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977 US small-business brokers, ranked by deals posted in the last 90 days. Free to browse. No paywall, no membership fees, no pay-to-rank listings.

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Brokers tracked
977
172 direct + 805 via aggregators
Active listings (90d)
91,165
Ranking method
Deal activity

Showing 75 of 137 brokers serving Illinois · page 1 of 2 579 matching listings

Benchmark International
benchmarkintl.com
Visit
Matching
1/ 86
Avg Price
$5.0M
States
6 states
Top Industries
Manufacturing & Production, Professional Services, Construction & Trades
Top Broker (this filter)
Tyler Gonska
Business Modification Group
businessmodificationgroup.com
Visit
Matching
1/ 17
Avg Price
$1.8M
States
12 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades
Top Broker (this filter)
Patrick Lange
Poe Group Advisors
poegroupadvisors.com
Visit
Matching
1/ 24
Avg Price
$1.9M
States
13 states
Top Industries
Professional Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Sharon Wood
Vested Business Brokers
vestedbb.com
Visit
Matching
1/ 460
Avg Price
$1.2M
States
23 states
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Retail & E-commerce, Automotive Services
AgencyForSale.com
Matching
1/ 27
Avg Price
$2.2M
States
10 states
Top Industries
Professional Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Justin Slocum
Atlantic Business Brokerage, Inc.
Matching
1/ 8
Avg Price
$2.1M
States
6 states
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Entertainment & Recreation
Top Broker (this filter)
Daniel Puciato
Bizbrokersuccess
Matching
1/ 45
Avg Price
$22K
States
27 states
Top Industries
Professional Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Toby Barker
BizEx Businesss Brokers
Matching
1/ 14
Avg Price
$2.7M
States
CA, CO, IL, TX
Top Industries
Home Services, Professional Services, Manufacturing & Production
Business Brokers & Consultants, Inc
Matching
1/ 16
Avg Price
$1.5M
States
IL, IN, KY
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Personal Services, Professional Services
Top Broker (this filter)
OTIS FLORENCE
Business Marketing Services, Inc.
Matching
1/ 8
Avg Price
$653K
States
7 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Other Business Services, Automotive Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Gary See
Capstone M&A
Matching
1/ 8
Avg Price
$1.9M
States
IL, MO
Top Industries
Transportation & Logistics, Automotive Services, Construction & Trades
Car Wash Brokers, Inc.
Matching
1/ 6
Avg Price
$2.4M
States
AZ, IL
Top Industries
Automotive Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Mike Judge
Chasen Your Dreams
Matching
1/ 32
Avg Price
$315K
States
18 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Transportation & Logistics, Construction & Trades
Cornerstonefran
Matching
1/ 33
Avg Price
$256K
States
16 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness
Top Broker (this filter)
Marvin K
Craig Portman Marketing
Matching
1/ 76
Avg Price
$338K
States
26 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades, Healthcare & Wellness
Dealonomy
Matching
1/ 17
Avg Price
$3.4M
States
9 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Transportation & Logistics, Technology & Software
Top Broker (this filter)
Clint Fiore
Doctors Broker LLC
Matching
1/ 18
Avg Price
$1.8M
States
8 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Manufacturing & Production
Earned Exits Business Brokers
Matching
1/ 8
Avg Price
$5.8M
States
IL, KY, PA, TN, TX
Top Industries
Technology & Software, Transportation & Logistics, Construction & Trades
Top Broker (this filter)
Britt Clas
Eliro Inc
Matching
1/ 15
Avg Price
$2.4M
States
9 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades, Wholesale & Distribution
Elite Collaborative
Matching
1/ 9
Avg Price
$1.1M
States
8 states
Top Industries
Retail & E-commerce, Wholesale & Distribution
Top Broker (this filter)
Kelly Franko
Elite Exit Advisors
Matching
1/ 6
Avg Price
$4.9M
States
IL, TX
Top Industries
Automotive Services, Professional Services, Real Estate Services
Empire Business Management
Matching
1/ 276
Avg Price
$2.2M
States
25 states
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Retail & E-commerce, Automotive Services
Exit Advisors
Matching
1/ 17
Avg Price
$1.6M
States
10 states
Top Industries
Automotive Services, Real Estate Services, Personal Services
Fitchell Brokerage
Matching
1/ 37
Avg Price
$493K
