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Ken Kurtz

Senior Advisor at Sunbelt Business Brokers of Chicago

Chicago, IL Website 773-243-1603
Updated September 2026

About

Ken Kurtz is a Senior Advisor at Sunbelt Business Brokers of Chicago. He helps people buy and sell businesses. Ken starts each engagement by learning the client's personal and professional needs. He then helps those clients plan a transition out of the company. Ken owned a brick and mortar and ecommerce retail business in the Chicagoland area for 25 years. He handled operations, purchasing, sales, marketing, accounting, and general management. He earned a business degree in marketing and computer science from the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana. He serves on the board of directors of the Northbrook Rotary Club.

Who is a good fit for Ken Kurtz

  • Sellers in the Chicago area who want an advisor with firsthand operator experience.
  • Buyers looking at Chicagoland companies who want counsel from a former owner.
  • Owners planning a personal and professional exit from a business they still run.
  • Retail owners with brick and mortar and ecommerce operations who want a peer advisor.

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Ken Kurtz helps people buy and sell businesses as a Senior Advisor. He draws on years running a brick and mortar and ecommerce retail company. That company operated in the Chicagoland area. He brings that operator background into his work with owners and buyers.

Ken Kurtz begins by understanding each client's needs, both personal and professional. He then helps the client see what leaving the business will require. His time as an owner shapes that transition advice. He advises sellers through Sunbelt Business Brokers of Chicago.

Ken Kurtz owned a brick and mortar and ecommerce retail business in the Chicagoland area for 25 years. He worked in operations, purchasing, sales, marketing, accounting, and general management. He earned a business degree in marketing and computer science from the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana. He serves on the board of directors of the Northbrook Rotary Club.

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