Gary L. Schine Gary has been involved in mergers and acquisitions for ten years. He holds both a master's degree and an MBA in small business management. Along with Eugene Merfeld, Gary is the co-author of How You Can Buy a Business Without Overpaying, and is the author of How Too Sell Your Business For More Money and How To Avoid 101 Small Business Mistakes (All by Consultant Press, 1991). Eugene Merfeld Gene, an MIT trained engineer by background, has been involved in buying and selling small businesses for thirty years. Over the years, Gene has owned over twenty-five different businesses including hotels, clothing stores, computer schools, and one of the largest ticket agencies in Boston, MA. Gene is co-author of How You Can Buy a Business Without Overpaying (Consultant Press, 1991), considered by many to be the leading book on the subject. David T. Annis David Annis holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BS from Cornell University. In addition to regular brokerage activities David specializes in identifying strategic acquisitions for private equity groups. Before joining Merfeld & Schine, David acted as principle in both the acquisition and sale of businesses. David has worked in fields as diverse as molecular cardiology, information technology management, software and website development, and legal administration.