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Established in 1984, this profitable, turnkey pack and ship center is a trusted, owner-operated one-stop shop for shipping and business services in a prime suburban Denver metro location, serving Westminster and surrounding communities including Arvada, Broomfield, Thornton, and beyond. As an authorized shipper for major carriers like UPS, FedEx, DHL, and USPS, the business offers comprehensive domestic, international, and specialized freight services alongside a diverse mix of revenue streams, including professional packing with an extensive in-stock supply selection (over 80 box sizes), private mailbox rentals (both physical and virtual), printing and copying, live-scan fingerprinting, notary services, and additional conveniences. With low overhead and no employees required, the fully owner-managed operation delivers maximum profitability in a recession-resistant model fueled by steady e-commerce-driven demand. Significant growth potential exists through expanding printing, freight, mailbox/package receiving, and targeted digital marketing initiatives. The motivated sellers are offering comprehensive training to ensure a smooth transition due to family health reasons. This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on owner seeking a stable, community-focused business with immediate cash flow and strong upside in Colorado's thriving logistics market. Financials available to qualified buyers upon confidential inquiry.
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Oilfield rental company that serves the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. Company has been in business for over 16 years. The company specializes in renting man-lifts, forklifts, light towers, trash trailers and porta-johns. 35 MSA’s in place including some of the larger operators in the Permian. A focus on customer service is the strength of the company – excellent reputation for responsiveness and quick turnaround. Strong, experienced workforce. Extensive list of equipment owned by the company including over 100 light towers, over 100 porta-johns, 18 forklifts, 13 man-lifts, and several vehicles and trailers to move and service the rental equipment. Company owns a 3-acre yard with a new 1200SF office/shop that has just been constructed and equipped. Option for buyer to either buy or lease the property. Great opportunity to acquire an established platform to facilitate the expansion of services in one of the most active oil and gas fields in the US. Please refer to CBB Listing #8303
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A stable, well-established modern general dentistry practice located in a rapidly expanding Northwest Houston suburb is available for acquisition. The practice supports approximately 1,700 active patients with strong retention and predictable recall. Ideally positioned just off Highway 249, the office benefits from high traffic flow and easy access. Attractive and well maintained featuring digital radiography, intraoral imaging, CEREC scanning and updated operatories designed for efficient clinical workflow. The office environment is organized, clean, and optimized for both patient comfort and team productivity. A reliable, cross-trained staff is in place and expected to remain through the transition, ensuring continuity of care and smooth daily operations for the incoming owner. The clinical mix includes preventative, restorative, and cosmetic dentistry, with meaningful potential to add implants, clear aligners, endodontics, and other higher-value procedures. The surrounding demographic profile and ongoing residential and commercial development further enhance long-term scalability. This opportunity is ideal for a solo practitioner seeking a strong entry point into ownership, a multi-location provider expanding their presence in the Houston market, or a DSO/PE-backed group seeking an efficient, well-positioned practice with immediate cash flow and significant upside potential. With its established patient base, experienced staff, and favorable location dynamics, the practice offers both immediate stability and long-term strategic value.
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This well-established flooring and wood restoration services company has been operating in the South Central Pennsylvania region for over 40 years. Operating as a home-based business, the company has built a reputation for professional floor sanding, refinishing, and restoration services. It has a distinctive branded identity which includes two unique patents, owning both words and trademark, and a copyrighted marketing jingle and website, including a cost estimator. The business has historically operated with as many as ten field technicians and currently functions as an owner/operator business, reflecting an efficient and scalable operating structure. Notably, the company has achieved this track record with virtually no paid advertising, relying instead on reputation and referral-based demand in a market with limited direct competition. The business is being offered for sale as the current owner transitions into retirement, presenting a turnkey opportunity for a buyer to step into an established, relocatable operation with an existing customer base, proven systems, and room for a new owner to expand marketing efforts and pricing strategy to capture additional growth.
