Strategic Business Sales offers business brokerage and business valuation services from one office in Santa Rosa, California.

The company consists of George E. Resing, Principal, and support staff.

George E. Resing, Principal
California Real Estate Broker
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Business Appraiser

131 Stony Circle, Suite 500
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 578-2315
fax (707) 577-7415

Mr. Resing holds the following licenses and credentials:

•   California Real Estate Broker
•   California Certified Public Accountant
  
•   Certified Business Appraiser

In his twenty-five years as a CPA, Mr. Resing has worked extensively with business owners in matters ranging from income tax planning to estate tax to the formation of businesses to business sale considerations. He holds a Masters Degree in Taxation and a Bachelors Degree in Management Accounting.

Mr. Resing has worked as a Certified Business Appraiser for the past fifteen years. He has performed business appraisals in a wide variety of industries and for many different purposes. Mr. Resing is an experienced expert witness, having given twenty-one sworn testimonies, including Superior Court testimony in four Northern California counties, primarily on the subject of business valuation.

Mr. Resing has listed and sold small businesses since 1999.

Twenty-five years experience in public accounting.

George E. Resing, CPA, CBA
Santa Rosa, California - 1994 to present

Pisenti & Brinker
Santa Rosa, California - 1984 to 1994

C.F. Reichel, CPA
Healdsburg, California - 1981 to 1984

Touche Ross & Co.
San Francisco, California - 1979 to 1981

Member
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Fifteen years experience appraising businesses.

The Certified Business Appraiser credential (CBA) is awarded by the Institute of Business Appraisers

Member
Institute of Business Appraisers

Licensed California Real Estate Broker

Member
California Association of Business Brokers

Masters of Science in Taxation
January, 1990
Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California

Bachelors of Arts in Management/Accounting
June, 1979
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

The Use of Discounts in Business Valuations for Estate and Gift Tax Purposes (speech)
Petaluma Estate Planning Council, 1/93.

Preparing Your Business for Sale (speech)
Institute of Management Accountants, 9/92

The Economics of Divorce
Sonoma Business Magazine, 2/91

What is My Business Worth?
Sonoma Business Magazine, 7/89

Business valuations, expert witness testimony, calculation of damages, court accounting, insurance claims, divorce consulting.

Superior Court of California
County of Sonoma
Separate/community property calculations for a marital dissolution, 10/92.

Business valuation of a pharmacy for a marital dissolution, 4/92.

Damages related to the loss of an engineering contract, 3/92.

Self-employment income of respondent spouse in a marital dissolution, 3/92.

Income and assets of the parties in a marital dissolution, 10/91.

County of Napa
Self-employment income of respondent spouse in a marital dissolution, 12/92.

County of San Mateo
Business valuation of a medical practice for a marital dissolution, 8/93.

County of Lake
Business valuation of a law practice for a marital dissolution, 3/94.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Division 1
Business valuation of a winery in a fraudulent conveyance action, 12/89.

Arbitration Hearings
Valuation of an accounting practice for a partnership dissolution, 1/94.

Loss of business income due to personal injury, 8/90.
Depositions

Loss of income due to breech of employment contract, 6/98.

Business valuation of an auto dealership for a shareholder action, 5/95.

Loss of self-employment income due to personal injury, 2/94.

Business valuation of a medical practice for a marital dissolution, 11/92.

Income and assets of the parties in a marital dissolution, 1/91.

Reduction in business value due to personal injury, 11/90

Accounting practice, with approximate annual revenues of $1 million, for partnership dissolution purposes, 1/94.

Anesthesiology practice, with approximate annual revenues of $200,000, for marital dissolution property settlement, 3/92.

Automobile dealership, with approximate annual sales of $10 million, for ESOP, 3/90.

Auto parts store, with approximate annual revenues of $750,000, for sale negotiations, 7/94.

Beverage distributor, with approximate annual revenue of $10 million, for related-party sale purposes, 7/92.

Car wash, with approximate annual revenues of $150,000, for partnership dissolution purposes, 4/93.

Commercial bakery, with annual revenues of approximately $6 million, for sale purposes, 1/94.

Construction company, with approximate annual sales of $200,000, for marital dissolution, 4/89.

Construction company, with approximate annual revenue of $1.2 million, for marital dissolution property settlement, 3/88.

Electrical contractor, with approximate annual revenue of 1.7 million, for marital dissolution property settlement, 2/92.

Engineering and consulting firm, with approximate annual revenues of $1.5, for marital dissolution property settlement purposes, 7/93.

Engineering firm, with approximate annual revenue of $1.5 million, for admission of a partner, 8/91.

Family limited partnership interest, with real estate holdings of approximately $1 million, for gift tax purposes, 1/95.

Family limited partnership interest, with holdings of approximately $2 million, for gift tax purposes, 10/96.

Family limited partnership interest, with real estate holdings of approximately $5 million, for gift tax purposes, 12/98.

Family limited partnership interest, with real estate holdings of approximately $2 million, for estate tax purposes, 1/99.

Feed mill, with approximate annual revenue of $13 million, for estate tax purposes, 1/96.

Grocery store, with approximate annual sales of $3.6 million, for estate tax purposes, 12/94.

Grocery store chain, with approximate annual sales of $20 million, for sale negotiations, 3/90.