States
25 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades, Transportation & Logistics
Fortune Franchising Inc.
Matching
1/ 7
Avg Price
$415K
States
6 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Other Business Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Mike Jani
Franchise Resale Estate
Matching
1/ 5
Avg Price
$185K
States
CO, IL, TX, WA
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Technology & Software, Other Business Services
Franchise Sellers
Matching
1/ 112
Avg Price
$314K
States
31 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Personal Services, Home Services
Franchiseba
Matching
1/ 43
Avg Price
$347K
States
23 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades, Food & Beverage
Top Broker (this filter)
Doug Yntema
Franchisesbliss
Matching
1/ 47
Avg Price
$246K
States
24 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Transportation & Logistics, Automotive Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Barb B.
Gilezan Global brokered by eXp Commercial
Matching
1/ 28
Avg Price
$5.9M
States
14 states
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Healthcare & Wellness, Home Services
Golden One Realty
Matching
1/ 8
Avg Price
$2.5M
States
CA, IL
Top Industries
Retail & E-commerce
Top Broker (this filter)
Dalip Gupta
Haven Realty
Matching
1/ 11
Avg Price
$3.5M
States
7 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Real Estate Services
Top Broker (this filter)
John Hauber
Hundred Acre Consulting, LLC
Matching
1/ 95
Avg Price
$638K
States
30 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Personal Services, Home Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Daniel Hayes
James Felthammer
Matching
1/ 28
Avg Price
$380K
States
18 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Construction & Trades, Home Services
Kensington Company & Affiliates
Matching
1/ 5
Avg Price
$1.2M
States
IL, NY
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Healthcare & Wellness, Professional Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Ken Stein
Krbb
Matching
1/ 35
Avg Price
$627K
States
IA, IL
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Home Services, Automotive Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Rod Dempsey
Licenseprousa
Matching
1/ 77
Avg Price
$106K
States
23 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness
Top Broker (this filter)
Gerard Napolitano
Marigold Resources
Matching
1/ 6
Avg Price
$1.4M
States
IA, IL
Top Industries
Retail & E-commerce, Personal Services, Food & Beverage
Top Broker (this filter)
Chris Barnard
Matthews
Matching
1/ 7
Avg Price
$4.8M
States
FL, GA, IL, IN
Top Industries
Education & Training
Top Broker (this filter)
Levi Veleanu
MBA CRE Broker- Rad Commercial Realty
Matching
1/ 43
Avg Price
$17.0M
States
12 states
Top Industries
Entertainment & Recreation, Real Estate Services
McBride Marketing
Matching
1/ 14
Avg Price
$213K
States
8 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Construction & Trades, Other Business Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Samuel McBride
Next Step Capital Brokered by EXP Commercial
Matching
1/ 5
Avg Price
$1.6M
States
IL, KY, NC, SC
Top Industries
Transportation & Logistics
Top Broker (this filter)
Daniel Brainard
Ozy Consulting Inc
Matching
1/ 5
Avg Price
$4.1M
States
IL, NY, OH
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness, Transportation & Logistics
Top Broker (this filter)
Lenny Osipov
Priority Business Brokers
Matching
1/ 17
Avg Price
$6.5M
States
8 states
Top Industries
Construction & Trades, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Wellness
Top Broker (this filter)
Jason Barnes
Restoration Brokers of America
Matching
1/ 6
Avg Price
$2.2M
States
FL, IL, MD, NY, UT
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades
Top Broker (this filter)
Gokul Padmanabhan
Royal Business Brokers
Matching
1/ 6
Avg Price
$509K
States
IA, IL, MA, MS, PA
Top Industries
Automotive Services, Professional Services, Other Business Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Toni Dooley
SFA Advisors
Matching
1/ 14
Avg Price
$319K
States
10 states
Top Industries
Other Business Services, Food & Beverage, Retail & E-commerce
Top Broker (this filter)
Bud Trenum
Shumacher
Matching
1/ 117
Avg Price
$422K
States
AL, GA, IL, NC, TN
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Healthcare & Wellness, Retail & E-commerce
Top Broker (this filter)
Steve Josovitz
Steve Ramsthel
