to be one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. Selling your business is a major “life” occurrence with subsequent “lifestyle” ramifications. It isn’t so much what we do that impacts the way we live, but rather how well…or not…it is done. So whether the sale of your business is a result of your desire to purchase another business, pursue other life/lifestyle opportunities or, perhaps, enter retirement bliss…some form of life change will occur. With so much at stake…choose wisely in the hands you entrust the sale of your business to!

Since 1991, Interactive Brokerage Group (IBG) has serviced the needs of its clients based on strong, savvy and sensible business acumen. Its mission has been and continues to be, to provide exemplary ethical and professional standards, in conjunction with a real-world, common-sense approach to doing business. Our style of business is categorically void of “hard sell” tactics and game playing; both counterproductive and highly destructive behavior which compromise the integrity of a relationship and the transaction at hand.

Current market trends are monitored via organizational affiliations, a multiple listing service and the Internet. Specializing in business brokerage only, your business is not “just listed”, but rather marketed and promoted through various channels for maximum exposure. From pricing, marketing, negotiating, financing and the legal aspects of closing the transaction…all part of the process, we are there for and with you, every step along the way. And…as should be expected, the confidentiality factor is fully understood and practiced, accordingly.

If you are desirous of exploring this further, we would welcome hearing from you. Please contact us at 727.799.0489 or via email at: ibg.bus@verizon.net.

Interactive Brokerage Group provides services to clients throughout the United States.