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Experience Timeless Elegance at The Century Wedding & Event Venue Located at just south of downtown Columbus, The Century is one of the city’s most distinctive and versatile event venues. Blending over 100 years of historic character with modern industrial design, this beautifully renovated space creates the perfect backdrop for unforgettable celebrations and meaningful gatherings. From elegant weddings and corporate events to birthday parties, community markets, graduation celebrations, and private receptions, The Century offers a customizable experience designed around your vision. Original exposed brick, towering ceilings, iron-framed windows, and stylish lounge spaces combine to create an atmosphere that feels both sophisticated and welcoming. With more than 5000 square feet of newly remodeled event space, The Century comfortably accommodates intimate gatherings as well as large celebrations of up to 240 seated guests. Guests enjoy free onsite parking, indoor and outdoor event areas, customizable bar packages, and access to curated local vendors that help bring every event to life seamlessly. Whether you're planning a dream wedding, hosting a stylish corporate function, or creating a memorable social event, The Century delivers a unique blend of historic charm, modern elegance, and personalized service that makes every occasion extraordinary. Includes Event Staff, managing the event from planning to execution. Included in sale: Event Business & space, FF&E, Name, Future Bookings, and Liquor permit
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ONE-OF-A-KIND : Unique and Top of its Industry *Currently owner operated as a secondary income source. *Proven and developed. *Flexible in Schedule. *Operated with limited overhead. Key Features: *Mobile & Versatile: This business brings soft play and ball pit excitement directly to clients' homes or event venues, catering to children's parties, playdates, and more. *Established Brand: Well-known in the community with a growing client base and positive reviews for safe, engaging experiences. *Quality Equipment: Comes with durable, commercial grade, light weight & easy-to-transport soft play pieces, ball pits, packing supplies, and everything else you need for setup and breakdown. *Flexible Income: Generate revenue from birthday parties, family events, corporate events, festivals, and private bookings. *Lead Access: Enjoy the access to all of the soft play leads that we have accumulated over 3 years in the business, including return customers. *Growth Potential: Opportunities to expand by adding staff and additional marketing channels. This mobile soft play and ball pit business is perfect for someone passionate about kids' entertainment and looking for a flexible, profitable venture. Step in and start booking events from day one!
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This is the kind of listing that doesn't come around often. A fully operational board game lounge and bar, up and running, with a transferable liquor license. If you've ever looked into getting a liquor license on your own, you know what that's worth. The owner needs to sell and wants to move fast. This isn't a business in trouble, life just had other plans. That means there's a real opportunity here for a buyer who's ready to act. The price reflects the urgency. Everything comes with it. The bar is fully stocked and equipped. The game library has hundreds of titles built up over years. Furniture, fixtures, POS system, reservation setup...it's all there. You could realistically open the doors the day after closing and not miss a beat. The owner will stick around through the transition to make sure you're set up right. The model works because people come to play and then they stay. You pay a table fee, you play games, you drink. It's a simple concept that keeps guests in their seats longer than almost any other bar format, which means more orders and stronger per-table numbers. The regulars are already there: the social media following, the email list, the people who come back every week. Getting a liquor license from scratch takes time, money, and there's no guarantee you'll get one. Buying this business is one of the few ways to skip that process entirely. Add in a curated game collection worth tens of thousands and a customer base that's already loyal, and the value here goes well beyond what the asking price reflects. (Liquor License Value = $20,000+) Financials and lease details are available under NDA.
National transaction benchmarks for entertainment and recreation business businesses.
Under $500K
$500K to $2M
Over $2M
A variety of factors can cause businesses to trade outside this range, including earnings quality, operational transferability, key-person risk, growth trajectory, and geography, so a listing priced above or below the typical multiple usually reflects real differences in the underlying business.
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Key diligence, valuation, financing, and transition considerations for buyers evaluating entertainment and recreation business acquisitions.
Courses, lanes, docks, and venues carry expensive, deferrable maintenance — a typical 18-hole course alone runs $400K–$900K a year in upkeep. Get the land and equipment assessed on their own.
Liquor, gaming, and entertainment licenses are often the most valuable and most fragile part of the deal and may not pass automatically.
Weather, tourism, and the economy swing this revenue hard; look at multiple years and the off-season carrying cost.
Memberships, slip rentals, and league play are durable; one-off events and bar nights are volatile. Price the recurring base differently.
Deferred course work, lane refurbishments, and dock repairs add up fast; budget the real plan, not the seller's.
Event pipelines, member rolls, and online reputation drive the calendar — know whether they survive a change of owner.
Answers to common buyer questions for this market.
