Cash flow
$44,000
Revenue
$51,220
Down
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Posting: 265655 | Available | 2/23/23
For sale is a pool route which is an important business to own. It gets high income with tremendous expansion opportunities to grow. There will be complete training guaranteed through the escrow transfer. The owner has dealt with us in the past and is a top seller.
Asking Price
$41,220
Cash flow
$221,684
Revenue
$1,113,349
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Posting: 277079 | Available | 2/12/23
This specialty commercial flooring contractor boasts a highly scalable concept crafted to be the foundation of a regional or national market leader, a proven method to install a flooring service and product superior to its competitors, and an internally developed bidding, budgeting, and scheduling.
Asking Price
$1,100,000
Cash flow
$112,905
Revenue
$298,000
Down
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Posting: 264921 | Available | 12/21/22
Boylan Brother's Window Cleaning is an established business of over 41 years serving the Coachella Valley. They offer professional services for both commercial and residential properties. Let them take a look at your property, no job is too large or small for them.
Asking Price
$295,000
Cash flow
$110,000
Revenue
$145,000
Down
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Posting: 270301 | Available | 12/21/22
Interiorscapes provides consistent, quality interior plantscape design, installation and maintenance for their clients. They customized every interior plant design to fit the needs of their clients, taking in the requirements of each architectural style, traffic pattern and light source.
Asking Price
$195,000
Cash flow
Call / Email
Revenue
$10,000,000
Down
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Posting: 277083 | Available | 12/13/22
Well established leader in contractor demolition. Concrete demolition and excavation company with more than 30 years of exceptional business track record vetting buyers. 10 million+ in annual sales. Buildings, roads, bridges, runways, and general construction projects with over a 35-year record.
Asking Price
$10,000,000
Cash flow
$480,000
Revenue
Call / Email
Down
$1,000,000
Posting: 277474 | Available | 12/3/22
For sale is a free standing full-service auto detail/car wash business. The land, building, car wash tunnel, and equipment are included in the sale. It has been fully operating for 18 years under the same owner. This is a very rare opportunity to acquire a car wash with real estate at this price.
Asking Price
$3,800,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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Posting: 266053 | Available | 11/21/22
Established in 1979, the owners of this longtime respected glass and window company are retiring and ready to hand this heirloom business off to its new operators. It is located in a 2,800 sq ft. retail/shop building with a 600 sq ft. office/showroom and a 2,200 sq ft. shop.
Asking Price
$149,000
Cash flow
Call / Email
Revenue
$165,000
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Posting: 275006 | Available | 7/8/22
This pool supply store located in Central California and has become a fixture in the community and enjoys a strong, loyal clientele. With over 20 years of experience and a reputation for providing fair and quality work, this business is in a perfect position for a new owner to capitalize on the fram
Asking Price
$244,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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Posting: 263995 | Available | 6/17/22
This is an opportunity to own one of the largest collections of antique plumbing fixtures and parts in the United States - at a discounted price! The inventory ranges from beautiful, turn-of-the-century clawfoot tubs and rib-cage showers, to beautifully decorated China toilets and sinks!
Asking Price
$349,000
Cash flow
$489,000
Revenue
$1,700,000
Down
TBD
Posting: 269706 | Sold | 5/7/22
Priced to sell! $489K+/ adjusted net earnings. High-end audio visual automation and integration systems service company. Well respected, top notch operation with great books and records AND $1M+/ in pipeline scheduled work on the books! There is a C-7 low voltage contractors license in place.
Asking Price
$830,000
Cash flow
$216,000
Revenue
$720,000
Down
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Posting: 261638 | Available | 4/26/22
If you need any kind of gardening service and machinery, this is the place to go and they carry all the highest quality brands and have an excellent selection of lawn mower equipment and they provide great repair service. They repair on all your gardening equipment, full service including parts,
Asking Price
$259,000
Cash flow
$170,000
Revenue
$644,000
Down
$300,000
Posting: 267070 | Available | 3/17/22
Begun as a tiny tool store in 1986, skyway tool center is now a 5000 sq. ft. retail tool store located in beautiful Chico, California. A family owned and operated tool business, skyway tool center opened skywaytools. com in 1995. In 2005 the tool store owners built a new tool store after renting.
