Businesses For Sale in Louisville KY Area

Find a Small Business for Sale in Louisville KY

If you are looking to start a new business in the Louisville KY area finding a business opportunity or buying a local established business for sale can be one of the best ways to start your own business. Buy a profitable, established, local business for sale with a customer base and earnings. Optionally, you can find a franchise opportunity or an existing franchise for sale in Louisville KY which will get you some training and support form the franchisor along with some assistance in business setup, marketing and even financing as most franchisors have established relationships with small business lenders or have a streamlined loan approval process from SBA approved lenders. While it is harder for new small businesses to generate cash flow and/or to obtain business loans, if you are buying a local small business on sale or an existing franchise on sale with revenue and cash flow, you may be able to qualify for financing from local banks or small biz lenders to obtain a business startup loan, which makes it easier to buy and grow an existing small business.

Buying a Small Business from a Business Broker vs a Business Owner in Louisville

Many potential business buyers search online for a Louisville KY business for sale by owner and and may be it is because many potential buyers are led to believe that they can get a better deal, if they buy the business directly from the business owner rather than buying it from a broker. However, most small biz owners are hard core entrepreneurs and in reality and the way human nature works, most sellers will always want a higher price and many sellers price the business higher than what it is actually worth, whereas an experienced broker will price it based on the market metrics and valuation, so that they can sell the business quickly because keeping a business on market for too long by pricing it disproportionately higher can be counter productive. Secondly, despite websites and marketplaces like our's which facilitate any business owner to sell a business directly, most businesses are still sold through brokers and hence no FSBO websites & marketplaces have been successful. Also a very few businesses listed by owners eventually get sold because most sellers price it higher than what it is worth or do not use real valuation metrics, whereas an experienced broker in the Kentucky related industry will price it based on the market metrics and valuation, so that they can sell the business quickly because keeping a business on market for too long can be counter productive. Hence, buying a business from a qualified Louisville KY area business broker can be beneficial contrary to what some buyers tend to think. Find Louisville business for sale opportunities below listed by for sale by a small biz owner or by Kentucky business brokers.

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KY Franchise Opportunities for Sale

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    Express Employment Franchise

    The staffing industry generated more than $150 billion in North America alone in 2017. Average annua...

    The staffing industry generated more than $150 billion in North America alone in 2017. Average annual sales for Express offices in Canada open more than two years is $3.6 million.* Plus, as an Express franchise owner, you control your life with flexi...

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    Moe's Southwest Grill Franchise
    $30,000+

    Moe's Southwest Grill is a top-ranking fast casual concept. With 20+ ingredients inspired by the Sou...

    Moe's Southwest Grill is a top-ranking fast casual concept. With 20+ ingredients inspired by the Southwest, it doesn't matter if you're vegetarian, vegan, or gluten free - Moe's Southwest Grill has something for everyone. With fast-growing off premis...

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    Bojangles' Franchise
    $385,500+

    Bojangles, Inc. is a highly differentiated and growing restaurant operator and franchisor dedicated...

    Bojangles, Inc. is a highly differentiated and growing restaurant operator and franchisor dedicated to serving customers high-quality, craveable food made from our Southern recipes, including breakfast served All Day, Every Day. Founded in 1977 in C...

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    Homevestors Franchise
    $54,000+

    Homevestors specializes in purchasing houses that are undervalued and selling these houses at a prof...

    Homevestors specializes in purchasing houses that are undervalued and selling these houses at a profit. With a new work-from-home option, and access to many support programs, including financing for the purchase and rehab of houses, HomeVestors provi...

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    Circle K Franchise
    $211,450+

    Circle K offers business operators and entrepreneurs the opportunity to work with a franchisor who n...

    Circle K offers business operators and entrepreneurs the opportunity to work with a franchisor who not only helps grow new ventures, but offers the flexibility to tailor individual stores to the customers they serve. Whether establishing new location...

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    Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, Inc. Franchise
    $360,000+

    Founded in 1976, Capriottis Sandwich Shop is an award-winning fast-casual sandwich franchise that r...

    Founded in 1976, Capriottis Sandwich Shop is an award-winning fast-casual sandwich franchise that remains true to its 40-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house every day in a welcoming atmosphere. The Bobbie, Capriotti...

    Food Sub Sandwhich Pizza Restaurants Franchise Opportunities
         
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    Erbert & Gerbert's Sandwich Shop Franchise

    Erbert & Gerbert's serves up a flavorful menu of gourmet sandwiches, soups, and wraps with veget...

