Washington, MO
$400,000
Washington, MO
$400,000
Philadelphia, PA
$500,000
Port Saint Lucie, FL
$399,000
Tampa, FL
$299,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
$4,250,000
Sitka, AK
$5,700,000
Ohio
$4,000,000
North Carolina
$2,397,000
New York, NY
$1,900,000
Decatur, IL
$625,000
Mason, OH
$250,000
Suffolk County, NY
$850,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
New Jersey
$3,750,000
Florida
$400,000
Westmoreland County, PA
$330,000
Nassau County, NY
$779,000
Scot Cockroft
Sigma Mergers & Acquisitions LLC.
Serving Dallas County, TX
Sigma Mergers & Acquisitions is a Dallas business broker that represents manufacturing, service and distribution companies from other industries between 500k and 50 million. Our proprietary system for marketing and selling business, Sigma DealMap™, is unique to the industry, and it works! The proof is in the results - Sigma has consistently been a top-rated firm in the country. Check out our website at www.sigmamergers.com for seller testimonials and to contact us today. Scot Cockroft is a serial entrepreneur and business broker who helps business owners realize their full potential in selling their business. He is passionate about the process, having created and sold four of his own businesses to date, and helped hundreds of other businesses do the same. Scot is in the trenches day-to-day and is always looking for the next business to buy, grow, and of course sell! Scot is also working on his second book, The Definitive Guide to Profiting From Selling Your Business.
Indiana
$225,000
Memphis, NC
$160,000
Raleigh, NC
$349,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Aransas Pass, TX
$6,000,000
Cook County, IL
$129,995
Dfw, TX
$1,600,000
Chaffee County, CO
$50,000
Schoharie County, NY
$495,000
Toronto, ON
$400,000
Holtsville
$375,000
Baltimore, MD
$1,300,000
Greene County, MO
$1,700,000
Chelan County, WA
$599,000
Martin County, FL
$65,000
Tioga County, PA
$285,000
North Carolina
$195,000
Corona, CA
$599,885
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Coopersburg, PA
$1,500,000
Hollywood, FL
$315,000
Hollywood, FL
$135,000
Houston, TX
$620,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Pittsburgh, PA
$1,519,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Michigan
$1,250,000
Georgia
Cash Flow: $500,000
Okaloosa County, FL
$500,000
Brevard County, FL
$13,500,000
East Helena, MT
$1,499,000
Santa Ana, CA
$600,000
Adriana Mendez
Real Estate Force INC
Serving Miami-Dade County, FL
Hartford County, CT
$2,750,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Fort St John, Bc, BC
$945,500
Salt Lake City, UT
$850,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Warminster, PA
$1,400,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Miami, FL
$8,000,000
Cumming, GA
$69,000
Making the decision to buy a recreation business or find the right entertainment business that’s for sale can make your professional life a lot more rewarding. Based on reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), consumers spent over $200 billion on entertainment in the United States.
Arts, entertainment and recreation is a vast industry earning almost $310 billion annually and covering over 1.5 million businesses nationwide. The expected industry-wide growth forecast through all businesses and sub-sectors average among the two-percentile range. That offers a lot of positive reinforcement for those looking to buy a recreation business or entertainment business for sale. These sub-sectors include:
Pricing and Valuation Trends
Entertainment and recreation businesses continue to see valuations rise. The median sale price for businesses sold in 2023 rose 5.3% year-over-year, hitting $400,000. 113 businesses in the sector representing $139 million of estimated enterprise value.
Restaurant Asking and Sale PricesYear Sold | Median Asking Price | Median Sale Price |
2018 | $262,500 | $207,500 |
2019 | $320,000 | $260,000 |
2020 | $149,000 | $135,000 |
2021 | $337,000 | $289,950 |
2022 | $339,500 | $380,000 |
2023 | $469,000 | $400,000 |
Sell Your Entertainment and Recreation Business
If you are considering selling your entertainment and recreation business, knowing its value is key to developing a successful exit plan. For guidance on valuing and selling your business, refer to our guide, How To Value & Sell an Entertainment and Recreation business.