Asking Price
$549,000
Cash flow
Call
Revenue
$980,000
Down
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Posting: 261589 | Available | 10/1/21
LOWER PRICE & INCLUDES INVENTORY. Room to grow servicing the Antelope Valley with quality merchandise and 420 supplies for the grower. Offering a long Ten Year History of great relationships, trust, and dozens of five star Google reviews. 245,000 plus inventory, assumable lease through August 2024.
Asking Price
$149,950
Cash flow
$251,000
Revenue
$972,000
Down
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Posting: 268282 | Available | 6/27/21
This lawnmower shop carries all the highest quality brands. They repair small engines, lawn mowers, chainsaws, trimmers, weeders and tune-ups. They sell used (secondhand) and new lawn mowers. This is absolutely awesome shop.
Asking Price
$499,000
Cash flow
$292,483
Revenue
$1,133,750
Down
$80,000
Posting: 282827 | Available | 5/6/24
This is an 18-year established family-owned business performing general automotive repairs in Yolo County. The business specializes in engine diagnostics, vehicle maintenance, steering & suspension, tires, AC diagnostics and general repairs of domestic & imported vehicles.
Asking Price
$800,000
Cash flow
$91,624
Revenue
$161,933
Down
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Posting: 283581 | Available | 5/1/24
For sale is this home-based cleaning business that's ready for its next owner. With an impressive 14-year track record, this cleaning business has built a stellar reputation in San Diego. Trust and credibility are already established, setting you up for success from day one.
Asking Price
$170,000
Cash flow
$180,000
Revenue
$550
Down
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Posting: 274482 | Available | 5/5/24
Top brand blinds, shades, shutters, etc retail. Easy to operate profitable and potential business even without advertisements or marketing. Ideal location on a high-traffic major street and the hub of Silicon Valley. Increasing sales yearly with many repeat & new customers. Price was lowered.
Asking Price
$200,000
Cash flow
$146,036
Revenue
$215,536
Down
$250,000
Posting: 282807 | Available | 5/6/24
Company founded in 1980 and owners are looking to retire. Acquire their customer base of long-standing customers located in Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, and El Dorado Counties. Primarily residential with a few commercial clients. Home-based, no employees or equipment transfer with the business.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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Posting: 286059 | Available | 4/9/24
Services include plumbing for tenant improvement & new commercial construction projects, & re-piping, backflow testing & repair. Clients include commercial, office space, restaurants, manufacturing facilities, health & medical buildings, & many other across San Diego County.
Asking Price
$425,000
Cash flow
$160,000
Revenue
$400,000
Down
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Posting: 284221 | Available | 1/15/24
Seize this rare opportunity to own a turnkey, highly profitable cell phone repair & sales business. Strategically located in a bustling regional shopping center, this established venture boasts a 12-year track record and a loyal customer base, validated by stellar online reviews.
Asking Price
$299,888
Cash flow
$442,000
Revenue
$1,374,000
Down
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Posting: 283005 | Available | 11/21/23
For sale is a highly specialized high-end, luxury, and sports car service and repair. It has a superb location, facilities, and equipment. In addition to performing regular service and repairs, the business has specially trained and experienced techs/mechanics who have significant experience.
Asking Price
$1,195,000
Cash flow
$410,395
Revenue
$3,160,628
Down
$90,000
Posting: 283400 | In Contract | 3/18/24
This well-established business, with a proven 34-year track record, offers significant growth potential. It maintains a positive cash flow and a diverse customer base, with 75% retail and 25% commercial revenue, ensuring risk mitigation.No single customer contributes more than 13% to total revenue.
Asking Price
$900,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$1,438,000
Down
$30
Posting: 283279 | Available | 10/23/23
Great opportunity to acquire an established Machine Shop with 27 years of successful operation. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area market, this shop comes equipped with CNC millings, many other machines, and various tools, catering to a range of precision manufacturing needs.