    Erbert & Gerbert's serves up a flavorful menu of gourmet sandwiches, soups, and wraps with vegetarian, gluten-friendly, and lite 'n fit options. We cater and deliver.

    Food Restaurants Sandwich Sub Franchise Opportunities
         
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    Taco John's Franchise
    $321,000+

    Taco John's is one of the largest Mexican quick-service restaurant brands in the U.S. Our bold, orig...

    Taco John's is one of the largest Mexican quick-service restaurant brands in the U.S. Our bold, original menu has developed a devoted fan following since we first opened in Cheyenne, WY, in 1969. When you take a deeper look into our operations, our f...

    Food Restaurants Mexican Taco Burrito Franchise Opportunities
         
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    Rusty Taco Franchise
    $512,425+

    Our fast casual franchise serves street-style tacos like youve never seen! Rusty Taco is a distinct...

    Our fast casual franchise serves street-style tacos like youve never seen! Rusty Taco is a distinctive taco franchise that celebrates what we believe: Tacos are the Most Important Meal of the Day! With our business model, youll serve up handmade...

    Food Restaurants Mexican Taco Burrito Franchise Opportunities
         
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    Figaro's Pizza Franchise
    $86,500+

    Figaro's Pizza & Pub is an exciting, happening place with a variety of mouth-watering pizzas, a ...

    Figaro's Pizza & Pub is an exciting, happening place with a variety of mouth-watering pizzas, a full bar, and plenty of seating for enjoying our terrific pizza, pastas, wings, burgers, salads and much more! With numerous craft beers on tap, we ar...

    Food Restaurants Pizza Franchise Opportunities
         
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    Tailored Living Franchise
    $156,930+

    Tailored Living featuring PremierGarage is the right concept at the right time. As consumers hold on...

    Tailored Living featuring PremierGarage is the right concept at the right time. As consumers hold on to their homes longer, start families or welcome elderly parents into their homes, they begin looking for ways to maximize space. This is fueling the...

    Home Imporvement Home Decor Franchise Opportunities
         
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    Metal Supermarkets Franchise
    $217,500+

    Metal Supermarkets is the world's largest small-quantity metal supplier with over 80 brick-and-morta...

    Metal Supermarkets is the world's largest small-quantity metal supplier with over 80 brick-and-mortar stores across the US, Canada, and United Kingdom.Over 60,000 customers choose Metal Supermarkets because of our commitment to speed, variety and con...

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    Carvel Franchise

    Since 1934, our guests have craved Carvel, Americas Freshest Ice Cream. They love the taste of fr...

    Since 1934, our guests have craved Carvel, Americas Freshest Ice Cream. They love the taste of fresh, handcrafted ice cream, which keeps them coming back for more. Its a tradition. That valued tradition is even more important now as the Carvel b...

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    Freshii Franchise
    $200,000+

    Freshii is on a mission to help the citizens of the world live better, by making healthy food conven...

    Freshii is on a mission to help the citizens of the world live better, by making healthy food convenient and affordable. Freshii's broad and diverse menu of bowls, wraps, salads, burritos, smoothies, soups and juices has created a loyal following of ...

    Food Restaurants QSR Restaurants Franchise Opportunities
         
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    Sirius Day Spa Franchise
    $477,950+

    Sirius Day Spa is a national day spa franchise that provides luxury spa services at an affordable pr...

    Sirius Day Spa is a national day spa franchise that provides luxury spa services at an affordable price. At Sirius Day Spa our goal is simple - provide all of those luxurious spa services that everyone desires, under one roof, in convenient locations...

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How to Sell my Louisville Business?

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Selling a Business in Louisville

If you are a small business owner interested in selling your business by yourself in Louisville, KY area, then first of all you need to get proper valuation for your business, which either you can do yourself with a software or by using valuation metrics that are available online for most business types and/or hire a professionally qualified local Louisville business broker or an analyst. Selling a business can be a lot of work and can take a long time - if you do not want to hire a business broker then you need to do additional marketing, tracking and monitoring leads - there is more to it than just listing it on a few websites. This in itself is a process and can take a lot of your time. Selling a business can also be once in a lifetime event for most people and no matter how well versed you are with your business and the process of selling it, one small mistake may lead to a huge loss or a botched deal, it is recommended that you always seek advice from a business professional such as licensed broker, M&A advisor, consultant, small business accountant or a lawyer with regards to verification of finances, drafting contracts and negotiation.

 


 

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