Contra Costa County, CA
Businesses in San Francisco Bay Area, CA For Sale
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Established and Profitable Supplemental Education Franchise
Established Quick Service Mexican Restaurant
Marin County, CA
Turnkey Sushi Restaurant for Sale | $175,000
San Jose, CA
Recognized as the Top Auto Glass Shop for 2025
Santa Clara County, CA
Recognized as the Top Auto Glass Shop for 2025
Santa Clara County, CA
Turnkey Restaurant for Sale | Prime Newark Shopping Plaza
Newark, CA
Gas Station with real estate
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Belmont, CA
Established Subway Sonoma Co. CA
Sonoma County, CA
Profitable AI Focused Technology Services Company
Alameda County, CA
Chinese restaurant (free-standing building) in a great location
Pleasanton, CA
Class 101
Franchise
Available Nationwide
Dog Grooming Business, Profitable and Long Established
Sonoma County, CA
Location, Location - Thriving logistics operation with proven systems.
Alameda County, CA
Established Cold-Pressed Juice & Smoothie Bar
$599,000
Palo Alto, CA
Well-Established Health & Fitness Studio
San Mateo County, CA
Commercial Catering Kitchen with Low Rent and Sublease Income
Napa County, CA
Michael Wildeveld - CBB, CBI, CM&AP, M&AMI, CEPA
Veld Mergers & Acquisitions
Serving Alameda County, CA
We strive to help our clients realize their unique definition of success. To achieve this, our team provides a comprehensive service offering aimed at supporting lower middle market business owners at nearly all stages of their company’s lifecycle. Our team has supported over 2,000 clients since 2002 and completed more than 1,150 transactions. This experience, coupled with our history as founders, owners and operators ourselves provides our team with an unparalleled practical knowledge base and real world perspective that is aligned with our clients. When we provide mergers & acquisitions advisory services, explore capital sourcing and deployment options, evaluate valuation drivers or structure a realistic exit plan, we do so knowing that our clients rely on us to help manage what may be their largest asset and the culmination of years of extraordinary efforts. If our client has an interim leadership need, we approach the assignment as if it were our business, reputation, investment and our future retirement at stake – because ultimately it is. The value we provide and the quality of our efforts will make or break a successful engagement. In doing so we are not only able to capitalize on each of our management experiences, but we are also able to draw from best practices learned from working with thousands of clients across all industry sectors. As a result our perspective is broad and our resource base is vast. Our full service approach supports the notion that your business is more than just a transaction to you and us, it’s our business too. Your success translates into our success, just as we shoulder the burden of any failure. As a result we consider ourselves to not only be our client’s solutions advisor, but also their partner.
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"Prime Burlingame Downtown" High Volume Legacy Business Opportunity!
Burlingame, CA
"SF Richmond District" Low Rent Legacy Restaurant Ready for New Owner!
San Francisco, CA
Opportunity to acquire a well-established Trading Card in Milpitas
Milpitas, CA
Turnkey Restaurant for Sale in Prime Dublin Shopping Center
Dublin, CA
25-Year Auto Repair & STAR Smog Shop | SBA Pre-Qualified
Solano County, CA
Caring Transitions
Franchise
Available in California
Accurate Automotive & Smog Solutions in San Jose
San Jose, CA
Highly Profitable Indian Grocery Market
Newark, CA
San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic for Sale
$694,148
San Francisco, CA
15 Year Old Catering Company Business For Sale PRICE REDUCTION!
Alameda, CA
Popular Charcuterie Business for Sale!
Los Gatos, CA
Silicon Valley Car Wash Asset | Business & RE | High-Visibility Area
Sunnyvale, CA
Immaculate, Newly Remodeled Quick Service Restaurant With Type 1 Hood
Santa Clara County, CA
20 Plus Years-Longtime Law Practice-Turn Key- Extensive Client List!
San Francisco, CA
Franchise Ice cream store for sale-High volume
Solano County, CA
Turnkey Auto Repair & STAR Smog Shop – With Rare Used Car Sales Permit
Marin County, CA
The Camp Transformation Center
Franchise
Available in California
Well Eastablished Thai Restaurant
El Sobrante, CA
Restaurant and Catering Company in Sonoma County For Sale
Sonoma County, CA
Long-Established California ATM Business With Management in Place
$1,900,000
San Francisco County, CA
Longtime Convenience and Liquor Store-Great Location-Spacious-Clean!
