At a glance
| Firm | Type | Published seller fees |
|---|---|---|
| Franchise network (Main Street and lower middle market) | Not published | |
| Franchise network (Main Street and middle market) | Not published | |
| Franchise network (Main Street) | Not published | |
| Franchise network (Main Street and lower middle market) | Not published | |
| Franchise network (Main Street to middle market) | Not published | |
| M&A brokerage (digital and brick-and-mortar), franchised | Not published | |
| Curated online-business marketplace / broker | Published tiered success fee: a $10,000 flat fee for sales up to $66,666; 15% of the price up to $700,000; 8% of the amount from $700,000 to $5M; and 2.5% of the amount above $5M.. | |
| Online-business M&A advisor | Not published | |
| Technology M&A advisor | Not published | |
| Business-for-sale marketplace (not a broker) | Not published | |
| Online-business marketplace | Published pricing: listing packages from $29 (under $10K businesses) to $699 per 6 months (Ultimate tier, $100K+), plus a 10% success fee on all tiers.. | |
| Independent business brokerage / M&A firm | Not published | |
| Independent business brokerage (upper Midwest) | Not published | |
| Lower-middle-market M&A advisor | Not published | |
| Lower-middle-market M&A advisor (part of Generational Group) | Not published | |
| Restaurant-only business brokerage (franchised) | Not published | |
| Independent business brokerage | Not published | |
| Business brokerage / lower-middle-market M&A | Not published | |
| Business-for-sale marketplace (not a broker) | Not published |
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- Sunbelt Business Brokers - About the franchise (accessed 2026-09-23)
- First Choice Business Brokers - Office locations (accessed 2026-09-23)
- First Choice Business Brokers Las Vegas - About Jeff and Linda Nyman (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Murphy Business - About Murphy (accessed 2026-09-23)
- VR Business Brokers - Home (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Franchising.com - VR Business Brokers franchise overview (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Website Closers - Franchise (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Empire Flippers - Sell your online business (fees and requirements) (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Empire Flippers - About us (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Quiet Light - About (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Quiet Light - Sell (accessed 2026-09-23)
- FE International - About us (accessed 2026-09-23)
- FE International - Sell your business (accessed 2026-09-23)
- CoStar Group - BizBuySell brand page (accessed 2026-09-23)
- BizBuySell - About us (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Flippa - Pricing (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Flippa - Meet Flippa's founders (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Viking Mergers & Acquisitions - About us (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Calhoun Companies - About us (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Benchmark International - About (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Generational Group - Our story (accessed 2026-09-23)
- We Sell Restaurants - Our story (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Synergy Business Brokers - About us (accessed 2026-09-23)
- Raincatcher - About us (accessed 2026-09-23)
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- BizQuest - Home (accessed 2026-09-23)