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An excellent opportunity to acquire an established and profitable construction business in Cambria County, PA. This fully staffed operation features multiple income streams, consistent year-over-year growth, and valuable real estate included in the asking price, making this an attractive turnkey acquisition for an individual buyer, strategic acquirer, or existing construction company looking to expand. The company has developed a diversified business model that generates revenue from multiple areas within the construction industry. This diversification reduces reliance on any single source of revenue while providing multiple avenues for continued growth. A major advantage of this opportunity is the company's experienced staff and established operating infrastructure. The business is fully staffed, allowing a new owner to step into an existing operation rather than having to build a workforce from scratch. Systems, equipment, customer relationships, and operational processes are already in place. The business has demonstrated positive year-over-year growth and remains profitable, providing a strong foundation for a new owner. Additional opportunities may exist to expand the company's geographic reach, increase marketing efforts, add complementary services, or leverage the existing infrastructure to further grow revenue. The real estate is included in the sale price, providing the buyer with both an operating business and a tangible real estate asset. This can also provide greater long-term control over occupancy costs while adding another layer of value to the acquisition. Investment Highlights Profitable and growing construction business Multiple established income streams Consistent year-over-year growth Fully staffed and operational Established customer base and market presence Real estate included in the asking price Turnkey opportunity with infrastructure already in place Multiple opportunities for continued expansion Attractive strategic acquisition opportunity Seller is retiring The owner has decided to sell solely due to retirement and is committed to helping facilitate a smooth transition to new ownership. This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a profitable, diversified construction company with an established workforce, growth momentum, and real estate included
Business DescriptionAn exceptional opportunity to acquire a high-margin, systemized residential window cleaning business serving premier, high-income neighborhoods across Salt Lake County. Established in 2024, the business has scaled rapidly through an effective door-to-door (D2D) framework and high-return digital advertising, building a clean database of 384 registered clients. Unlike standard seasonal service providers, this asset features an upgraded $20,000 in contractual Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) with customer credit cards securely on file. Day-to-day cleaning operations are seamlessly handled by an elite, independent field team consisting of one full-time and one part-time technician. The business utilizes an automated, highly efficient Airtable workflow connected directly to Google Calendars to handle hands-off scheduling and dispatching. The current owner manages strictly administrative duties and marketing strategy, dedicating just 4 to 6 hours per week to company administration. Financial ExcellenceThe business is structurally lean and incredibly profitable, boasting world-class service margins: Gross Profit Margin: 84% Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE) Margin: 76% Average Ticket Size: $282 in 2025 (a 10% year-over-year increase). Growth Runway & Value PropositionThe winter downtime historically reflected the current owner's personal choice to travel and ski rather than market limitations. With a flawless 90+ 5-Star Google Rating and a stable $20k ARR floor, an incoming owner has an immediate, de-risked launchpad to upsell the active customer base on high-margin property services. Immediate expansion pathways include interior window cleaning (which the technicians are already trained in), gutter cleaning, solar panel cleaning, and high-ticket Q4 holiday light installations. Reason for SaleThe business is being priced aggressively at $100,000 for an accelerated transition because the owner is entering commercial flight school. A professional broker valuation places the business value at over $150,000, handing the purchaser over $50,000 in immediate, built-in equity on Day 1. Low Owner Time Commitment: The owner's average weekly workload is 30 hours during its peak season (April-October).
This award-winning landscaping business specializes in high-end design, installation, commercial grounds maintenance, and snow removal services for affluent residential and select commercial clients within a 30+ mile radius. The business is renowned for its impeccable craftsmanship, repeat client base (70%+), and strong workforce. The owner/operator duties include design, sales, scheduling, and operational oversight. With a fully equipped fleet of trucks, trailers, mowers, skid steers, excavators, bark blowers, and more, this turnkey operation is built for efficiency and scale. The real estate, located in a prime high-growth area, is available for purchase as well. The real estate provides ample room for growth.
