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Carl Grimes

Founder Chairman - Market Area President - Central Arkansas at CBI

Springdale, AR Website (501) 500-0175
Certified Business Intermediary (CBI)Fellow of the IBBAProfessional Association of Arkansas Business BrokersUpdated September 2026

About

Carl Grimes serves CBI as Founder Chairman - Market Area President - Central Arkansas. He has handled transactions worth as little as $10,000 to as much as $8 million. His brokerage career includes involvement in the sale of over 850 businesses. He earned the Certified Business Intermediary designation and Fellow of the IBBA recognition from the International Business Brokers Association. His real estate licensure dates to 1982; he serves as president, Professional Association of Arkansas Business Brokers. He published an award-winning newspaper and built and operated a cable television system with an investment banking partner. He owned real estate, retail catalog sales, and abstract and title businesses; their successful sales led him into brokerage. He started his first business in Northwest Arkansas in 1984. He grew up in his birthplace, Clarendon, Arkansas, and married his high school sweetheart, Kathy, in 1971. He and Kathy have two grown sons, Casey and Connor, and 5 grandchildren.

Who is a good fit for Carl Grimes

  • Owners planning a business sale who value a broker with firsthand experience owning and selling companies.
  • Owners of real estate or title businesses seeking a broker with ownership experience in those fields.
  • Owners of publishing, cable television, or retail catalog businesses seeking relevant operating background.

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Carl Grimes has participated in the sale of over 850 businesses during his professional brokerage career. He serves CBI as Founder Chairman - Market Area President - Central Arkansas.

Carl Grimes owned a real estate company, a retail catalog sales business, and an abstract and title company. He also published an award-winning newspaper. He built and operated a cable television system with an investment banking partner.

Carl Grimes earned Certified Business Intermediary and Fellow of the IBBA credentials through the International Business Brokers Association. He obtained his real estate broker license in 1982. He also serves as president of the Professional Association of Arkansas Business Brokers.

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