Can anyone comment on their experience with BizBuySell?

January 12, 2022
by a searcher from University of Texas at Austin in Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Wondering how effective is BizBuySell and other listing services as a source of deals. How about business brokers in general? It seems they mostly handle small deals. Any success or recommendations on this front?
from Brown University in San Francisco, CA, USA
BBS is the lower end of the market, as you point out. So among people looking for bigger deals (those doing a traditional search fund, for example), it probably isn't worth their time.
But for those looking to buy in the < $1.5m range, it can definitely be a source of deals.
Probably 8 of my guests on the Acquiring Minds podcast found their business on BizBuySell.
from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, USA
After these experiences with BBS, I decided to put most of my focus on proprietary sourcing (which comes with its own headaches but I prefer it).
Best of luck in your search.