Thinking about selling your business? Discuss your potential selling price, timing, and next steps confidentially with Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A.
Business sales completed with Aniss Cherkaoui as transaction broker.
Explore a selection of available businesses with $100,000 SDE or more.
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| Business | Asking Price | Annual SDE | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Contractor Other | $9,350,000 | $2,673,696 | |
| Contractor Drywall | $7,900,000 | $1,726,959 | |
| Contractor Roofing | $5,000,000 | $1,239,742 | |
| Construction Contractor Other | $4,526,216 | $719,196 | |
| Special Events Venue | $4,500,000 | $1,107,316 | |
| Dist-Plumbing Supplies | $3,800,000 | $680,117 | |
| Parking Lot Maintenance Contract Pending | $2,555,000 | $702,330 | |
| Retail Specialties | $2,500,000 | $415,523 |
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Selling a privately held business involves pricing, confidentiality, finding a suitable buyer, and working through the conditions required to close. Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A. helps Broward County owners prepare for that process, from the initial financial review through negotiations and transaction coordination.
For an owner-operated company, buyers may focus on the seller’s daily responsibilities, earnings the buyer can reasonably expect after taking over, and financing. A business with an established management team or interest from strategic buyers may require a different approach. The sale strategy should reflect the company’s operations and the buyer’s ability to take them over.
Examine financial records, owner involvement, lease terms, and operating details before deciding how to position the business.
Consider financial capability, acquisition experience, funding plans, and fit before releasing more sensitive information.
Keep offers, due diligence requests, financing, required approvals, and transition plans organized as the sale progresses.
A useful pricing discussion starts with financial performance and an understanding of how the company operates. Relevant factors include owner compensation and discretionary expenses, customer concentration, recurring revenue, employees, equipment, lease terms, and dependence on the seller.
Comparable completed sales provide market context. Businesses in the same industry can still sell at different multiples because their earnings quality, risks, management, and transfer requirements differ.
Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A. provides a Broker’s Pricing Opinion (BPO) and Most Probable Selling Price (MPSP) analysis for a potential business sale. This is market-based business-sale pricing guidance, not a formal appraisal.
A calculator can provide a starting point. It cannot review your financial records, confirm whether earnings adjustments are justified, or determine which completed business sales provide a useful comparison.
How business-sale pricing is assessed · Preliminary business valuation calculator
Organized records help buyers understand what they are purchasing and help identify issues before negotiations advance. An initial review may include:
A business does not need to be perfectly prepared before an initial conversation. The review helps establish what is available, what needs clarification, and whether the owner’s timing and price expectations fit the circumstances.
Employees, customers, vendors, and competitors may react to news of a potential sale. Confidential marketing limits identifying information initially, with more detailed materials shared as interested buyers are screened.
Buyer screening and confidentiality agreements, where appropriate, help control disclosure. No process can completely eliminate the risk of disclosure.
Buyer screening considers available funds, financing plans, business experience, acquisition goals, and the ability to meet operating or licensing requirements. Depending on the opportunity, screening may involve proof of funds, lender discussions, or acquisition history.
His transaction experience includes individual owner-operators, strategic acquirers, search funds, investors, and private equity-backed buyers. The appropriate buyer pool depends on the business.
Strategic buyer transactions · Private equity and investor buyers
A buyer’s interest is one part of a transaction. Financing, landlord consent, licensing, franchisor approval, and other transfer requirements can affect whether an offer is workable and how long a sale takes.
For eligible businesses and qualified buyers, SBA-backed or other acquisition financing may be relevant. Lenders determine eligibility, underwriting, credit approval, and loan terms. Financing cannot be assumed from an asking price or advertised cash flow alone.
During due diligence, Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A. helps coordinate the exchange of information and follow up on unresolved questions among buyers, sellers, attorneys, accountants, lenders, landlords, and others involved in the sale. Each professional provides advice within their area of expertise.
Business acquisition financing · Transaction coordination through closing
The completed transactions above show experience across different business types and transaction sizes. Industry differences affect pricing, buyer fit, financing, and the work needed to transfer operations.
Other completed sales include childcare, education, retail, hospitality, and franchise businesses. Explore the industries served.
An owner-operated company and a business with established management or strategic buyer interest may require different marketing, documentation, and transaction structures. Lower middle market M&A advisory is available for businesses suited to that type of transaction.
Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A. works with business owners in Fort Lauderdale and throughout Broward County, including Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Plantation, Davie, Weston, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, and Deerfield Beach.
Each business is reviewed based on its location, lease, customers, employees, and requirements for transferring ownership. A local service company, a distributor operating from leased industrial space, and a licensed childcare business present different issues even within the same county.
For businesses elsewhere in South Florida, see Miami-Dade County business brokerage and Palm Beach County business brokerage.
Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A. is a Florida business broker and M&A advisor affiliated with Transworld Business Advisors. He joined Transworld in 2014 following nine years with Amerivest Business Brokers. His experience includes 125+ completed business sales and approximately $50 million in aggregate enterprise value from transactions completed during 2024 and 2025.
#1 Dollar Producer statewide — 2024 completed transactions.
Top 50 Business Broker in Florida by dollar transaction totals — 2025 completed transactions.
Platinum Chairman’s Circle Award — 2024 and 2025 transaction years.
Florida license # SL3086843. Tnational.com is the professional website of Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A.; his brokerage affiliation is Transworld Business Advisors.
A business broker helps coordinate sale preparation, pricing guidance, confidential marketing, buyer screening, negotiations, and the steps needed to complete the sale. The services provided depend on the business and the agreed scope of work. Attorneys, accountants, and lenders handle matters within their respective professional roles.
Start with a confidential conversation about the business, your reasons for considering a sale, and your timing. Recent financial information helps establish the next steps. You do not need to gather every document before making the first call.
Recent tax returns, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and current-year financial results provide a starting point. Owner compensation, discretionary expenses, and unusual items may need explanation. The specific records needed depend on the company and the stage of the discussion.
Financial performance, relevant completed sales, owner involvement, operations, and transfer risks inform a Broker’s Pricing Opinion and Most Probable Selling Price analysis. Two businesses in the same industry can justify different multiples. This pricing guidance is not a formal appraisal.
Initial marketing can limit identifying information, with buyer screening, confidentiality agreements where appropriate, and staged disclosure as discussions advance. These measures help protect confidentiality, but they cannot eliminate every risk of disclosure.
SBA-backed financing may be available for eligible transactions and qualified buyers. The lender assesses the business records, cash flow, buyer qualifications, and applicable requirements. Neither a listing nor a broker’s pricing opinion guarantees financing approval.
There is no reliable timetable for an individual company before its circumstances are reviewed. Price, financial documentation, buyer fit, financing, lease terms, diligence, and third-party approvals can all affect timing. An initial discussion can identify issues that could affect the timeline, without promising a closing date.
Use the listings table on this page to review business categories, asking prices, and annual seller’s discretionary earnings (SDE). Select an industry to narrow the results and use View Details for a listing. Availability and information can change; follow the listing’s inquiry and NDA process for further review.
Discuss your business, your timing, and the next steps in a confidential conversation with Aniss Cherkaoui, P.A.