Richard T. "Dick" Sonberg is the manager and broker-in-charge of Island Business Brokerage and Realty, LLC.  He has many years of experience in the business world which enables him to evaluate and present the essential information about businesses that are offered for sale.

A native of White Plains, NY, Dick Sonberg is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and also earned an engineering degree from Columbia University in 1955.  He was then employed by Ingersoll-Rand Company as a sales engineer until 1959, at which time he entered law school at the University of Colorado.

Dick received his law degree with honors in 1962.  He was admitted to the bar in Colorado, Connecticut and Oklahoma.  He practiced corporation law, securities law and oil and gas law in Tulsa, Oklahoma for over 30 years, and was an adjunct professor of corporation and securities law at the University of Tulsa for several years.  In addition, in 1969, he organized the first of three independent oil and gas exploration companies, all of which he managed while still active as an attorney in Tulsa, and still manages at this time.

In the 1970's Dick also became an active part-owner of the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A baseball team in Tulsa, and in 1983 he helped organize and manage the minor league baseball team in Savannah that is now the Savannah Sand Gnats.

In August, 1980, Dick and his family moved to a new home on Calibogue Cay in Sea Pines Plantation, where they still reside.  Beginning in 1991 the Sonberg family owned and operated two large water sports companies on the Island.  He, also, was a principal organizer of South Island Dredging Association which coordinates marina dredging projects in Sea Pines.

Dick Sonberg believes he has the background, experience, and abilities to provide the processional advice and services necessary when clients are seeking to either buy or sell a going business.  As a 30 year resident on Hilton Head Island, he has seen the growth in business activity , and has seen what succeeds and what doesn't.  He is now available to provide the advice and counsel anyone planning to sell or purchase a business in the Low Country should have when making such a major decision.  Give him a call or drop an email for a free initial consultation. 

Steve Colburn

Over the past 15 years Steve has helped facilitate the sale of over 200 businesses from a full spectrum of industries including distributors, manufacturers, services, retail, and restaurants.  Steve brings to our business brokerage customers a wealth of management experience and advisory expertise.  He has a unique knowledge of the day-to-day operations of small businesses, positioning him to offer valuable insight into the challenges business owners might face and how to manage them successfully.  He has also been actively involved in conducting retained acquisition searches on behalf of private equity groups (PEGS), individual investors and existing businesses looking for strategic acquisitions. Prior to becoming involved in the business brokerage industry he founded and managed a company that specialized in providing consulting and financing to small businesses.  His initial business experience was as a commercial loan officer and regional sales manager for commercial banks where he was consistently awarded for his top production. Steve has been asked to speak, too, and has trained dozens of business brokers in the areas of deal structuring, financing, documenting seller addbacks, managing the business brokerage process and eliminating surprises while closing deals quickly.

Steve is committed to a work ethic focusing on integrity and professionalism to achieve your ultimate goal of either selling or purchasing a business. Steve resides on Hilton Head Island with his wife, Joni and his daughters, Faith and Grace.