Operating businesses

How to Sell a Restaurant

How restaurants are priced, why the lease matters as much as earnings, and the real steps to sell yours without spooking staff or customers.

How to Sell a Trucking Company

How trucking companies are valued, what raises or kills the price, and the realistic process for selling your fleet and getting paid.

How to Sell an Ecommerce Business

How ecommerce businesses are valued, what raises or kills the price, and the realistic timeline to sell your Shopify or Amazon store.

How to Sell a Daycare or Childcare Center

How daycare and childcare centers are valued, why enrollment and licensed capacity drive the multiple, and how to prepare a center for sale.

How to Sell a Gas Station

How to value and sell a gas station: separating business from real estate, fuel margins, supply contracts, environmental issues, and the sale process.

How to Sell a Farm or Agricultural Business

How farms are valued and sold, from per-acre land value and equipment to the operating business multiple, leases, and taxes to plan for.

What Is a Laundromat Worth?

How laundromats are valued, why multiples run roughly 3 to 5 times SDE, and how equipment age, lease terms and utility costs change the price.

What Is a Car Wash Worth?

How car washes are valued, why express tunnels with membership clubs earn the highest multiples, and how real estate is priced separately from the business.

What Is a Self-Storage Facility Worth?

How self-storage is valued using cap rates on net operating income, cross-checked against earnings multiples, and what really moves the price.

How to Sell a Liquor Store

How liquor stores are valued, why inventory is priced separately, and how licensing, lease terms and margin mix change what buyers will pay.

What Is My Auto Repair Shop Worth?

How mechanic shops are valued, what moves the multiple between roughly 2.5x and 4.5x, and what buyers look at first.

What Is a Vending Machine Business Worth?

How vending and ATM routes are valued, why most sell for 2 to 3.5 times SDE, and how location contracts, commissions and machine age drive the price.

How to Sell a Salon or Spa

How hair salons, day spas and med spas are valued, what moves the multiple between roughly 1.5x and 4x, and what buyers look at first.

What Is My Cleaning Business Worth?

How cleaning and janitorial businesses are valued, why commercial contracts earn higher multiples than residential work, and what drives the 2.5x to 5.5x range.

How to Sell a SaaS Business

How SaaS and software companies are priced, when buyers use a multiple of ARR versus SDE or EBITDA, and the metrics that move your multiple.

How to Sell a Construction Company

Learn how construction company valuation works, who buys construction firms, and how to prepare your business for sale.

How to Sell a Towing Company

How towing companies are valued, what drives price, and how to prepare your towing company for sale.

What Is My Manufacturing Business Worth?

How manufacturers and machine shops are valued, what drives the multiple, and how to prepare before you sell.

What Is My Convenience Store Worth?

How convenience store valuation works, what drives price, and what to prepare before you list your convenience store for sale.

How to Sell a Car Dealership

How car dealership valuation works, what drives blue sky, franchise approval, deal structure and records to prepare before you sell.

What Is My Property Management Company Worth?

How property management company valuations work, the per-door and fee-multiple shortcuts buyers use, and what actually moves the price.

How to Sell a Funeral Home

How funeral homes are valued and sold: call volume, cremation mix, preneed trusts, real estate, and consolidator vs. independent buyers.

What Is My Gym Worth?

How gyms and fitness studios are valued, what buyers check in your membership numbers, and how to prepare before you sell.

How to Sell a Franchise Business

How franchise resales are valued, why the franchisor's approval and fees matter, and what drives the 2x to 4x SDE range for existing franchisees.

What Is My Bakery or Coffee Shop Worth?

How bakeries, coffee shops and food trucks are valued, why the lease and equipment matter as much as profit, and what drives the 2x to 3.5x SDE range.

How to Sell a Marketing Agency

How marketing and advertising agencies are valued, why retainer revenue and client tenure drive the multiple, and what a sale process typically involves.

How to Sell a Staffing Agency

How staffing and recruiting agencies are valued, why gross profit matters more than billings, and what drives the 3x to 5.5x SDE/EBITDA range.

