Resources
Plain-English guides written for owners who built something worth selling — no jargon, no hype.
Industry selling guides
What your industry sells for, how long it takes, and how the process works — from real sold-deal data.
- Sell a manufacturing businessmedian 2.75× SDE · ~218 days
- Sell a construction & trades businessmedian 2.15× SDE · ~245 days
- Sell a retail (brick & mortar) businessmedian 2.26× SDE · ~228 days
- Sell a e-commerce businessmedian 3.28× SDE · ~170 days
- Sell a restaurants & food service businessmedian 1.85× SDE · ~240 days
- Sell a professional services (incl. accounting) businessmedian 2.04× SDE · ~250 days
- Sell a healthcare services & dental practices businessmedian 2.48× SDE · ~200 days
- Sell a it services & msps businessmedian 2.85× SDE · ~190 days
- Sell a software / saas (small) businessmedian 2.85× SDE · ~180 days
- Sell a wholesale & distribution businessmedian 2.88× SDE · ~210 days
- Sell a transportation & logistics businessmedian 2.3× SDE · ~230 days
- Sell a hospitality & lodging businessmedian 2.4× SDE · ~260 days
- Sell a home services (hvac, plumbing, landscaping) businessmedian 2.58× SDE · ~185 days
- Sell a automotive services & repair businessmedian 2.31× SDE · ~220 days
- Sell a personal services (salons, fitness) businessmedian 1.95× SDE · ~235 days
- Sell a education & training services businessmedian 2.4× SDE · ~215 days
- Sell a agriculture & agribusiness businessmedian 2.2× SDE · ~280 days
- Sell a marketing & media agencies businessmedian 2.25× SDE · ~225 days
Research & comparisons
Guides
How to Sell Your Business When You Retire: A Step-by-Step Guide
A calm, practical walkthrough of selling a small business for retirement — timing, preparation, valuation, buyers, and closing — written for first-time sellers.
January 15, 2026
How Much Is My Business Worth? SDE, EBITDA and Multiples Explained
Plain-English explanation of SDE, EBITDA, valuation multiples and discounted cash flow — the methods behind every small-business asking price.
January 22, 2026
Why Sell Your Business Anonymously (and How Confidential Sales Work)
Why experienced owners never put their company name on a for-sale listing, and how anonymous listings, NDAs and staged disclosure actually protect your sale.
February 2, 2026
Preparing Your Financial Statements for a Sale: What Buyers Want to See
The three to five years of statements serious buyers expect, the add-backs that legitimately raise your price, and the mistakes that quietly kill deals.
February 10, 2026