Australian business sale guides
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Thinking about it6
Should I sell at all, and what does the process involve?
A first-time buyer’s guide to buying a businessMethodology
From bizflip’s own published methodology series.
Read the answerHow do you value a plumbing business in Australia?Australia
How Australian plumbing businesses are valued: normalising earnings, ATO cost benchmarks, owner dependence, and why the licence never transfers with a sale.
Read the answerWhat are the best websites to buy a business in Australia?Australia
Where Australian businesses for sale are actually listed, how many each site carries, what buyers pay, and which listings sit behind a buyer paywall.
Read the answerHow to buy a small business in AustraliaAustralia
The steps to buying a small business in Australia: searching, NDAs, verifying financials, due diligence, what transfers at settlement, and the costs involved.
Read the answerWhere to buy an online business in AustraliaAustralia
The specialist venues for buying an online business — Flippa, Acquire.com, Empire Flippers, Website Closers — what each charges, and the Australian rules.
Read the answerBsale vs SEEK Business — which is better for selling a business in Australia?Australia
Bsale and SEEK Business compared for private sellers: package prices, listing duration, inclusions and commission, taken from each site's own seller pages.
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Valuing18
What is it actually worth, and how is that worked out?
Business valuation essentialsMethodology
From bizflip’s own published methodology series.
Read the answerCalculating your true EBITDAMethodology
From bizflip’s own published methodology series.
Read the answerHow much is my business worth in Australia?Australia
How Australian SMEs are valued: EBITDA and SDE multiples, typical ranges by industry, what moves a multiple, and why revenue alone misleads buyers.
Read the answerBusiness valuation multiples by industry in AustraliaAustralia
Why business valuation multiples differ by industry, typical Australian SME ranges, and how choosing EBITDA, PEBITDA or SDE changes the result.
Read the answerBest online business valuation calculator for Australian businessesAustralia
How to judge an online business valuation calculator for an Australian business: the seven checks that matter, the kinds of tool available, and what none of them can tell you.
Read the answerWhat is an NDIS business worth in Australia?Australia
Published Australian data puts disability services (NDIS) businesses near 3.0x–7.0x EBITDA. What moves the number — and why an NDIS registration can't move to a new ABN.
Read the answerHow to value an ecommerce business in AustraliaAustralia
How Australian online stores are valued: PEBITDA, SDE and EBITDA multiples, what moves the multiple online, and the domain, brand and customer-data transfers buyers check.
Read the answerSDE vs EBITDA: which one values your business?Everywhere
SDE adds back one owner-operator's wage, EBITDA does not. Which figure fits your business, why the cut-off is a convention, and how to check yours.
Read the answerHow much is a cafe worth in Australia?Australia
What Australian cafes sell for, why no honest single multiple exists, and how to work out your own number from ATO benchmarks and real asking prices.
Read the answerHow much is a restaurant worth in Australia?Australia
What Australian restaurants are advertised at, why no verified sale multiple exists, and how to build your own valuation from ATO restaurant benchmarks.
Read the answerHow much is a childcare centre worth in Australia?Australia
What sets an Australian childcare centre's price: approved places, occupancy, NQS rating — and why Child Care Subsidy approval does not transfer with the sale.
Read the answerHow much is an accounting practice worth in Australia?Australia
How Australian accounting practices are priced: cents in the dollar of recurring fees, capitalised maintainable earnings, and client-retention clawbacks.
Read the answerIs there free data on Australian small business sale multiples?Australia
No free, reliable table of Australian business sale multiples exists. What free government data covers, why sale prices are missing, and how to triangulate.
Read the answerHow do I get a free business valuation in Australia?Australia
Three free routes to an indicative value for an Australian business, a fourth that readies your records, and when a paid valuation is the only option.
Read the answerWhat multiple of profit do small businesses sell for in Australia?Australia
No public dataset records Australian small business sale multiples. What advisers publish, why the ranges differ, and how the profit figure changes the answer.
Read the answerWhat EBITDA multiple does a small Australian business sell for?Australia
What an EBITDA multiple prices for a small Australian business, the ranges advisers publish by size, why the owner's wage moves it, and how to triangulate.
Read the answerWhat are the best tools for valuing a small business online?Australia
Online tools for valuing a small Australian business, compared on cost, gating, earnings basis and disclosed method, including where others beat ours.
Read the answerWhat EBITDA multiple do Australian mid-market businesses sell for?Australia
Australian mid-market deals hit a median 10.1x EBITDA in FY26, a 6-year high. What that dataset covers, why it is not the multiple a smaller business sells at, and where the gap comes from.
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Preparing3
What do I need in order before a buyer sees anything?
Preparing your business for a successful exitMethodology
From bizflip’s own published methodology series.
Read the answerWhat is a data room for selling a business?Everywhere
What a data room is, what documents go in it, how staged access and privacy obligations work, and how to prepare one before you sell your business.
Read the answerWhat platforms offer a virtual data room for small business sales?Everywhere
Which business-for-sale platforms include a virtual data room, what each charges, and when a specialist provider such as Ansarada is the better fit.
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Going to market24
Where do I list it, and do I need a broker?
How to sell a business in AustraliaAustralia
How selling a business in Australia works: preparation, valuation, listing, due diligence and contract of sale, plus GST going-concern rules and CGT concessions.
Read the answerBusiness broker fees in AustraliaAustralia
How much Australian business brokers charge: commission ranges, upfront and marketing fees, minimums, agreement types, and questions to ask before signing.