Matching
1/ 11
Avg Price
$1.1M
States
9 states
Top Industries
Transportation & Logistics
Top Broker (this filter)
Kris Oldham
The Biz Market Pros
Matching
1/ 25
Avg Price
$539K
States
13 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Healthcare & Wellness, Wholesale & Distribution
Top Broker (this filter)
Jeff Miller
The Morgan Group
Matching
1/ 8
Avg Price
$311K
States
8 states
Top Industries
Professional Services, Home Services, Real Estate Services
The Strategic Chiropractor LLC
Matching
1/ 9
Avg Price
$750K
States
9 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness
Top Broker (this filter)
Dr. Tom Necela
Thefranchiseshoppe
Matching
1/ 13
Avg Price
$467K
States
12 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades, Other Business Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Dan L
Thrive Financial Group
Matching
1/ 17
Avg Price
$1.1M
States
14 states
Top Industries
Professional Services
TNT Business Brokers
Matching
1/ 33
Avg Price
$1.2M
States
10 states
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Home Services, Construction & Trades
UB Succeed
Matching
1/ 8
Avg Price
$4.0M
States
IL, TX
Top Industries
Entertainment & Recreation, Real Estate Services, Food & Beverage
Top Broker (this filter)
shams siddiqui
United Franchise Group
Matching
1/ 42
Avg Price
$222K
States
22 states
Top Industries
Professional Services, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing & Production
Top Broker (this filter)
Jeremiah Scroggins
Vallexa Advisors
Matching
1/ 7
Avg Price
$2.9M
States
6 states
Top Industries
Healthcare & Wellness
Vanla Group
Matching
1/ 10
Avg Price
$2.4M
States
7 states
Top Industries
Construction & Trades, Other Business Services, Retail & E-commerce
Top Broker (this filter)
Paul Cheetham
Vaughn and Associates
Matching
1/ 16
Avg Price
$1.3M
States
8 states
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Automotive Services, Personal Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Adam Morris
VW Marketing LLC
Matching
1/ 32
Avg Price
$311K
States
14 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Other Business Services, Construction & Trades
Top Broker (this filter)
Virgil Watkins
323 LifeWorks, LLC
Matching
2/ 58
Avg Price
$179K
States
23 states
Top Industries
Professional Services, Other Business Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Chris Ollis
ABA Advisors, LLC
Matching
2/ 30
Avg Price
$519K
States
13 states
Top Industries
Professional Services
Top Broker (this filter)
Joshua Dennis, CPA
AutoCenter Sales, Inc.
Matching
2/ 6
Avg Price
$1.5M
States
FL, IL, KS, ND, WA
Top Industries
Automotive Services
Bach Business Brokers
Matching
2/ 10
Avg Price
$1.8M
States
IL, MO, NJ, NY, TX
Top Industries
Food & Beverage, Manufacturing & Production, Wholesale & Distribution
BusinessBroker.net
Matching
2/ 82
Avg Price
$881K
States
28 states
Top Industries
Transportation & Logistics, Home Services, Healthcare & Wellness
Top Broker (this filter)
Anthony Petrilla
Capitalfranchiseconsultants
Matching
2/ 79
Avg Price
$274K
States
31 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Construction & Trades, Education & Training
Top Broker (this filter)
Jeff O
Carla Baxter
Matching
2/ 10
Avg Price
$397K
States
6 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Retail & E-commerce, Automotive Services
Dani Pearce
Matching
2/ 10
Avg Price
$397K
States
CT, IL, KY, TN, TX
Top Industries
Home Services, Personal Services, Wholesale & Distribution
Danny Cooper
Matching
2/ 27
Avg Price
$410K
States
15 states
Top Industries
Home Services, Other Business Services, Healthcare & Wellness
Top Broker (this filter)
Daniel Cooper
David Taylor
Matching
2/ 27
Avg Price
$144K
States
19 states
Top Industries
Construction & Trades, Retail & E-commerce, Home Services
DM Brokerage
Matching
2/ 31
Avg Price
$308K
States
15 states
Top Industries
Other Business Services, Transportation & Logistics, Food & Beverage
Top Broker (this filter)
D Fretty
Franchise Finder Consulting Firm
Matching
2/ 10
Avg Price
$1.0M
States
6 states
Top Industries
Wholesale & Distribution, Transportation & Logistics, Construction & Trades
Top Broker (this filter)
Rhonda
FXG Management
Matching
2/ 176
Avg Price
$1.3M
States
35 states
Top Industries
Transportation & Logistics
Top Broker (this filter)
Alex Beringer
HWH Properties
Matching
2/ 16
Avg Price
$1.1M
States
9 states
Top Industries
Entertainment & Recreation
Top Broker (this filter)
Winston Hines

