About Acquisition Business Consulting

Experience you can
build a decision on.

For 32 years, Jim McElroy has helped owners and buyers understand the business, structure the deal, and navigate the path to closing.

Meet Jim

Jim McElroy

He knows The UPS Store business because he's lived it.

Jim was with Mail Boxes Etc. and The UPS Store from 1994 to 2019. Over that time, he helped develop more than 300 stores across the Southeast, selected sites, negotiated leases, supported and trained owners, owned and operated successful locations of his own, and became a multiple award winner in franchise development and support.

Today, ABC is solely focused on transactions involving established locations of The UPS Store. Jim analyzes the cash flow and financial records, values and markets the business, qualifies and matches the buyer, helps structure the deal, and stays involved through corporate review, financing, lease coordination, transfer, and closing. He also remains available as the new owner takes over the operation.

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Experience, in the field

A career built alongside owners, teams, and communities.

From the early Mail Boxes Etc. years to today's established-store closings, Jim's perspective comes from decades spent inside the business and beside the people who run it.

Jim McElroy standing beneath The UPS Store sign — Still close to the storefront

Professional portrait of Jim McElroy — Trusted counsel

Jim McElroy outside a location of The UPS Store — Firsthand perspective

Atlanta Business Chronicle article about Mail Boxes Etc. service — Recognized in Atlanta

Jim McElroy with buyers, sellers, and advisors at a business closing — A closing brought together

Three team members from The UPS Store together — The people behind each store

Jim McElroy with owners of The UPS Store — Relationships that last

Historic United Parcel Service delivery wagon — A long tradition of service

Jim McElroy inside a location of The UPS Store — Where the work happens

Jim McElroy in front of The UPS Store — Built on real experience

Deep roots. Singular focus.

Three decades of
earned perspective.

1994

Started where the work happens

Jim began as an assistant manager and led the flagship training store on Peachtree Road while supporting franchise owners across Atlanta.

1995 to 2019

Built businesses and relationships

In franchise development, he selected sites, negotiated leases, supported owners, and helped develop more than 300 Southeast locations while operating successful stores himself. During that time, Jim became one of the leading authorities in selling established locations of The UPS Store.

Today

Focused on the complete transaction

ABC brings that experience to every valuation, buyer match, negotiation, corporate review, lease requirement, financing step, transfer, close, and ownership transition.

How ABC works

High standards.
Human guidance.

Specialization

Advice grounded in real stores, real transactions, and decades inside the system.

Fair dealing

A sound transaction should be financeable, make sense for the buyer, and protect what the seller has built.

Follow through

Jim stays involved through closing and remains available as the new owner takes over.

Making sales of established locations of The UPS Store as easy as ABC.

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Experience you canbuild a decision on.