Hardware retailer, with approximate annual revenue of $50 million, for estate planning purposes, 3/89.

Law practice, with annual revenues of approximately $600,000, for marital dissolution property settlement
purposes, 3/94.

Limited interest in professional sports partnership, for estate tax purposes, 6/89.

Lumber and building supply retailer, with approximate annual revenue of $40 million, for gift tax purposes, 2/94.

Machine shop, with approximate annual revenues of $2 million, for marital dissolution property settlement, 6/97.

Medical specialty group, with approximate annual revenue of $5 million, for admission of partners, 3/92.

Mortgage brokerage, with approximate annual revenue of $2 million, for purchase negotiations, 6/93.

Musical instruments store, with approximate annual revenue of $250,000, for marital dissolution property settlement, 6/98.

Nurses registry, with approximate annual revenue of $1 million, for sale negotiations, 8/89.

Nursing service, with approximate annual revenue of $1.5 million, to evaluate purchase offer, 2/89.

Office equipment wholesaler, with approximate annual revenue of $8 million, for marital dissolution, 5/89.

Ophthalmology practice, with approximate annual revenue of $700,000, for marital dissolution property settlement, 9/92.

Pharmacy, with approximate annual revenue of $1.5 million for marital dissolution property settlement, 11/91.

Physical therapy practice, with approximate annual revenue of $500,000, for marital dissolution property settlement, 12/88.

Podiatry practice, with approximate annual revenues of $225,000, for marital dissolution property settlement, 11/92.

Real estate appraisal practice, with approximate annual revenue of $150,000, for marital dissolution property settlement, 1/90.

Real estate holding company, with approximate annual revenue of $300,000, for sale negotiations, 4/92.

Real estate holding company, with assets of approximately $2 million, for estate tax purposes, 7/95.

Recycling yard, with approximate annual revenues of $2 million, for eminent domain purposes, 12/93.

Refuse disposal company, with approximate annual sales of $1 million, for sale negotiations, 7/89.

Restaurant, with approximate annual revenues of $800,000, for gift tax purposes, 1/95.

Restaurant chain, with approximate annual revenue of $1 million, for marital dissolution property settlement, 11/90.

Retail clothing store, with approximate annual revenues of $1.5 million, for purchase negotiations, 1/93.

Retail nursery, with approximate annual revenue of $1 million, for marital dissolution property settlement, 7/91.

Service station and auto body shop, with approximate annual revenues of $1.5 million, for sale purposes, 10/95.

Steel fabricating company, with approximate annual revenues of $8 million, for purchase negotiations, 12/95.

Surgery practice, with approximate annual revenue of $1 million, for admission of a partner, 1/92.

Television station, with approximate annual revenue of $4 million, for purchase negotiation, 5/89.

Tire retailer and retreader, with approximate annual revenue of $400,000, for eminent domain purposes, 8/92.

Trailer manufacturer, with approximate annual revenues of $6 million, for gift tax purposes, 9/94.

Trucking company, with approximate annual revenue of $10 million, for estate planning purposes, 8/90.

Trucking company, with approximate annual revenue of $7 million, for buy-sell purposes, 7/97.

Vineyard Operation, approximately 150 acres, for foreign tax purposes, 7/89.

Wine tele-marketing business, with approximate annual revenue of $4 million, for marital dissolution property settlement, 10/97.

Winery, with approximate annual production of 1.3 million cases, for gift tax purposes, 9/90.

Winery, with approximate annual revenue of $500,000, for bankruptcy-related litigation, 12/89.

Business interruption and other damages caused by electrical malfunction, 5/93.

Construction delay, damages caused by late arrival of construction materials, 1/89.

Fidelity bond claim, retail cashier made fraudulent refunds.

Fidelity bond claim, embezzlement by retail store manager.

Lost profits, damages caused by interference with competitive bidding process, 2/92.

Personal injury, loss of self-employment income after fall from horse, 1/94.

Personal injury, loss of business income after injuries during arrest, 7/95.

Personal injury, loss in value of manufacturing business after auto accident, 8/89.

Personal injury, loss of self-employment income of a defense contractor after injury, 3/93.

Personal injury, loss in value of service business after slip and fall, 2/89.

Property/casualty claim, value of inventory lost in flood, 8/90.

Wrongful death, loss of lifetime income and personal services of a construction worker, 1/93.

Wrongful discharge, breach of employment contract, 6/98.

Assist plaintiff's attorney in calculating and documenting damages for trial in a construction delay action, 3/92.

Assist shareholder in investigation of corporate books and records related to breach of fiduciary duty and fraud, 4/92.

Audits of health claims paid by third-party claims processors, 1981 - 1984.

Consultant in an accountant's malpractice action, regarding advice given about a tax-deferred exchange.

Consultant in an accountant's malpractice action, regarding fraudulent investments recommended by accountant.

Consulting with divorcing parties regarding business valuation, self-employment income and support, property settlements and income tax ramifications. Tracing of separate funds and
property.

Consulting with numerous buyers and sellers of businesses regarding asking prices and purchase offers.

Supervisory and assistance role to other accountants involved as experts in litigation, including matters such as accountant's malpractice, bank fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and marital dissolutions.

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