Bastrop, TX Business Broker for Owners and Buyers
Owners come to us to value, sell or step away from their companies, and buyers come to us for established businesses and franchises worth the price. Across Bastrop, Elgin and Smithville, we measure each deal by what it pays back over the years: steady earnings, workable terms and a transition that holds on to customers.
- Nothing to pay up front to list
- Free, confidential valuations
- We get paid when sellers get paid
- Registered buyers hear about new listings first
Serving Business Owners Across Bastrop County
We represent sellers and buyers in Bastrop and the surrounding area, including Elgin, Smithville, Cedar Creek, Camp Swift, Wyldwood and Circle D-KC Estates. Listings can also reach buyers searching from the wider Austin region, which puts local companies in front of more qualified people.
- Bastrop
- Camp Swift
- Circle D-KC Estates
- Wyldwood
- Smithville
- Cedar Creek
- Elgin
Because meetings run by phone, by video or at our office, distance is rarely an issue. Ask us about your location when you call.
Brokerage Services for Owners and Buyers
Two jobs fill most of our calendar: selling companies for their owners and finding companies for buyers to acquire. Both rest on a business valuation built from your actual tax returns and financial statements. Around that core we handle exit planning, partner buyouts and succession, franchise resales, mergers and acquisitions, and business and property sales where the building transfers along with the operation. Buyers who need a loan get acquisition financing guidance so the debt is sized to cash flow rather than to the asking price.
Sell a Business
List your business confidentially, priced from documented earnings and shown first to registered, pre-screened buyers.
Business Valuation
A free, confidential estimate of what your business is worth, built from recast financials, asset condition and how long its earnings are likely to hold up.
Buy a Business
We help buyers check cash flow, lease terms and equipment life before making an offer, and registered buyers see new listings first.
Exit Planning
Find out what your business is worth today, which gaps cost you the most at sale, and how much time each fix needs to pay off.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Confidential help merging with, selling to or buying another private company, with deal terms weighed for what they pay out after closing.
Franchise Resales
We sell and buy existing franchise units, pricing each one on its remaining agreement term, transfer costs and required upgrades as well as its cash flow.
Business and Property Sales
For owners whose company holds its building or land: we price each asset separately and compare an outright sale with a lease to the buyer.
Acquisition Financing Guidance
Help structuring the money behind a business purchase, comparing bank, SBA and seller financing by what each costs you across the full term.
Partner Buyouts and Succession
Pricing, deal structure and payment terms for buying out a partner or handing a company to family or key staff, set up so the business can carry them.
Why Owners and Buyers Work With Us
A sale price is one number on one day. We look at what a deal does to the seller's net and the buyer's cash flow for the years after closing.
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Our fee comes only from a closed sale
Our commission is earned at closing and nowhere else, so our hours go to deals that can actually close. Putting your company on the market with us costs nothing beforehand. There is no retainer to sign, and no extra charges get tucked into the paperwork later.
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Valuations built from earnings, not hope
We recast your profit and loss statements into seller's discretionary earnings, document each add-back, and test the multiple against how durable those earnings are. A number a lender and a buyer's accountant can verify holds up through due diligence instead of falling apart in week three.
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Confidential marketing
Your listing circulates as a blind profile with no name or address attached. Financial details are released only to buyers who have signed a nondisclosure agreement and documented their funds, which keeps rumors away from staff, vendors and customers.
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Structure weighed against price
A higher offer with a large seller note and a long earnout can net you less than a lower all-cash offer. We lay out each offer's after-tax proceeds, timing and risk side by side so you choose on what you keep.
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Buyers see new listings first
New listings go to registered buyers first. Registration is free, takes one phone call, and we match you to businesses that fit your experience, budget and financing.
What Drives a Company's Value and Your Take-Home
A buyer is paying for the cash a business will produce later, and marks the price down for anything that makes that cash less certain. So two firms with matching revenue can fetch very different prices. Every valuation we do looks at the drivers below.
A free, confidential valuation begins with a phone call and a look at your latest tax returns and financial statements. You receive a written value range with our reasoning, at no charge.