Asking Price
$645,000
Cash flow
Call
Revenue
$980,000
Down
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Posting: 261589 | Available | 10/1/21
LOWER PRICE & INCLUDES INVENTORY. Room to grow servicing the Antelope Valley with quality merchandise and 420 supplies for the grower. Offering a long Ten Year History of great relationships, trust, and dozens of five star Google reviews. 245,000 plus inventory, assumable lease through August 2024.
Asking Price
$149,950
Cash flow
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Revenue
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Posting: 285889 | Available | 3/28/24
This is a gated auto repair shop with Smog Star and a brake & lamp station since 1990. It is located on a corner with great visibility. Equipment and tools are included in the sale. The new owner can take it over and start to make money immediately.
Asking Price
$220,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$360,000
Down
$150,000
Posting: 278915 | Available | 3/23/23
For sale or for lease is an auto repair and body shop. Its size is 1,200 + 750 sq ft. and the lot size is 7,000 sq ft. It comes with 4 hoists and 2 bays. The monthly receipts are $30,000 a month, net $10,000 a month, and the price is $150,000. If you lease rent will be $12,500. The lease is 2+5.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
$2,750,000
Revenue
$19,363,000
Down
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Posting: 283551 | Available | 10/26/23
This commercial and industrial construction general contractor was founded in 2006 after the founder determined that the construction general contractor that he was working for was on a path to being sold. The Company was extremely successful and grew substantially under his leadership.
Asking Price
$11,000,000
Cash flow
$198,099
Revenue
Call/Email
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Posting: 284945 | Available | 4/4/24
This busy, profitable decades-old service and repair shop has served generations of satisfied high-end foreign automobile owners for years. Located in the South Bay area of LA County and freeway close, it draws customers locally, and from as far away as Orange County.
Asking Price
$475,000
Cash flow
$144,000
Revenue
$360,000
Down
$230,000
Posting: 285338 | Available | 4/6/24
For sale is a golf repair & authorized dealer store with high net income in Long Beach. Business hours are from 10-6pm and Sat 10-4pm. Sunday closed. It is an easy operation. The same owner wants to retire after 36 years operating. Rare opportunity inventory needs to be paid by the buyer separately.
Asking Price
$230,000
Cash flow
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Down
$200,000
Posting: 285420 | Available | 4/2/24
This is an incredible opportunity to own a thriving Star Certified smog test & repair shop. The shop is a full-service auto repair facility with state-of-the-art tools and equipment that has been operating in The Painter Auto Center location since 2000.
Asking Price
$200,000
Cash flow
$112,000
Revenue
$700,000
Down
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Posting: 283829 | Available | 11/13/23
This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a highly reputable residential landscaping company that has established itself as one of the leading service providers in Worcester County The owner is seeking to sell the business, (including all inventory, furniture, fixtures, equipment and vehicles).
Asking Price
$350,000
Cash flow
Call/Email
Revenue
$229,040
Down
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Posting: 284238 | Available | 12/9/23
This is for purchasing 83 established residential pool service top accounts in Indian Wells (Palm Desert), CA. Top accounts are all located in the same exclusive gold course. An existing full-time pool service tech is available. They do $16,320 recurring monthly, plus related filter cleans/repairs.
Asking Price
$228,480
Cash flow
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Revenue
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Posting: 279458 | Available | 10/19/23
This is a highly profitable, over 37-year-old, well-established plumbing company. The owner claims annual gross is close to $ 1,000,000. Net Income $285,000 in 2021. The inventory and equipment, including 1 service van, is worth about $75,000.
Asking Price
$300,000
Cash flow
$1,059,501
Revenue
$3,012,289
Down
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Posting: 285179 | Available | 3/26/24
This is a full-service heating and cooling company established 17+ years ago, set for growth under new ownership! Approximately 60% - 70% of revenue is generated by new construction work, while retrofit and replacement work make up approximately 20% of the work, 10% is scheduled maintenance work.
Asking Price
$4,500,000
Cash flow
$80,000
Revenue
$286,184
Down
$135,000
Posting: 273276 | Available | 2/16/24
This specialty maintenance firm has provided post-construction cleaning services to general contractors (60%-70% of the business), architects, and upscale homeowners in the greater Los Angeles area for over 12 years. The majority of the company's business is now recurring and referral based.
