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Is there a free directory of Australian business brokers?

There is no single official directory of Australian business brokers, because nobody licenses "business broker" as an occupation nationally. Three kinds of free search exist instead: the Australian Institute of Business Brokers' member search, which lists members only; each state's licence register, which confirms a licence is real and current but says nothing about competence; and marketplace directories, which list brokers who advertise on that marketplace. Use the AIBB search or a marketplace to find candidates, then the state register to verify each one.

By the bizflip team · Published 3 September 2026 · Facts checked 3 September 2026 · Sources listed below

Short answer: yes, several free searches exist, but none of them is a complete list of Australian business brokers, and each one answers a different question. It is worth knowing which is which before you rely on one.

The reason there is no complete list is structural. As our guide to broker qualifications sets out, most states do not license "business broker" as a separate occupation — they license real estate, estate or land agents, and business broking sits inside that. A state register will happily tell you that a person holds a real estate agent licence. It has no field that says they sell businesses rather than houses.

Disclosure before we go further: bizflip publishes this page, and we also publish a broker directory of our own. It is listed last, and honestly, because it is still being populated and will not help you today.

1. The AIBB member search — the closest thing to an industry directory

The Australian Institute of Business Brokers is the peak body for the profession, and it publishes three free searches: a general member search, one filtered to Certified Professional Business Brokers, and one for Registered Business Valuers.

2. State licence registers — free, official, and narrow

Every state and territory publishes a searchable register of licensed agents. These are the only official sources in this list, they are free, and checking one takes under a minute. They are the right way to verify a broker you have already found.

What a register proves is narrow but real: that the licence exists, that it is current, that it is held by the person or company you think it is, and whether it carries conditions. What it says nothing about is competence, industry experience, how many businesses the broker has actually sold, or what their clients thought of the process. A licence is a threshold, not a rating.

The ACT and the Northern Territory both still issue a business agent licence in its own right, and both maintain licence records through their own regulators — Access Canberra and NT Consumer Affairs respectively. We have not linked a register URL for either because we could not verify a stable public search page for them at the time of writing; contact the regulator directly.

3. Marketplace broker directories — free to search, paid to appear

The business-for-sale marketplaces run their own broker directories. Bsale publishes a "find a business broker" search, and BusinessSales.com.au maintains a broker network. These are genuinely useful for finding candidates in a region or an industry, because a broker who advertises on a marketplace is a broker who is actively taking listings.

The thing to understand about all of them is the business model. Bsale, for example, sells broker packages alongside its free search — so the directory lists brokers who pay to advertise there, not every broker in the market. That is not a criticism; it is simply what a marketplace directory is. Treat the ordering as advertising, not as a ranking of quality.

4. Ours

bizflip publishes an Australian business broker directory. Profiles are free and placement is not paywalled, which removes the pay-to-appear problem the marketplace directories have. It is also, at the time of writing, still being populated — so if you need a broker this week, the AIBB search and the marketplaces are where you should start, and you can come back and verify whoever you find on the state register.

How to actually use these together

And if you are still deciding whether to appoint one at all, do I need a business broker and how to sell a business without a broker take that question directly.

Whichever route you take, walk into the first meeting with your own number. bizflip's valuation calculator is free and publishes its methodology, so you can tell the difference between an appraisal and a pitch.

Sources

Every load-bearing claim in this guide, and where it comes from:

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