BizSellingExpert
You've Built a Successful Business.
Now Make Your Exit Count.
We help you understand what your business is worth, maximize its value,
and turn your life’s work into the retirement you’ve earned.
- A Division of SD Business Advisors
- 850+ Businesses Sold
- CA Broker Lic. #01980017
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SD Business Advisors:
Buyers in Our Network
Businesses Sold Since 2007
in Completed Transactions since 2007
Industries Represented
Built for business owners planning an exit or considering what comes next.
We work with owners of established service and contracting companies who are considering a sale—whether that’s soon or a few years away. We exclusively represent sellers and help them understand their options, prepare for the market, and guide them through a strong sale outcome. Based in Southern California, we work with business owners throughout California and Nationally.
Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, Landscaping, Janitorial, Flooring, Pest Control, and Other Specialty Trades.
Established businesses with meaningful scale and a trackrecord of performance.
Owners with an operating history and a business ready for its next chapter.
We represent business owners who are exploring a sale or planning for a future exit.
Our clients are located in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, Sacramento, Central Valley, and The Bay Area. We also work nationally.
We start with a confidential conversation about your business goals and timing. Then we develop a strategy to prepare for a sale that aligns with your objectives.
Discover What Drives Your Company’s Value—and How to Increase It
Answer 10 questions to learn the key factors driving your company’s value, identify potential buyer concerns, and uncover opportunities to strengthen your market position.
Receive your personalized Value Assessment, highlighting your company’s strongest value drivers and the areas where improvements could help maximize value before a sale.
Begin Your Value Assessment
What Drives Your Company's Value?
Your Value Drivers
Opportunities to Increase Value
Find out what your business is worth today.
Whether you're considering a sale in the near future or planning several years ahead, understanding your company's current market value is essential to making informed decisions.
Our complimentary business valuation provides a baseline for understanding what buyers may be willing to pay today, where opportunities exist to increase value, and how to position your business for a stronger exit.
You don't need to be ready to sell. Understanding where you stand today gives you more options for tomorrow.
Request Your Complimentary Business Valuation2 Contractors.
2 Different Situations.
2 Successful Transactions.
In 2025, we represented two San Diego contracting businesses whose sales followed very different paths. One was ready for a broad market launch and generated strong buyer interest. The other required a targeted approach and careful problem-solving to keep the deal on track.
We can’t always choose the ideal time to sell, and no two transactions follow the same playbook. Preparation matters, but so does adapting when circumstances change. An experienced advisor can shape the strategy around the business, helping you maximize value and guide the transaction through to closing.
Commercial Flooring Contractor — San Diego
Family-run, multi-decade regional leader serving commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial customers.
Key Result: Strong Buyer Interest
Specialty Construction Contractor — San Diego
Established commercial contractor specializing in ceilings, wall panels, specialty ceiling systems, and sound control.
Key Result: Navigated Complications to Closing
Three Ways to Maximize Your Value.
Whether you’re just curious, preparing for a future exit, or ready to sell, start by understanding what your business is worth today and what could make it worth more.
Business Valuation
Discover what your business is worth. We evaluate cash flow, risk, and the factors influencing your multiple. You’ll understand your current market value and what could make your business worth more.
Sell Your Business
We prepare your business for market, attract qualified buyers, maintain confidentiality, and negotiate favorable terms. From initial marketing through due diligence and closing, our focus is maximizing your net proceeds.
Exit Planning
The greatest opportunity to build value comes before you’re ready to sell. We identify what drives your valuation, address potential risks, and develop strategies to maximize your future exit.
A clear path from understanding your company's value to closing the sale.
We will guide you through the key stages of preparing, marketing, and selling your business.
Analysis
Review your financials, operations, strengths, and risks from a buyer’s perspective.
Planning
Set your goals and timing, then prioritize the steps that can improve your sale readiness and maximize value.
Strengthen
Address issues that could concern buyers and improve the business’s transferability.
Market Preparation
Develop the positioning, materials, and confidential buyer outreach strategy.
Execution & Close
Manage offers, negotiations, due diligence, and the steps through closing.
From the first conversation to the closing table.
10+ years of experience helping business owners understand their value, prepare for a sale, and achieve a successful exit.
Mark Flores
Mark Flores is a Senior Advisor at BizSellingExpert with extensive experience helping business owners prepare, value, and sell their companies. He works closely with clients throughout the sale process, providing clear guidance, strategic planning, and practical advice to help maximize business value and achieve successful outcomes.
Rick Flores
Trish Amen
Some Quick Answers to Common Questions.
Our valuation method is based on a multiple of cash flow. The free valuation will give you a range of where you can expect a successful transaction to be completed within.
Confidentiality is key in maintaining the integrity of the business. We always advise it’s best to wait until the deal is in it’s final stages to inform key personnel.
The sale timeline varies widely depending on preparation more than anything. Unprepared businesses take longer to sell. From listing to close you can expect 6-12 months for a well prepared business.
We typically work with businesses generating $2M to $20M in revenue. Plumbing, HVAC, janitorial, landscaping, commercial maintenance and construction are where we do most of our work.
Yes, we’re based in San Diego and sell throughout California and even Nationally.
It’s the perfect time to get started. Value can be improved before you go to market. 2-3 years is plenty of time to prepare and de-risk the business.
Yes. Identifying a buyer is only a small part of the process. You need your own representation to ensure your interests are protected.
After understanding the potential value of your business, we strongly encourage you to work with your tax advisor or CPA to evaluate the tax implications and structure the transaction in a way that aligns with your goals
Ready to explore your options?
Start with a confidential conversation about your business, goals, and timing. We’ll discuss what may be driving value and outline practical next steps.
We’ll discuss its financial performance, operations, goals, and timing.
Explore what buyers may find attractive and what you could strengthen.
Sell now, prepare for a future sale, or keep building. We’ll help you evaluate your options.
Thanks — we've got it.
Mark or Rick will reach out within one business day to set up your free, confidential Value Discovery. Prefer to talk now? Call 760-809-1540.