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Start-upReady to Launch: Social Media Influencer Marketplace App

Unlock the future of influencer marketing with this fully developed, never-launched social media influencer marketplace app! Designed to connect local small businesses and brands with micro to large...

$35,000

$35,000

Start-up
Start-upAccredited Home Health Care Agency For Sale

ACHC Accredited Home Health Agency – $70,000 – Multi-County Coverage I’m selling a fully licensed and ACHC-accredited home health agency based in Los Angeles County, with authorization to service...

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Oceanside

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upNew BBQ Restaurant Doing $50,000 in monthly sales

This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a fully built-out, prime-location BBQ and Beers restaurant in Northern California — The Hangry Herd. We offer Texas-style BBQ with a California...

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Start-up100% Business

Will have your contractor state license and corporation...

$15,000

$15,000

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Start-upKanga's Children's Playcenter

Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter is the American branch of Lollipops Playland, an established Australian franchise model that has revolutionized the children’s indoor playcenter market. We’ve been developing...

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Start-upFreight Brokerage Business for Sale: Established Client Base and Stron

As a burgeoning freight brokerage startup, we're dedicated to providing seamless logistics solutions. Specializing in connecting our clients with dependable carriers, we ensure efficient...

$20,000

$20,000

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Start-upYoga Womens Atheltic wear E-commerce BRAND FOR SALE

YO Girl Yoga is a rapidly growing womens athletic and comfy wear clothing brand. it has found its self in a great trending retail space. This business is Turn Key. It has a well-established ecommerce...

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Temecula

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Walnut Creek

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Anaheim

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Los Gatos

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Long Beach

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Ft. Worth

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Sacramento

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upSan Bernardino County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 25 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in San Bernardino County. Cost to enter the drawing is...

$19,315

$19,315

Start-up

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First Choice Business Brokers - Excellence Team

Serving Riverside County, CA

First Choice Business Brokers has grown to become one of the largest organizations in the U.S. specializing in business sales. We have listed and managed the sale of over $8 billion in businesses for sale. Buyers and sellers alike can enjoy the accessibility and expertise of a national network of professional business brokers and the largest inventory of businesses available for sale. Our Inland Empire team will help you thru all the steps to sell or buy a business as a part of your business plan. We are a brokerage firm that will guide you from a business valuation to each milestone of the process and back you up as a legal shield avoiding risks and becoming your negotiator for this new lifetime decision. In summary, if you have a business you would like to sell or are ready to buy a business, the First Choice Inland Empire team would be proud to be your “First Choice” for buyer or seller representation, we genuinely care and understand the plans you have for YOU and your loved ones. We create opportunities for people: The Business Brokerage core business is actually a “people business” first and foremost, and we understand this. We create business opportunities that deliver value for people’s life. We are experts on the process: With a combination of business finance, marketing and operations, we highlight the real value that business buyers and sellers’ demand. From initial strategic exit planning through valuation, acquisition and marketing to closing the deal. Structuring, negotiating and closing deals: Our transactions are life-changing for the business owners, their families and employees. We understand the “psychology of the deal” and the emotions that come with it. We manage all the implications so you can experience a smooth process. It’s about knowing the true value of your company: We understand your business and its true value in order to present the opportunity to strategic buyers that are looking for your specific true value, and therefore willing to pay more. Formulation of the right strategy involves experience.

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Start-upAlameda County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 19 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Alameda County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$1,931

$1,931

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Start-upRiverside County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 25 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Riverside County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upSan Diego County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 21 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in San Diego County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upOrange County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 13 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Orange County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Sarasota

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established customer base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upLos Angeles County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 25 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Los Angeles County. Cost to enter the drawing is...

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upAuto Body Location with Two Spray Bays, Lifts, Compressors and Framing

This is an opportunity for an auto body company to expand adjacent to LAX. Two adjacent properties were build out for auto body use, 10,000 sf body repair department and 9,340 sf paint department....

