Demonstration platform. SellMyBiz.com is a new independent business-sale platform, currently running as a demonstration site ahead of its US launch. We are speaking with business brokers, M&A advisers and regional partners across the United States. Listings, broker profiles and transaction workflows shown may include demonstration content.
SellMyBiz.com

Professional self-service M&A

A professional sale process, operated by the owner

Most owners sell once. SellMyBiz gives established US business owners the documents, exposure, acquisition intelligence and information controls normally associated with an advised M&A process — and a clean hand-off to a US SellMyBiz broker if representation is wanted.

DIY

Use the tools and manage your own buyer conversations.

Broker Assisted

Bring in a US SellMyBiz broker to provide professional representation, managed outreach, negotiation and transaction support, subject to applicable licensing and engagement terms.

Designed for established US businesses from approximately $500k to $25m annual revenue.

Your back office

The Seller Back Office

Listing status, enquiries received, interested buyers, NDA status, sale documents, marketing activity and PREEMPTA buyer signals in one workspace. SellMyBiz supplies the tools and the intelligence — you decide who is contacted, and you press send yourself.

Explore the Seller Back Office

Illustrative interface with fictional data.

Sale documents

Documents a buyer takes seriously

A professional Business Memorandum for qualified buyers, an anonymous Confidential Business Summary for the market, and a categorised Document Vault with staged, seller-controlled release.

See Example Selling Documents

Illustrative documents built with fictional data.

Acquisition intelligence

Powered by PREEMPTA™ acquisition intelligence

Go beyond marketplace traffic. See companies that may have a strategic reason to acquire a business like yours — review them, build a target list, and decide personally whether to make contact or pass the list to a US SellMyBiz broker.

app.sellmybiz.com / preempta — acquisition intelligence

PREEMPTA™ Acquisition Intelligence

Confidential Commercial HVAC Services Company · Dallas–Fort Worth, TX

8 of 42 recordsTarget list: 1
Filters:Sector adjacencyConsolidatorsGeography: TX + adjacentScale: $25M+ revenue

  • Northgate Mechanical Group

    Strategic relevance 94

    PE-backed commercial mechanical services platform · Houston, TX · ~$140M revenue

    PE-backed platform / consolidatorRecent M&A activityGeographic adjacency

    Illustrative record: platform has completed multiple bolt-on service acquisitions in adjacent Texas metros.

    Potential strategic acquirer

  • Cardinal Building Systems

    Strategic relevance 88

    Regional HVAC and controls contractor · Oklahoma City, OK · ~$65M revenue

    Expansion signalGeographic adjacency

    Illustrative record: publicised intent to enter the North Texas commercial service market.

    Potential strategic acquirer

  • Meridian Facility Partners

    Strategic relevance 85

    Multi-trade facilities services consolidator · Atlanta, GA · ~$310M revenue

    PE-backed platform / consolidatorAcquisition signal detected

    Illustrative record: sponsor-backed buy-and-build mandate covering mechanical service businesses.

    Potential strategic acquirer

  • Lone Star Industrial Services

    Strategic relevance 81

    Industrial maintenance contractor · Fort Worth, TX · ~$48M revenue

    Geographic adjacencyExpansion signal

    Illustrative record: overlapping customer base with limited in-house HVAC capability.

    Potential strategic acquirer

  • Halverson Capital Partners

    Strategic relevance 78Registered acquisition interest

    Lower-middle-market private investment firm · Chicago, IL · Fund III · $220M

    Registered acquisition interestAcquisition signal detected

    Registered demo buyer on this platform with a stated commercial services mandate at $1M–$3M EBITDA.

    Potential strategic acquirer

  • Beacon Trade Services Holdings

    Strategic relevance 74

    Skilled-trades roll-up · Phoenix, AZ · ~$95M revenue

    Recent M&A activityPE-backed platform / consolidator

    Illustrative record: three acquisitions recorded in the trailing 18 demo months.

