Sell-side representation
Sell your business with expert guidance and local reach.
Your dedicated local advisor runs the sale. Our screened buyer network creates the competition. Your business sells in months — not years.
No listing agreement. No pressure. Just your number.
6%
Success fee — half a traditional broker's 12%
~6 mo
Average listing-to-close for $1M+ businesses
Local first
We market to Kern County operators before going national
$0
Upfront cost. We're paid only when your deal funds
Why owners choose Freedom Business Group
A process built around your exit
Multiple competitive offers
We build a screened buyer list from Kern County operators and national acquirers, then run a structured process that forces real offers — not tire-kickers.
Half the commission
A flat 6% success fee at close. No retainers, no monthly invoices, no listing charges. We eat what we kill.
Sell in months, not years
Local buyers close faster — they know the market, can tour in person, and finance through lenders we already work with.
Know where you stand
Start with a free, no-commitment valuation backed by real local comps. You get your number before you decide anything.
Buyer network
Buyers qualified to take what you built and run with it
We pre-screen every buyer for funds, fit, and intent before they ever see your name. Here's who competes for your business.
Local owner-operators
Buyers already in Kern County who can take over day-to-day and keep your team intact.
Strategic acquirers
Regional competitors and roll-ups looking to add territory, accounts, or capacity.
Private capital
Search funds, family offices, and small PE shops sourcing profitable Main Street deals.
Individual buyers
Relocating professionals and funded buyers seeking an established, cash-flowing business.
From listing to close
An advisor you can lean on, end to end
Your dedicated M&A advisor runs the whole process — not a call center, not a junior. You text them directly, any time.
STEP 01
Price to attract the right buyers
Your advisor sets a strategic price backed by real local comps — high enough to maximize value, grounded enough to draw serious offers.
STEP 02
Compare offers, choose your buyer
We walk through every offer on price, certainty, transition, and legacy so you pick the right fit — not just the biggest number.
STEP 03
Negotiate and close with confidence
Your advisor runs diligence, financing, and closing coordination end to end, keeping the deal moving to the wire.
The deal room
A listing that tells your story and justifies your value
A great business deserves more than a paragraph of text. Every engagement includes a data-backed deal package built to make buyers pay up.
- Recast financials with normalized add-backs
- Confidential blind profile + NDA-gated deal room
- Local comp set and buyer-fit scoring
- CIM / deal memo that justifies your asking price
- Staged disclosure so employees and competitors stay out
Recent local transactions
Managed IT & Cybersecurity Provider
Bakersfield, CA · est. 2011
Listed $2.45M · cash flow $690K
HVAC & Refrigeration Service Company
Delano, CA · est. 2004
Listed $1.85M · cash flow $545K
Neighborhood Coffee Roaster, 3 Locations
Shafter, CA · est. 2016
Listed $780K · cash flow $245K
Illustrative inventory. Active deals available under NDA.
Typical timeline
From first call to funded
- Week 1Valuation & strategy call
- Week 2–3Financial recast + CIM build
- Week 4Confidential launch to buyer network
- Week 5–10Showings, offers, LOI negotiation
- Week 10–16Diligence, financing, closing
Curious what buyers would pay today?
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