{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "firm_name": "Chicago Business Intermediary LLC",
  "location": "Chicago, Illinois",
  "email": "info@cbichicago.com",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-10-26",
  "introduction": "Support for buying and selling businesses, and improving revenue, profit, and operations.",
  "engagement": "Scope, responsibilities, timing, and fees are agreed before work begins. One lead coordinates the engagement, with specialists involved where needed.",
  "services": [
    {
      "id": "buy",
      "name": "Buy a Business",
      "url": "https://cbichicago.com/buy.html",
      "summary": "Find a business and coordinate the purchase.",
      "heading": "From Search to Ownership",
      "description": "We define the search, assess opportunities, and coordinate the acquisition alongside the buyer’s legal, accounting, and other specialists.",
      "work": [
        "Search criteria and introductions",
        "Commercial review",
        "Purchase and handover coordination"
      ],
      "starting_point": "The business type, location, intended role, and search stage or opportunity.",
      "scope_note": "Opportunities are discussed directly. There is no public listing inventory on this site.",
      "contact_url": "https://cbichicago.com/contact.html?intent=buy"
    },
    {
      "id": "sell",
      "name": "Sell a Business",
      "url": "https://cbichicago.com/sell.html",
      "summary": "Prepare the business, find suitable buyers, and coordinate the sale.",
      "heading": "The Sale Starts Before the Listing",
      "description": "We organize preparation, approach suitable buyers, and coordinate the sale through diligence, closing, and handover.",
      "work": [
        "Business preparation",
        "Buyer introductions and screening",
        "Offers, diligence, and handover"
      ],
      "starting_point": "The business, intended sale timing, and preparation already completed.",
      "scope_note": "Preparation and sale representation can be separate scopes of work.",
      "contact_url": "https://cbichicago.com/contact.html?intent=sell"
    },
    {
      "id": "grow",
      "name": "Grow a Business",
      "url": "https://cbichicago.com/grow.html",
      "summary": "Grow revenue, improve operations, and put technology to work.",
      "heading": "A Stronger Business",
      "description": "We assess the business priority, recommend an approach, and bring together the strategy, technology, and delivery it requires.",
      "work": [
        "Commercial growth",
        "Operations and systems",
        "AI strategy and delivery"
      ],
      "starting_point": "A business goal, a question, or a project in mind.",
      "scope_note": "Fractional Advisory provides ongoing guidance on business priorities, AI, and implementation.",
      "contact_url": "https://cbichicago.com/contact.html?intent=grow"
    }
  ],
  "website": "https://cbichicago.com",
  "social_profiles": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586268996266",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/chicago-business-intermediary/"
  ],
  "organization_id": "https://cbichicago.com/#organization",
  "area_served": "United States",
  "contact_url": "https://cbichicago.com/contact.html",
  "delivery_partnerships": {
    "url": "https://cbichicago.com/partners.html",
    "introduction_url": "https://cbichicago.com/partners.html#partner-conversation",
    "description": "Introductions from specialists and delivery firms. A website or professional profile is optional."
  }
}