FLORENCE, S.C. – We Sell Restaurants, the nation’s leading and only business broker franchise focused on restaurants, announced it has signed a franchise development agreement with local entrepreneur, Mark Dame, to open in the Grand Strand area also encompassing Florence and Northwestern South Carolina by October.

Dame joins the We Sell Restaurants family with an extensive background in business management as an advisor for small businesses. Dame has a long history in the restaurant and business industry, he grew up with parents that owned and operated their own businesses in northern New York. He also owned and operated several quick service restaurants for 18 years before creating his own power sports dealership. After years of success, he then served as a Business Advisor for the New York State Small Business Development Center, an agency that guides and advises entrepreneurs on all aspects of business creation and ownership. It was when he was looking to make a move to South Carolina and buy his own restaurant, he came across We Sell Restaurants, which was a perfect fit for his extensive background in business.

“I am excited to be able to help entrepreneurs to purchase restaurants in this great state and help restaurant owners capitalize on their hard work by selling their restaurants so they can move on to the next chapter of their lives” said Mark Dame, owner of We Sell Restaurants. “Being able to use my background as a business manager and advisor will help me connect the right restaurant with the right restaurant buyer and be able to make sure they are set up to succeed.”

We Sell Restaurants was founded by Robin and Eric Gagnon, who together have decades of experience selling restaurants. With deep financial, branding and marketing experience in restaurants, across small and big businesses, We Sell Restaurants leadership took the fragmented brokerage market and built a specialized practice for selling only restaurants with a systemic approach never before seen in the industry. Today, We Sell Restaurants is a vibrant and innovative company that operates in 45 states nationwide and delivers on the founder’s vision to Sell More Restaurants Than Anyone Else. PERIOD.

We Sell Restaurants and its franchise partners have sold hundreds of restaurants across the country ranging from a single unit for an owner-operator to a ten-store chain of franchise restaurants for sale.  The company maintains a listing inventory of more than $220 million online at their powerhouse restaurant for sale marketplace, including independent and restaurant franchises for sale.

We Sell Restaurants’ franchise partners are Certified Restaurant Brokers, who help advise in how to buy a restaurant, the steps in buying a business, financing a business, and even the valuation of a restaurant for sale. They can also serve as an independent consultant, providing unique value in negotiation or assisting in site locations and leasing, and have access to lending resources and prequalify its listings so financing a restaurant is never a problem.

“Having Mark join the We Sell Restaurants network continues our growth momentum as we look to further expand throughout the country to meet rising industry demand for restaurant brokerage and resources,” said Robin Gagnon, CEO & Co-Founder of We Sell Restaurants. “We continue to attract entrepreneurs, like Mark, who are passionate by the idea of helping others realize the American Dream of restaurant ownership, who love people, want to support their communities and create a great lifestyle for themselves and their families. We look forward to seeing him experience success with the brand by providing this great service in the northwestern South Carolina community.”  

New franchise partners work directly with We Sell Restaurants leadership over a 30-day onboarding and training process, including a practicum and webinar series on its developed, proprietary software tool and the nation’s most advanced web platform for business brokerage. Additional support includes access to propriety technology, traditional and digital marketing initiatives, and ongoing training with Mastermind sessions for brainstorming, education, peer accountability and support to sharpen business and personal skills and help achieve success.

Franchise partner training also includes the four-week program leading to the designation of Certified Restaurant Broker®, a respected credential in the industry for expert understanding in the practice of business brokerage for restaurants. We Sell Restaurants is currently seeking single and multi-unit operator franchise partners to join the brand and its planned expansion to reach 90 franchise partners and 107 territories by 2030.

For more information on franchise opportunities, visit www.wesellrestaurants.com/franchise.

About We Sell Restaurants

We Sell Restaurants is the nation’s largest business broker franchise focused exclusively on the sale of restaurants, with 20 years of experience in helping buy, sell and lease hospitality locations. We Sell Restaurants and its franchisees have sold thousands of restaurants across the country and maintain a listing inventory of more than $220 million online at their powerhouse restaurant for sale marketplace, including independent and restaurant franchises for sale. We Sell Restaurants is offering franchise opportunities for their brand in select market areas. For more information, visit www.wesellrestaurants.com.