Ed Pendarvis
Office Owner / Broker at Sunbelt Business Brokers of Beaufort County
Updated September 2026
About
Ed Pendarvis owns Sunbelt Business Brokers of Beaufort County. He founded the Sunbelt Network. Pendarvis serves as Chairman Emeritus of that network. He has handled the sale of over 1,000 businesses. Ed Pendarvis graduated from The Citadel in 1965. He joined Sunbelt in 1983 after work in real estate sales and development. Ed Pendarvis wrote Buying a Business to Secure Your Financial Freedom in 2005 for McGraw-Hill. The International Business Brokers Association awarded him the Tom West Award in 2006.
Who is a good fit for Ed Pendarvis
- Owners in Beaufort, SC who plan to sell a company.
- Buyers who want to purchase a business and own it themselves.
- Sellers who want an advisor who has handled over 1,000 business sales.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ed Pendarvis has handled the sale of over 1,000 businesses during his career. He has worked with Sunbelt since 1983 in Beaufort, SC. He owns Sunbelt Business Brokers of Beaufort County as Office Owner and Broker. He founded the Sunbelt Network.
Ed Pendarvis authored a how-to book for people who want to own a company. He published Buying a Business to Secure Your Financial Freedom with McGraw-Hill in 2005. He reached thousands of buyers and sellers with that book. He pulled the lessons from his own sale work.
Ed Pendarvis graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, SC in 1965. He served two years of active duty in the United States Army Artillery. He built a career in real estate sales and development before Sunbelt. He is a Real Estate Broker.
Ed Pendarvis holds the CBI designation from his brokerage career. He is a fellow of the International Business Brokers Association. He received the Tom West Award from the IBBA in 2006. He entered The Citadel Business School Hall of Fame in 2007.
Ed Pendarvis has served as a guest instructor on business brokerage practice. He taught for the Texas Association of Business Brokers. He later taught the Florida and California Association of Business Brokers. He also taught for the International Business Brokers Association.