Newark, CA
$893,000
Newark, CA
$893,000
Solano County, CA
$599,000
San Jose, CA
$147,500
Santa Clara County, CA
$100,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$275,000
San Francisco County, CA
$150,000
Fremont, CA
$375,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$375,000
Sonoma County, CA
$399,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$138,000
Available in California
$150,000
Santa Clara, CA
$100,000
San Rafael, CA
$149,000
Richmond, CA
$450,000
San Francisco, CA
$325,000
Concord, CA
$450,000
Tim Cunha, J.D.
an EvergreenGold Business Broker
Serving Alameda County, CA
We Sell Businesses! The EvergreenGold Business Advisor team is an emerging network of independently-owned business intermediary professionals, providing business brokerage, M&A advice, business growth counseling, and related services. Our brokerage and M&A services successfully connect buyers and sellers of existing independent and franchise businesses. With more than five decades as an entrepreneurial manager, our CEO, managing broker, and senior advisor, Tim Cunha, J.D., has developed, owned, managed, and sold businesses in various fields, including computer hardware and software development and manufacturing, graphic art and engineering instrument manufacture, technical publishing, defense contracting, bio-tech/pharma, wholesale distribution, and retail. Prof. Cunha has a BA from Rutgers and a JD from Georgetown, is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, and is a licensed California real estate broker (BRE # 01919755). Prior to establishing this business brokerage, he taught undergraduate and MBA students on the faculty of the College of Business at Eastern New Mexico University and is currently on the adjunct faculty of a prestigious west coast graduate school. About the EvergreenGold name and logo ~ "Evergreen" denotes the value of a strong sustainable business — sturdy, solid, growing, thriving, and continuously producing profit … “ever green.” "Gold" signifies the intrinsic value of a successful business and the return of investment to the owner over the long term. The globe logo represents the international scope of our sales and marketing exposure, and the rising graph and arrow indicate our commitment to ever-increasing service and value production for our clients.
Alameda County, CA
$1,900,000
Mountain View, CA
$200,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Alameda County, CA
$1,900,000
San Francisco, CA
$250,000
Available in California
$100,000
San Martin, CA
$550,000
Oakland, CA
$370,000
Alameda County, CA
$175,000
Milpitas, CA
$160,000
San Francisco County, CA
$199,000
San Francisco, CA
$120,000
Antioch, CA
$280,000
San Jose, CA
$65,000
San Francisco, CA
$300,000
Available in California
$100,000
Saratoga, CA
$250,000
San Francisco, CA
$200,000
Alameda County, CA
$250,000
San Jose, CA
$395,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
San Lorenzo, CA
$249,000
Alameda County, CA
Cash Flow: $5,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$130,000
Alameda County, CA
$1,200,000
Alameda County, CA
$1,195,000
San Jose, CA
$1,250,000
Alameda County, CA
$180,000
Union City, CA
$100,000
Matt Sadati
Liberty Business Advisors of San Francisco Inc.
Serving Alameda County, CA
Liberty Business Advisors of San Francisco is a multi lingual business broker firm in California.
Alameda County, CA
$8,000,000
Available in California
$60,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$65,000
Hayward, CA
$99,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$249,000
Berkeley, CA
$299,000
San Francisco, CA
Cash Flow: $442,000
Los Altos, CA
$75,000
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
San Francisco, CA
$53,000
Marin County, CA
$100,000
Available in California
$350,000
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.
Number of Businesses for Sale |
~1,180 |
Median Asking Price |
$420,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$700,000 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$160,000 |
Profit Margin |
23% |
Earnings Multiple |
2.6 |
Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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:
In which counties are most of these businesses for sale located?
The majority of the businesses are distributed among the following counties:
Which cities in the Bay Area have the most businesses for sale?
The most active cities with businesses on the market are:
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.