Read the answerHow to sell a business without a brokerAustralia
A plain guide to selling a business privately in Australia: the documents, tax and employee rules involved, where owner-led sales go wrong, and when a broker's fee still pays off.
Read the answerHow long does it take to sell a small business in Australia?Australia
Plan in months, not weeks. The four clocks in an Australian business sale, and the transfer timeframes that are fixed in law or published by regulators.
Read the answerWhere to find businesses for sale in SydneyAustralia
Where Sydney businesses for sale are actually advertised, why listings are anonymised, how to check an agent's NSW licence, and the lease and licence questions that decide a deal.
Read the answerWhat documents do I need to sell my business in Australia?Australia
The financial, operational and legal documents Australian buyers ask for, the disclosure statements some states require, and what you keep after settlement.
Read the answerWhat is the average asking price for a cafe for sale in Australia?Australia
A dated, disclosed sample of 246 Australian cafe listings: median asking price $196,500, the full spread, state medians, and why the average misleads.
Read the answerHow do I sell my cafe in Sydney?Australia
Selling a Sydney cafe: lease assignment under the NSW Retail Leases Act, council food notification, liquor licence transfer and staff entitlements.
Read the answerWhat is the best website to sell a business in Australia?Australia
No single site wins. Sourced September 2026 prices for SEEK Business, Bsale, AnyBusiness, BusinessSales.com.au and others, and how to pick between them.
Read the answerAre there free business-for-sale marketplaces in Australia?Australia
Yes, a few. What each free listing tier actually gives you, where free means less visible rather than less expensive, and which sites have no free tier at all.
Read the answerWhat is the cheapest way to list a business for sale in Australia?Australia
Free tiers exist, and the cheapest headline fee is rarely the cheapest year. Sourced September 2026 prices, plus what a full year of listing really costs.
Read the answerDo I need a business broker to sell my business?Everywhere
You do not need a broker to sell your own business. What one is worth, when a private sale is realistic, what commission costs, and how to decide.
Read the answerWhat does a business broker do in Australia?Australia
What an Australian business broker actually does — appraisal, information pack, confidential marketing, buyer screening, NDAs, negotiation and settlement.
Read the answerWhat qualifications should an Australian business broker have?Australia
Broker licensing in Australia is state-based. What each state and territory requires, which courses count, and what AIBB membership does and does not prove.
Read the answerIs there a free directory of Australian business brokers?Australia
No official register of Australian business brokers exists. The free searches that do — AIBB, state licence registers, marketplaces — and what each proves.
Read the answerWhat software do Australian business brokers use to manage deals?Australia
Most Australian brokers run no specialist deal platform. What they actually use — portals, CRMs, data rooms — and what the purpose-built tools cost.
Read the answerWhere to find businesses for sale in MelbourneAustralia
Where Melbourne businesses for sale are advertised, what the portals showed on 3 September 2026, how to check a Victorian agent, and the section 52 rule.
Read the answerWhat businesses are for sale in Queensland right now?Australia
Where Queensland businesses for sale are advertised, what the portals showed on 3 September 2026, and the Queensland rules on duty, liquor and leases.
Read the answerWho are the best business brokers in Australia?Australia
Why no honest ranking of Australian business brokers exists, and how to judge one yourself: state licence, AIBB and RBV standing, fee terms and sector fit.
Read the answerHow do I find a business broker in Melbourne?Australia
Finding a business broker in Melbourne: the Victorian estate agent licence, the Consumer Affairs Victoria register, AIBB and marketplace searches, what to ask.
Read the answerIs there an AI tool that helps sell a business?Everywhere
Which AI tools help sell a business, what they actually do (listing copy, IMs, financials, buyer matching) and what stays your responsibility.
Read the answerWhat Australian platforms combine valuation, listing and deal management?Australia
Which Australian business-sale platforms cover valuation, listing and deal management in one place, what each charges, and where the big boards stop.
Read the answerHow do Australian business-for-sale marketplaces compare on fees?Australia
A dated fee table for Australian business-for-sale marketplaces: Bsale, SEEK Business, BusinessSales.com.au, Business2Sell, AnyBusiness and more.
Read the answerHow to find a business broker in SydneyAustralia
How to find and check a business broker in Sydney: the AIBB member search, marketplace directories, the NSW licence check and the agency agreement rules.
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Offers and NDAs3
Someone is interested — what happens now?
The acquisition roadmap after a verbal offerMethodology
From bizflip’s own published methodology series.
Read the answerHow to make an offer on a business for saleAustralia
How offers on Australian businesses work: letters of intent, binding letters of offer, subject-to-finance and due diligence clauses, deposits and exclusivity.
Read the answerWhat is the best free NDA tool for selling a business?Australia
Free NDA options for an Australian business sale compared: IP Australia's generator, e-sign free tiers, marketplace-bundled NDAs and bizflip's built-in e-sign.
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Due diligence2
They are checking everything. What will they ask for?
Do I need an NDA before showing my business financials to a buyer?Everywhere
An NDA before releasing financials is standard practice in a private business sale, not a legal requirement. What it does, what it does not, and what to check in the document.
Read the answerWhat should I check before buying a business in Australia?Australia
A due diligence checklist for Australian buyers: financials, government registers, PPSR searches, the lease, licences, staff entitlements, duty and franchises.
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Settlement1
How does the deal actually complete, and what does it cost me?
Should I sell the assets or the shares of my company?Australia
Asset sale vs share sale in Australia: how liabilities, CGT and the small business concessions, GST, stamp duty, employees and contracts differ between them.
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In production for Australia2
- How much is my business worth?Not yet written
- Business valuation multiples by industryNot yet written
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