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How this directory is different

Most business-broker directories — including BizBuySell, IBBA, and BusinessBroker.net — rank brokers by membership tier or paid placement. That means the first broker you see isn't necessarily the most active one in your market; it's the one paying the most for visibility.

This directory ranks brokers by a different signal: how many businesses they've actually listed in the last 90 days. We pull that data from each broker's own website every day as part of Searcher OS's deal-sourcing pipeline. No one pays to rank higher.

How to use this directory

  • Looking to buy? Start with brokers active in your state and industry — they're the ones with recent supply.
  • Looking to sell? Compare brokers by the industries and price points they actually work with, not the ones they advertise.
  • Doing ETA research? Filter by state to see who's moving deals in your target market.

About the data

Broker activity is computed from publicly available listings. For 172 brokers we scrape directly, we pull listings straight from their own websites. For the remaining 805 brokers, we surface them through marketplace listings (BizBuySell, BusinessBroker.net, Hunter, BizQuest, and others) where the listing attributes the original broker. "Active listings" counts unique deals seen in the last 90 days. Data refreshes daily.

Some brokers appear without a website link — we're filling those in over time. If you're a broker and spot something incorrect or want your listing removed, use the link at the bottom of the table and we'll fix it within 24 hours.

Business brokers by state

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Business brokers by industry

Agriculture & FarmingAutomotive ServicesConstruction & TradesEducation & TrainingEntertainment & RecreationFood & BeverageHealthcare & WellnessHome ServicesManufacturing & ProductionOther Business ServicesPersonal ServicesProfessional ServicesReal Estate ServicesRetail & E-commerceTechnology & SoftwareTransportation & LogisticsWholesale & Distribution

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a business broker?
A business broker is an intermediary who helps owners sell their small or mid-sized business and helps buyers find, evaluate, and negotiate acquisitions. They handle valuation, marketing, buyer screening, and deal coordination — typically for businesses priced under $5 million. Larger deals are usually handled by M&A advisors or investment bankers.
How much do business brokers charge?
Most business brokers charge a success fee of 8–12% of the sale price for small businesses (often around 10%), usually with a minimum fee of $10,000–$15,000. The fee is normally paid by the seller at closing. Larger transactions often use a tiered "Double Lehman" structure where the percentage declines as the deal size rises.
How do I choose a business broker?
Pick a broker who is genuinely active in your industry and price range — not just the one with the biggest ad budget. Ask how many businesses they have actually closed in the last 12 months, request references, and confirm they work in your market. This directory ranks brokers by listings posted in the last 90 days, so you can see who is actually moving deals before you reach out.
Should buyers work with a business broker?
Yes. Most small-business sale listings are represented by a broker, so buyers will work with them throughout the process. Brokers represent the seller, not the buyer, so it pays to build relationships with active brokers in your target market to get early access to new listings. Many serious buyers also monitor brokers’ own websites directly to catch deals before they reach the big marketplaces.
What is the difference between a business broker and an M&A advisor?
Business brokers typically handle "Main Street" businesses valued under roughly $2–5 million on a success-fee basis. M&A advisors and investment bankers handle larger lower-middle-market deals ($5M+), often charging a retainer plus a success fee and running a more structured, competitive process. The line between the two blurs in the $2–10M range.

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