How to Sell an IT Services or MSP Business

How IT services and managed service provider businesses are valued, why recurring MRR beats break-fix work, and what drives the 4x to 7x SDE/EBITDA range.

What Is My Garden Center Worth?

How nurseries and garden centers are valued, why real estate is usually priced separately from the operating business, and what drives the 2.5x to 4x SDE range.

What Is My Food Truck Worth?

How food trucks are valued, why the truck and equipment often set the floor, and what pushes a business toward the 1.5x to 2.75x SDE range.

What Is My RV Park or Campground Worth?

How RV parks and campgrounds are valued using cap rates and net operating income, and what drives the roughly 7x to 11x NOI range.

How to Sell a Bar or Nightclub

How bars and nightclubs are valued, why the liquor license and lease often matter more than earnings, and what buyers look for.

What Is My Hotel or Motel Worth?

How hotels, motels and B&Bs are valued using cap rates and per-key pricing, and what drives value up or down before you sell.

What Is My Golf Course Worth?

How golf courses are valued, why land and development value can dominate the price, and what drives the 5x to 8x EBITDA operating multiple.

What Is My Bowling Alley or Movie Theater Worth?

How bowling alleys and movie theaters are valued, why the real estate matters as much as the operation, and what drives the 3x to 5x EBITDA range.

How to Sell a Mobile Home Park

How mobile home park value is set using net operating income and cap rate, what buyers pay for, and how to prepare a park for sale.

What Is My Marina Worth?

How marinas and boatyards are valued, why waterfront land often exceeds the operating business value, and what drives the 6x to 10x EBITDA range.

What Is My Winery or Brewery Worth?

How wineries and breweries are valued using EBITDA multiples and sum-of-the-parts, and what drives value in tasting rooms, clubs, and brand.

What Is My Tire Shop or Auto Body Shop Worth?

How tire retailers and collision repair shops are valued, why insurer repair programs and certifications matter, and typical multiples of 2.5x to 4x SDE.

What Is My Event Venue Worth?

How wedding venues, banquet halls and catering companies are valued — booking calendars, deposits, the property question and the multiples buyers pay.

What Is My Equipment Rental Business Worth?

How equipment and tool rental businesses are valued — fleet age, utilisation, rental revenue mix and why the equipment sets a floor under the price.

How to Sell a Preschool or Private School

How preschools, private schools and tutoring businesses are valued and sold — enrolment, licensing, staff ratios, property and what buyers pay.

How to Sell a Freight Brokerage

How freight brokerages, courier and medical transport companies are valued and sold — gross margin, shipper retention, carrier network, authority and contracts.

How to Sell a Moving Company

How moving companies and home inspection businesses are valued and sold — commercial accounts, van line affiliation, fleet, storage income and claims history.

What Is My ATM or Vending Route Worth?

How ATM routes and vending or amusement routes are valued, why location contracts are the real asset being sold, and the typical 2x to 3.5x SDE range.

What Is My Boat Dealership Worth?

How boat dealerships are valued: blue-sky multiples of 3x to 5x adjusted earnings, plus inventory, parts and equipment, plus real estate valued separately.

What Is My Powersports Dealership Worth?

How motorcycle, ATV/UTV, snowmobile and PWC dealerships are valued: goodwill multiples, inventory, floorplan, seasonality, F&I and deal structure.

What Is My Tattoo Studio Worth?

How tattoo shops for sale are actually valued, why artist-dependent shops sell for close to asset value, and what pushes a booth-rent studio toward the higher end of the range.

What Is My Sign or Print Shop Worth?

How sign companies and print shops are valued, why maintenance contracts and national accounts push multiples higher, and what typically sells at 2.5x to 4x SDE.

What Is My Welding or Fabrication Shop Worth?

How custom fabrication and machine/weld shops are valued, what buyers actually look at, and how to prepare before you sell.

What Is My Food Distribution Business Worth?

How wholesale food and beverage distributors are valued — margin per case, route density, customer mix, distribution rights, fleet and working capital explained.

What Is My Driving School Worth?

How teen driver education schools and CDL/truck driving schools are valued — licensing, testing authority, contracts, fleet and typical multiples for a driving school for sale.