San Francisco, CA
Value-Add Laundromat – Huge Upside with TLC
Contra Costa County, CA
Zion Healing Mental Health
Franchise
Available Nationwide
Established HVAC Business – Turn-Key Platform for Your Next Chapter
Concord, CA
Well-Established Beauty Supply Store for Sale
Solano County, CA
Fast Casual Restaurant
Alameda, CA
Established Juice Bar Franchise For Sale | Marin County, CA
Marin County, CA
Profitable Corner Café & Restaurant – Strong Cash Flow in High-Traffic
San Francisco County, CA
Stan Cortland
CURB
Serving Alameda County, CA
Company offers end-to-end M&A advisory, serving as your long-term strategic partner rather than a transactional broker.
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Full Plant Dry Cleaners-Very Low Rent-Busy Location
Alameda County, CA
Award Winning Japanese Curry Restaurant For Sale
San Francisco, CA
Live Edge Wood Slab Business – 7 Years Established
$149,999
Sebastopol, CA
San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic for Sale
San Francisco, CA
Sonoma County Dry Cleaners PRIME LOCATION!!
Sonoma County, CA
The Grounds Guys
Franchise
Available Nationwide
Fully Equipped, Remodeled Oakland Restaurant with Crazy-Low Rent
Alameda, CA
Turnkey Restaurant for Sale – Prime Cupertino Location
Cupertino, CA
Sucessful Mexican restaurant with full bar
San Francisco, CA
Semi-Absentee Flower Shop – Strong Online and Repeat Business
Sonoma County, CA
Beloved Bicycle Shop with Growth Potential
Santa Clara County, CA
Turnkey Legal Document Assistant Business
Contra Costa County, CA
$310,000 Revenue – Marin County Tax and Accounting Practice
Marin County, CA
5 Star Junk Removal Co for Sale, 2024 Isuzu Dump Truck + All Permits
Marin County, CA
Sushi/ramen restaurant for sale at Fisherman Wharf/ Russian Hill
San Francisco, CA
Snapology
Franchise
Available Nationwide
Buy or Sell a Business in the San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its vibrant business community and entrepreneurial spirit. As a result, there are always businesses for sale in the area for interested buyers. If you're considering buying (or selling) a business in the San Francisco Bay Area, it helps to become acquainted with the local business for sale market.
Market Snapshot
We have aggregated and analyzed data from business for sale listings throughout the bay in order to provide some context around the number and types of businesses that are selling, and the financials associated with these listings.
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Number of Businesses for Sale |
~1,180 |
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Median Asking Price |
$420,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$700,000 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$160,000 |
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Profit Margin |
23% |
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Earnings Multiple |
2.6 |
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Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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How many businesses are currently for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area?
There are over 1,100 businesses listed for sale in the Bay Area. It's worth noting that some of these listings may be 'blindly' listed and might require broader state-based searches to uncover.
What types of businesses are most commonly for sale in the Bay Area?
The market is quite diverse; the majority of available businesses fall into the following categories:
- Food and Restaurants: ~470
- Retail: ~140
- Service Businesses: ~130
- Automotive and Boat: ~60
- Building and Construction: ~50
- Health Care and Fitness: ~50
- Beauty and Personal Care: ~40
- Manufacturing: ~40
- Online and Technology: ~30
In which counties are most of these businesses for sale located?
The majority of the businesses are distributed among the following counties:
- Alameda: ~280
- Santa Clara: ~240
- San Francisco: ~220
- Contra Costa: ~140
- San Mateo: ~80
- Sonoma: ~80
Which cities in the Bay Area have the most businesses for sale?
The most active cities with businesses on the market are:
- San Francisco: ~220
- San Jose: ~120
- Oakland: ~80
- Santa Rosa: ~40
- Concord: ~40
- Fremont, Berkeley, Alameda, Santa Clara, Hayward, Pleasanton: ~20-30 each
What is the median asking price for these businesses?
A: The median asking price for businesses in the SF Bay Area is currently around $420,000.
Can you provide information about the average financial metrics for these businesses?
Based on the listings, the median reported revenue is approximately $700,000, with median reported earnings around $160,000, yielding an average profit margin of 23%. The median earnings multiple for asking price is 2.6, and the revenue multiple is 0.6.
How do business owners typically proceed with selling their businesses in the Bay Area?
Most business owners opt to work with a business broker to facilitate the sale process. However, some business owners choose to list and manage the sale independently, navigating the process on their own.
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