Asking Price
$135,000
Cash flow
$93,456
Revenue
$150,000
Down
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Posting: 284740 | Available | 4/15/24
This is a legendary plumbing co. with established clientele, providing stellar service for over 60 years! One of the oldest and most reliable plumbing businesses in town with a strong reputation for quality service and customer satisfaction. The success/longevity of this business year after year.
Asking Price
$199,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$1,000,000
Down
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Posting: 285683 | Available | 4/18/24
This is a tire & auto repair business for sale. This business has been there for over 59 years. They have good Yelp reviews. Rent is $7,000 and the size of the store is 3,200 sq ft. There are total 7 bays (1 single +3 double). The owner is managing the store and care customers.
Asking Price
$729,999
Cash flow
$395,000
Revenue
$2,100,000
Down
$350,000
Posting: 276028 | Available | 10/11/23
This 30-year-old industrial cleaning distribution business has two locations to service Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. This company boasts over 650 customers with 7 employees, two customer service locations, and trucks to operate the business.
Asking Price
$1,500,000
Cash flow
$341,997
Revenue
$800,606
Down
$5,500,000
Posting: 283990 | Available | 4/24/24
For sale is a comprehensive, built-out and turn-key truck services center. There is approximately 4.5 acres of real estate included. It is in a major north-south travel corridor. Their FDOT average daily traffic count is 18,400.
Asking Price
$6,250,000
Cash flow
$886,160
Revenue
$1,236,016
Down
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Posting: 284029 | Available | 11/27/23
This mechanical repair and maintenance company has grown quickly in both revenues and profits, with a 150% increase in profits from 2020 to 2022. This was achieved by creating a strong brand and reputation that focused on servicing areas of their focused industry that drive the highest profits.
Asking Price
$1,700,000
Cash flow
$115,000
Revenue
$350,000
Down
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Posting: 281659 | Available | 10/5/23
Embark on an extraordinary opportunity to own a thriving, recession-proof pest control business in the highly pest-dense Southern California region.
Asking Price
$200,000
Cash flow
$324,311
Revenue
$1,295,917
Down
$1,400,000
Posting: 284733 | Available | 1/18/24
This establishment is a comprehensive auto repair shop catering to foreign and domestic cars. The owner serves as both the service writer and general manager. The lease includes a spacious fenced outdoor area. This business is located in a high-income area and caters to a discerning clientele.
Asking Price
$1,400,000
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Applying for a business acquisition loan can be challenging for someone who hasn't been through that process in the past. If one has a mortgage one knows that the value of the property being pledged has to at least equal the amount of the loan, SBA loans to buy a small business are very different.
Yes, there are ways to find businesses with growth potential that can be purchased with modest investments. But before offering any ideas about finding cheap businesses, it's important to review some of the risks involved. Peter Siegel (BizBen ProBuy Program) discusses this topic with others.
At What Point Do You Show Key Marketing Info And Materials To Buyers? Robb Hartman, Business Broker at BizBen discusses this topic with others on this BizBen Discussion.
Business buyers many times ask in my ProBuy consulting sessions - how long should I ask for due-diligence when buying a small business? The answer really depends on several factors. They include: type of business, demand for the business, complexity of the business. Advisors weigh in on this topic.
The owner selling the business doesn't have recent financial information or documentation but insists revenues are increasing. Should buyers believe the seller? What should buyers do in this situation? ProIntermediaries on BizBen answer the question of verifying seller / owner's financial claims.
When considering buying a business that is losing money one has to be very careful. There are reasons that the business could be losing money that aren't fatal or extremely difficult to fix and there are other reasons that should send you running in the other direction. Peter Siegel, MBA explains.
Asking the seller straightforward questions and getting straightforward answers in return is an important part of the buying and due diligence process. In this Discussion, both ProIntermediaries and Advisors offer thorough questions you should be asking during your meeting with a business seller.
Valuing a small business is not guess work. It's not what some other businesses of the same type may have or may not have been sold for, it's not even what a business owner "feels" they want or deserve. It is a formula based on many factors. Peter Siegel, MBA from BizBen & others discuss this topic.