- How solid the earnings are
- Tidy, consistent records with documented add-backs earn a better multiple. Cash revenue left off the tax return is income a buyer can neither confirm nor borrow against.
- Reliance on the owner
- When customers ask for the owner personally and no one else can manage the schedule, buyers see risk. A capable manager and procedures on paper push value higher.
- Revenue tied to a few customers
- When a single client brings in a big slice of sales, offers drop, since losing that account after closing reshapes the buyer's whole return.
- Lease and property
- Remaining lease years, renewal rights and the landlord's willingness to assign all shape financing. If you own the building, a combined business and property sale can bring more buyers to the table.
- Age and care of equipment
- Buyers account for when things need replacing. A decade-old fleet of trucks or a worn kitchen line comes off the offer, and documented service records help hold value.
- How the deal is built
- Selling assets or stock, how the price is allocated, any seller financing and how long the non-compete runs all change what you keep after taxes.
The Path From First Call to Closing Day
Nearly every sale runs through the same stages. Seeing them in advance keeps due diligence free of surprises.
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Private first talk
By phone, by video or at our office, you walk us through the business and what you want. None of it goes to anyone else.
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Value and get ready
We recast your financials, set an asking price you can defend and point out problems to solve before buyers raise them, like a lease near its end or add-backs without records.
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Unnamed listing to screened buyers
Registered buyers get the listing first, and broader marketing comes after. No buyer receives the confidential information package without signing a nondisclosure agreement and proving funds.
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Offers and the letter of intent
We weigh each offer's price, cash at closing, financing and terms, then negotiate a letter of intent that lays out the deal's framework.
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Diligence through closing
Working with your attorney and accountant, we handle document requests, lender and SBA conditions, the lease assignment and the transition plan until closing.
Common Questions From Owners and Buyers
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How much is my business worth?
Most small companies sell for a multiple of seller's discretionary earnings, raised or lowered for risks such as reliance on the owner, a few large customers or lease terms. Companies heavy in assets may also be weighed against their equipment and inventory. Our valuations are free and confidential, so you can see a written range before you decide anything.
How much does listing my business cost?
Nothing until closing. There is no retainer and no unexpected charge along the way. Our commission is taken from the sale, so we get paid when you do, and only when the deal closes.
How is the sale kept private?
Our ads describe only the industry, size and general region. A buyer signs a confidentiality agreement and verifies funding before learning the company name or seeing the books. Staff and customers learn of the sale when you decide to tell them.
How do I sign up as a buyer?
Give us a call. We will ask about your background, the industries you are after, the cash you have and how you would finance a purchase. There is no charge to register, and registered buyers get new listings first, so you see good fits before wider marketing starts.
How are business purchases usually paid for?
A typical acquisition mixes the buyer's down payment, an SBA-backed loan and a note from the seller. Lenders check carefully that the business's cash flow comfortably covers the loan payments. Our acquisition financing guidance helps you match the loan to the earnings before you put in an offer.
How long does selling a business take?
That varies with the industry, the price, the state of the records and the buyer's financing. Getting ready before you list and having full documents in due diligence do the most to speed it up. Once we see your financials, we give you a realistic timeline.
Do I sell the building along with the business?
Selling it can lift total proceeds and make financing easier for the buyer. Holding it and leasing to the buyer on a long term can bring you steady income for years. We model both so you can weigh the lump sum against years of rent.
A Brokerage That Looks Past Closing Day
Business Broker Bastrop represents owners of small and mid-sized private companies who are ready to sell, retire or hand off the reins, along with entrepreneurs and investors shopping for an established business or franchise. We meet at our office or by phone and video, so sensitive conversations stay away from your employees and customers.
Our method fits in a few lines. We price on earnings a lender can verify, we rank offers by what the seller actually keeps after taxes and terms, and we point buyers toward companies whose cash flow can service the debt and still pay them a living. Deals put together that way tend to close, and they tend to keep working afterward.
Get on the Buyer List or Learn What Your Business Is Worth
Registered buyers hear about new listings first, and owners can get a free, confidential valuation with no obligation. One phone conversation starts either one.