Olean Natives Launch Business Brokerage to Aid Local Firms

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Joe and Becky DiSorbo, natives of Olean, New York, have purchased Transworld Business Advisors of Buffalo and plan to use their new firm to help boost small business transitions and success in the Olean area. This comes after the closure of the over 100-year-old John Ash Cleaners on West State Street, which city and economic development leaders lamented as a loss for the community.

Why it matters

The purchase of Transworld Business Advisors by the DiSorbos represents an effort by local residents to reinvest in and support small businesses in Olean, which has seen the closure of longstanding local firms like John Ash Cleaners. Their goal is to leverage their expertise to help other small businesses in the area navigate transitions, mergers, and growth opportunities.

The details

Joe and Becky DiSorbo, both natives of Olean, have purchased the Transworld Business Advisors franchise covering the Buffalo region. Through this new business, they plan to provide advisory, brokerage, and consulting services to help small and medium-sized companies in the Olean area with business transitions, mergers and acquisitions, valuations, and growth strategies.

• The former John Ash Cleaners on West State Street closed in the spring of 2024.
• Joe and Becky DiSorbo purchased Transworld Business Advisors of Buffalo in 2026.