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Spotlight on Small Business- Robert Pliska

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Robert Pleska
Robert Pliska, Owner, Sperry Van Ness/Property Investment Advisors, LLC

 

When did your business open?

Sperry Van Ness / Property Investment Advisors, LLC opened in 2005 in Birmingham, Michigan.  The company is owned by by Robert J. Pliska, CPA, CRE, MBA as a franchise of Sperry Van Ness International Corporation.  Currently there are over 200 other Sperry Van Ness franchises across the country with over 1000 advisors.  The franchise owner has over 35 years experience in commercial and investment real estate.

Tell us about your business, including the type of products or services you offer.

Sperry Van Ness / Property Investment Advisors, LLC is a full service commercial and investment real estate company.  We buy, sell, lease, finance, manage and consult on all commercial real estate product types – office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hotel, mobile home parks, self storage, land and other product types.  We concentrate on two major areas – commercial real estate for your business and commercial real estate as an investment.

What makes your business unique/What is your specialty

We are unique since we have specialists in all product types and can provide services here and across the country through our affiliates. We are one of the fastest growing firms in the country winning many growth and technology awards. We have also won many awards locally such as “Realtor of the Year”, Humanitarian of the Year and Commercial Sale of the Year.  We are active on many industry related and non-profit boards giving back to the community.

How has the business changed since you opened it?   

We continue to grow with many more affiliates across the country.  We have recently set up affiliates in Canada and Mexico.  We are also expanding across the globe!

Share a memorable story about a Chamber event or experience

It was great to recently give the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber Real Estate update with David Hall.  Robert Pliska did the commercial real estate side showing the many recent positives happening in the Detroit area and specifically in Birmingham Bloomfield.  Mr. Hall gave an update on the residential side. We received many positive comments on the update.

Any advice to other business owners?

Use the Chamber for great camaraderie and expansion of your business.  Relationships create business. The Chamber can be very helpful in many ways – e-blasts, grand openings, coffees at your business, after hour events, seminars, blogs, social media and many other ways.  Feel free to call the Chamber and use their new web site.

What’s in store for the future?

Our company expects continued growth.  We weathered the previous recession very well.  We are now internationally recognized as a great company to do business with.

Do you partner with a member?

As a Chamber member, we continue to help each other out as members of a family. We use other Chamber members to supplement our own services where needed – attorneys, CPA’s, bankers, title work, press, public relations, advertising, etc.

When was the last meeting you had with a member?

We continue to have meetings with as many members as we can where there is potential mutual benefit.  We find ways we can assist each other as members of a great family.

 

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