$450,000

$450,000

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Start-upHigh-Performing Luxury Floral Brand in a Prime Market - Tampa

An exceptional opportunity to step into a turnkey floral business with a premium brand, established client base, and robust local reputation. This location operates under a nationally recognized name...

$45,000

$45,000

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Start-upFarmers Market Mini Franchise Opportunity

Farmers market entrepreneurship is a smart, flexible business model. You can begin part-time on weekends, enjoying immediate cash sales on market days and earning repeat income through online...

$5,000

$5,000

Start-up
Start-upBusiness Management Consultant

P3 Cost Analysts Franchise - Business Management Consulting Opportunity This franchise opportunity offers entry into the expanding cost reduction consulting industry through P3 Cost Analysts' proven...

$39,500

$39,500

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Start-upLegacy One Auto Collision Inc

Presenting Legacy One Auto Collision Inc.—a prime business opportunity for savvy entrepreneurs ready to enter the thriving auto body industry. This established collision repair shop boasts a secure,...

$320,000

$320,000

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Start-upPremia Fitness — Best Gym for Small Towns

Small towns are underserved when it comes to health and fitness facilities. You can be the small town hero by opening an exciting gym environment, just like our flagship location in LaBelle, Florida....

$10,000

$10,000

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Start-upOwn Your Own Coffee shop/No Royalties /Hard Bean Cafe

We are coffee business specialists with, collectively, over 150 years of experience in the food/drink service industry and franchise industry who want to use our experience to help you open your own...

$5,000

$5,000

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Start-upProfitable Tutoring Business For Sale - Growing and Ready to Scale Up!

Sunbright Education is a well-established and profitable tutoring and enrichment center, with a deep-rooted existing customer base. This is an excellent opportunity to own a high-demand tutoring...

$65,000

$65,000

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Buy or Sell a Business in California

California is a huge state with a lot of money, so it's naturally a popular destination for businesses. The major industries in California include technology, agriculture, and entertainment, but the private business for sale market spans the gamut of sectors.

If you're looking to buy (or sell) a business in California, it helps to have some context on the market. We have aggregated and summarized the most current listings data to provide a basic overview of the business for sale market in California.

Market Overview

Number of Businesses for Sale  

  ~5,500

Median Asking Price  

  $360,000

Median Reported Revenue  

  $630,000

Median Reported Earnings  

  $150,000

Profit Margin  

  23%

Earnings Multiple  

  2.5

Revenue Multiple  

  0.6

Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings.

Major Metro Areas

More than 80% of all businesses for sale in the state are in the following six metro areas:

How many businesses are listed for sale in California?

There are around 5,400 businesses for sale in California, with listings across various metro areas and statewide.

What types of businesses are for sale?

The marketplace in California is diverse, with all types of businesses in play.

What is the average asking price for these businesses?

The median asking price for businesses listed for sale in California is $360,000.

What is the average revenue of these businesses?

The median reported revenue for these businesses is $630,000.

What is the average seller discretionary earnings?

The median reported earnings, often referred to as Seller Discretionary Earnings (SDE), is $150,000.

What are the average valuation multiples?

Typically, businesses are being listed with an earnings multiple of 2.5 and a revenue multiple of 0.6 when referring to the asking price.

Which cities in California have the most businesses listed for sale?

The cities with the highest number of listings are Los Angeles (approx. 480), San Diego (approx. 250), San Francisco (approx. 220), Sacramento (approx. 140), San Jose (approx. 120), Oakland (approx. 80), Long Beach (approx. 80), Anaheim (approx. 60), and Riverside (approx. 60).

How can California business owners sell their own businesses?

Most business owners will retain an experienced business broker, who will typically charge a 10-15% success fee. Some business owners choose to list their business for sale directly and take on the entire process on their own. This can be a complex and challenging task, requiring an understanding of the market, great marketing skills, and even better negotiating skills.