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This business is an established, highly profitable luxury destination wedding planning agency with a strong reputation for delivering bespoke celebrations across Italy. With many years of experience in the sector, the company provides comprehensive planning and design services for international clients seeking highly personalized events in premier locations such as Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, Lake Como, Puglia, and Sicily. Its operating model combines strategic planning, creative direction, venue sourcing, and guest logistics, enabling the delivery of sophisticated, high-touch events aligned with premium client expectations. The business is well positioned within Italy’s growing destination wedding market, which continues to attract substantial international demand and increasingly favors specialized planning professionals for complex, multi-day events. Supported by strong client reviews, broad ceremony expertise, and an established network of venues and vendors, the company offers a credible platform for continued growth and operational expansion. From an acquisition or strategic partnership perspective, it presents a compelling opportunity to enter or expand within the high-end wedding and experiential events sector through a brand with demonstrated market presence and service depth. A buyer could expand the business through additional planning capacity, stronger international partnerships, targeted outreach in key client markets, or complementary honeymoon, travel, and private-event services. The opportunity may be especially attractive to an established event group, luxury travel company, hospitality operator, or experienced planner seeking an immediate presence in Italy’s destination wedding market.
Remotely operated Phoenix-based media company serving residential listings. The two owners put in about 25 hours a MONTH between them. A full-time Operations Manager runs the daily business, including scheduling, client communication, dispatching photographers, managing the editing vendors, checking quality, and getting media delivered the next morning. Photographers are contractors paid per shoot and editing is outsourced, so costs move with volume instead of sitting on payroll. The owners wrote SOPs for the whole process, from camera settings through delivery, and trained the team on them. Neither owner is a photographer. Revenue is up 93% over the same period last year, orders are up 59%, and the average order is up 21%. The company has already booked more this year than it did in all of 2025. It works with a small fraction of the agents in the Phoenix metro, has never run paid advertising, and the current team has room to take on more volume without needing to hire. For a buyer, the hard part is already done. The client base, the trained team, the vendor relationships, and the systems are in place and running, and that is what takes years to build. What is left is growth, and a new owner can put their time there from day one.
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Established in 1993, this full-service architecture practice serves the Portland metropolitan area and clients throughout Oregon and Washington. The Firm provides residential, commercial, and historic preservation/adaptive-reuse services, with a reputation built primarily on repeat clients and referrals. Approximately 80% of new work comes from past clients or their referrals, while repeat clients account for roughly half of revenue. The practice maintains a steady pipeline of 40–60 active projects and typically issues approximately 20 proposals per month, with an overall proposal close rate of approximately 60%. The team includes two licensed architect principals and an experienced technical staff, with employee tenures ranging from 2 to 21 years. The Firm operates on a time-and-materials model across all projects and has historically maintained a balanced mix of residential and commercial work, with commercial projects representing the highest-margin practice area. The opportunity is particularly well suited to a licensed architect or existing architecture practice seeking an established client base, experienced staff, and a platform for continued growth. The sellers are planning for retirement and are willing to provide a transition period of up to one year to support client relationships, project continuity, and licensing/firm-registration transition.
National transaction benchmarks for service 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 service business acquisitions.
A pest-control, cleaning, or landscaping firm with recurring agreements is worth far more than one living on one-off jobs; get the contracted share and the renewal rate.
A few large accounts can carry — and walk with — the business; review the top customers, contract lengths, and cancellation terms.
In many service businesses the owner is the salesperson and the trusted contact; understand who holds the customers and the transition plan.
These are labor-heavy; understand staffing, turnover, wage pressure, and whether key crews stay.
Pest control, security, legal, and waste businesses carry licenses and obligations that may be tied to the owner — and some, like dry cleaners, carry environmental exposure.
Low-capital service businesses are easy to dress up; scrutinize owner add-backs, vehicle and equipment condition, and whether the margins hold.
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