BreakThru Realty

Sell Your Business in Florida

Your Buyer May Already Be in Our Network.

Over 300 business buyers are already working with BreakThru Realty, seeking acquisitions across Florida. Before you tell anyone your business is for sale, find out whether one of them is looking for a business like yours and what it would sell for. A licensed business broker handles the valuation, the buyers and the closing while you keep running the business.

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Last reviewed November 7, 2026

Find Out If We Have a Buyer · Find Out What My Business Is Worth

Your first step: Confidential Business Exit Review

Start With a Confidential Business Exit Review

Your business represents years of decisions, relationships and work. Before anyone hears it might be for sale, know what it would sell for, whether a buyer already working with BreakThru Realty is looking for a business like yours, what a buyer's lender will accept, and what you would take home. A licensed business broker prepares it and walks you through it privately.

What you receive

  • A private check of your business against the criteria registered buyers have given us, with no buyer named and nothing about you shared
  • A recast of your earnings into seller's discretionary earnings, or EBITDA for a larger company, with the add backs documented
  • A price range from closed sales of comparable Florida businesses, with the reasoning
  • The lease, staffing and financing issues that would move the price, and what to fix first
  • What a buyer's SBA lender is likely to accept; consult a lender for terms
  • How buyers are screened for funds and experience, and the confidentiality agreement each signs before learning your name
  • An estimate of what you would take home after the fee and any payoff, and how the transition to a new owner would run

What happens next

  1. Answer a few questions about the business. Revenue and what you take home are enough to start.
  2. A business broker checks the buyer criteria on file and prepares the review from comparable sales.
  3. We call within one business day to walk through it, privately.
  4. Nothing is listed, and nobody is contacted, unless you decide to sell.

Free and confidential. The details you give us are seen only by the broker preparing the review. We do not contact your landlord, staff or customers, and no buyer learns who you are without your consent and a signed confidentiality agreement.

Find Out If We Have a Buyer

First, the Buyers Already Working With Us

Over 300 business buyers are already working with BreakThru Realty, seeking acquisitions across Florida. Before you announce your business is for sale, find out whether one of them is searching for an opportunity in your industry. Each buyer who registers with us sets out the industry, the size, the location, the price and the financing they have in mind. We begin by understanding your business, your objectives and your preferred selling timeline. If a registered buyer fits, we discuss the next steps with you while protecting your confidential information. If there is no current match, we explain how a confidential marketing campaign reaches more buyers.

What Your Business Is Worth, Before It Goes to Market

Small and midsize businesses sell on a multiple of seller's discretionary earnings: the total benefit one owner takes from the business once the owner's salary, perks and one time costs are added back to the profit. The multiple moves with the industry, the lease, the staff and how easily the business runs without you. We recast your numbers, compare them with closed sales of similar Florida businesses, and give you a range with the reasoning before you decide anything.

Confidentiality Comes First

Staff who hear a rumour start looking for work, competitors tell your customers, and suppliers tighten terms. So the business is marketed as a blind profile: the industry, the area, the size and the numbers, never the name or the address. A buyer signs a nondisclosure agreement and shows proof of funds before we tell them who you are, and showings happen after hours. The landlord hears once there is an accepted offer.

Negotiation, Financing and Closing

Price is one term among several: cash at closing, a seller note, the training period, the noncompete and what happens to the lease all move what you take home. Before we introduce a buyer they have signed an NDA, shown proof of funds or an SBA lender's prequalification and told us what they have run before. After the letter of intent we manage the buyer's due diligence, the lender, the landlord's consent and the closing agent, so the sale closes on the terms you agreed. The financial package, the lease and SBA rules each have their own guide below.

Selling a Business Anywhere in Florida

BreakThru Realty is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage based in Fort Lauderdale, and we work with business owners anywhere in the state. Most of a sale does not depend on where the business is: the valuation, the financial package and buyer screening happen by phone, video and secure document sharing, and the business is marketed on the MLS and on our statewide businesses for sale pages. Most closed business sales on the MLS are in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, so for a business elsewhere in Florida we also compare it with sales of similar businesses across the state.

Questions you may be asking

Do you already have a buyer for my business?
We say so only after a specific buyer has reviewed a blind profile, signed a confidentiality agreement and confirmed interest. The review first checks your business against the criteria registered buyers have given us and tells you privately whether anything fits. If nothing does, it explains how a confidential campaign reaches more buyers.
Will my employees, customers or landlord find out?
Not from us. The review itself involves nobody but you and the broker. If you later sell, the business is marketed without its name or address, buyers sign a nondisclosure agreement and prove their funds before they learn who you are, and the landlord is approached only once there is an accepted offer.
What does a business broker charge?
A success fee paid from the proceeds at closing, set out in writing in the listing agreement before you sign anything. The review costs nothing.
My books are not perfect.
Few are. The review shows which add backs a lender will accept and which records to tidy before a buyer looks, so the price holds through due diligence.
I only know my revenue.
Tell us the revenue and what you take home, even roughly. We work out the rest with you and ask for tax returns later, only if you want a firm range.

