Richard
Las Vegas,#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sun, August 24, 2008
Hello, I am Richard Giannini, President of First Choice Business Brokers International Franchise Headquarters in Las Vegas. We have now contacted Ms. Betty Txxxxx (the one who wrote the report) and will be filing a lawsuit against her for her statements, which are both untrue and defamatory. It is correct that I do not have a Real Estate License, and I never have had one. I also have never stated that I do have a license. I also have never sold a business, or stated that I have. In addition I have no criminal convictions of any type in any country, and that is validated in our Franchise Disclosure Document for our franchise, which the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) requires us to disclose as a franchise. It seems this report has a little bit too much conjecture and assumptions. First Choice Business Brokers is an international organization headed out of Las Vegas of which I am the President and a majority owner. I do not perform business brokering. We also have a franchise in Las Vegas, owned and operated by the co-founder of the company Jeffrey Nyman, he is also the broker of record for that location. In August 2007, I was asked by the Las Vegas Revue Journal if they could interview me regarding our company, I so agreed. They did a story and it was originally published by the Revue Journal in Sept, 2007. Nowhere in that article does it ever claim I have sold a business, nor does it state I have a Real Estate license. The reprinted article in the Las Vegas Business Press (mentioned in this report) did, incorrectly state, that Richard Giannini, vice president of First Choice Business Brokers in Las Vegas, stands outside a restaurant he recently helped sell. That is not quite true as I did not help sell that business, nor did I state that to the reporter, although First Choice Business Brokers did in fact broker the deal. As a representative and part owner of the International Company I did state to the reporter that our company did assist in the sale of the Pizza Boy restaurant and I was given explicit permission by the new owners of Pizza Boy to say so. At First Choice Business Brokers we have very high standards, take a look for yourself at our franchise website www.FCBBI.com and view the About Us in particular Our Values. We have been in Las Vegas, as a business brokerage firm since 1994 and last year we past the $3 billion dollars of Las Vegas businesses listed and that is verifiable by our records. Currently over 30% of the business done by our Las Vegas franchise is repeat business you can only do that with high values. We are not perfect and we do make mistakes. I believe, it's not mistakes which are bad it's how they are handled. If Ms Betty Txxxxx would have simply called either myself or the broker/co-founder Jeffrey Nyman, we would have been (and still are) more than happy to discuss any problems (perceived or otherwise) Ms Txxxxx had with her experience at First Choice. In fact Ms Txxxx or anyone else can feel free to contact either myself or Jeffrey Nyman at 702.368.3093 or email me at [email protected], and we would be happy to speak directly with you. We have over 30 associates working out of the Las Vegas franchise alone and some have been with us for over 12 years again only good solid, positive values can accomplish that. However sometimes mistakes happen, and we have parted company with associates that have not fitted with our values and culture. Likewise we will challenge any allegation that is found to be untrue as is the case with Ms Betty Txxxxx' report here. You will also notice that I clearly state who I am and make no attempt to hide my identity. I stand by who I am, my corporation and our values. We currently have 18 First Choice Business Brokers franchises across the country with over 100 associates working within the organization, and are now expanding overseas into European markets. We value our integrity and honesty and we are excited to bring a new level and new way of doing business in this industry. Richard Giannini President, First Choice Business Brokers Las Vegas, NV 702.368.3093 [email protected] www.FCBBI.com