    Potential strategic acquirer

  • Trinity Air & Controls

    Strategic relevance 69

    Family-owned mechanical contractor · Austin, TX · ~$27M revenue

    Geographic adjacencyExpansion signal

    Illustrative record: statewide service coverage ambition noted in demo dataset.

    Potential strategic acquirer

  • Willowbrook Strategic Holdings

    Strategic relevance 66

    Family office with industrial services interests · Kansas City, MO · Undisclosed

    Acquisition signal detected

    Illustrative record: recurring-revenue services thesis in the demo dataset.

    Potential strategic acquirer

My Target List (1)

Send target list to a US SellMyBiz broker

You control who is contacted and when. PREEMPTA provides business intelligence; it does not represent the seller or negotiate a transaction. Records shown are fictional demonstration data. Companies listed as potential strategic acquirers are not confirmed buyers unless explicitly marked as registered acquisition interest.

Illustrative interface · sample data

The sequence

Eight steps that protect value

  1. Step 1

    Get your numbers clean

    Recast 3 years of P&Ls, separate personal expenses, and document add-backs so SDE or EBITDA survives a buyer's diligence.

  2. Step 2

    Establish a defensible range

    Anchor on comparable multiples for your industry, size and geography — then adjust for customer concentration and owner dependence.

  3. Step 3

    Decide broker-led or owner-listed

    Brokered processes buy you reach and buyer screening. Owner-listed keeps costs low but demands your time and discipline.

  4. Step 4

    Market confidentially

    A blind profile goes public; identity and financials release only after NDA and buyer qualification.

  5. Step 5

    Qualify buyers

    Proof of funds, capital available, industry background, and financing route (cash, SBA, seller note).

  6. Step 6

    Letter of intent

    Price, structure, working-capital peg, exclusivity window and expected close timeline.

  7. Step 7

    Diligence

    Financial, legal, customer, lease and employee review. Keep the business performing — buyers re-price on a soft quarter.

  8. Step 8

    Close and transition

    Purchase agreement, funding, allocation, and a training period that protects the earn-out or seller note.

Estimate a valuation rangeFull product tourSeller Back Office — ExampleProfessional Selling DocumentsBrowse the broker network

Educational content on a demonstration platform. Not legal, tax or financial advice — engage licensed professionals in your state.

Selling a business: owner questions

Practical answers on preparation, confidentiality, timing, buyer qualification and choosing between an owner-run and broker-assisted sale.

How do I sell my business in the USA?

Recast your financial statements, establish a defensible valuation range, decide between an owner-run sale and a broker-assisted sale, prepare a blind profile and an information memorandum, market confidentially behind a non-disclosure agreement, qualify buyers on funds and background, negotiate a letter of intent, complete due diligence and close on a purchase agreement.

How do I sell my business confidentially?

Publish only a blind profile that describes the industry, region, revenue band and earnings without naming the company. Release the identity, financial detail and customer information only after a signed non-disclosure agreement and buyer qualification, and keep every document in a controlled vault with access logged per buyer.

How do I sell a business without employees or customers finding out?

Keep the company unnamed in all public marketing, restrict internal knowledge to the people who need it, hold buyer meetings off site or outside business hours, release staff-identifiable information late in diligence, and agree the announcement plan with the buyer before signing.

How long does it take to sell a business?

For a prepared lower-middle-market business, a full process commonly runs several months from launch to close: preparation, confidential marketing, buyer qualification, letter of intent, due diligence and closing. Unclean financials, customer concentration and lender timelines are the most common causes of delay.

Can I sell my business without a broker?

Yes. A direct owner sale is a normal route when the owner has time, clean financial records and access to buyers. The owner then carries the work of marketing, buyer screening, information control and negotiation, usually with a transaction attorney and CPA engaged for the legal and tax elements.

How do I find a buyer for my business?

Buyers come from four pools: individual owner-operators, search funds, private equity platforms making add-on acquisitions, and strategic acquirers already operating in your sector or an adjacent geography. A marketplace listing reaches the first two efficiently; the last two are usually reached by identifying and approaching named companies.

DIY sale or broker-assisted sale?Estimate a valuation rangeDeal terms explained