Find Out If We Have a Buyer

Tell us the type of business, the city, how long it has operated, annual revenue, owner benefit or seller's discretionary earnings, EBITDA if you track it, monthly rent and lease expiry, number of employees, how involved you are, why you are selling, your timeline and whether you would consider seller financing. A licensed BreakThru business broker prepares a confidential valuation from comparable sales and replies within one business day. Everything you tell us is confidential, the valuation is free, and nothing is listed or announced unless you decide to sell. Prefer to talk now? Call (786) 914-1017.

Questions Owners Ask

How much is my business worth?
Most owner operated businesses in Florida sell for a multiple of seller's discretionary earnings: net profit plus the owner's salary, benefits and one time or personal expenses run through the business. Where the multiple falls depends on the industry, the lease, the staff, the trend in the numbers and how much the business depends on you. A confidential valuation gives you the range for your business and the reasons behind it.
Will my employees, customers or landlord find out?
Not from us. The business is marketed without its name or address, buyers sign a nondisclosure agreement and prove their funds before they learn who you are, and showings happen after hours or are presented as something else. The landlord is approached only once there is an accepted offer, because the lease has to be assigned.
How long does it take to sell a business?
Six to nine months from listing to closing is common for a well prepared small business, faster when the price is right and the records are clean, longer for businesses that need a licensed buyer or a franchisor's approval. The escrow period after an accepted offer is usually sixty to ninety days.
What does a business broker charge?
Brokers selling small businesses usually charge a success fee paid from the proceeds at closing, commonly quoted in the market at around ten percent of the price, often with a minimum fee; larger sales are usually priced on a sliding scale. BreakThru's fee is set out in writing in the listing agreement before you sign anything, and the valuation costs nothing.
Do I need a licensed broker to sell a business in Florida?
You can sell your own business. Anyone who sells a business for someone else for a fee generally needs a Florida real estate licence, because Florida treats business brokerage as real estate brokerage, which is why business brokers in Florida are licensed by the Florida Real Estate Commission. Confirm the current rule with the DBPR if it matters to your situation.
Do you already work with buyers looking for a business like mine?
Over 300 business buyers are already working with BreakThru Realty, seeking acquisitions across Florida. Each one sets out the industry, size, location, price and financing they want, and a business broker checks your business against those criteria privately. If a registered buyer fits, we tell you what they are looking for without naming them, and nothing about your business is released until the buyer has signed a confidentiality agreement and you have agreed. If none fits, we explain how a confidential campaign reaches more buyers.
How do you find a buyer for my business?
In two stages. Over 300 business buyers are already working with BreakThru Realty, seeking acquisitions across Florida. A broker first checks your business against the criteria they have registered: industry, size, location, price and financing. If one fits, you hear what they are looking for, with no buyer named, and decide whether to meet. If none fits, the business goes to market as a blind profile on the MLS, on our businesses for sale pages and to the business for sale networks, and every inquiry is screened by a licensed business broker before you hear about it.
How do business brokers qualify buyers?
Before a buyer learns the name of your business they sign a nondisclosure agreement, show proof of funds or a lender's prequalification letter, and tell us what they have owned or managed before. A buyer who will borrow through the SBA is checked against the program's rules for the down payment and ownership. You meet only the buyers who have passed these steps, and you know why each one is qualified.
How does seller financing affect a sale?
A seller note widens the pool of buyers and often supports a higher price, because the buyer needs less cash and the lender sees you standing behind the business. In return you are paid part of the price over time, secured by the business, and the terms of the note are negotiated with the rest of the offer. Many SBA lenders expect a note from the seller; we explain what the lender will and will not allow before you agree to one.
Can I sell my business together with the property?
Yes. When you own the building, the sale can be structured as one transaction for the business and the real estate, or as two, with the business sold and the property leased to the buyer with an option to purchase. Each route changes the buyer pool, the financing and your taxes, so the review compares them with your accountant's input. Our commercial division handles the property side under the same confidentiality.
How does BreakThru Realty sell a business confidentially?
In stages. First a private check against the buyers registered with us, with nothing shared. Then, if you decide to sell, a blind profile that describes the industry, area, size and figures without the name or address. A buyer who wants more signs a confidentiality agreement and shows proof of funds or a lender's prequalification before learning who you are; showings happen after hours, and the landlord hears only once there is an accepted offer. Confidentiality lowers the risk of a leak but cannot remove it entirely, so we plan with you what to say if staff or customers ask.

Selling a business, by industry: How the Broker of Record Looks at It

Tyson E. Sam, Founder and Broker of Record, BreakThru Realty, Florida License 3565210, is accountable for this work. These pages set out what gets checked and who does which part.

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