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New Deals: A GovTech SaaS platform, niche specialty education business & summer camp, and 3 other finds
Plus, 25 ways earnings are improperly reported
Hello SMB Deal Hunters!
I’m excited to share 5 new businesses for sale worth checking out in this Market Watch issue. Each was handpicked from hundreds of fresh listings, with our quick take on why it stands out. First up…
🔥 Community Top Picks from the Last Market Watch Issue:
#1: Urgent care veterinary clinic with $1.45M in EBITDA
#2: Security guard and services company with $720K in EBITDA
#3: Dumpster rental business with $741K in EBITDA
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NEW DEALS
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1/ GovTech SaaS Platform
📍 Location: Virginia
💰 Asking Price: $2,000,000
💼 EBITDA: $740,000
📊 Revenue: $1,900,000
📅 Established: 2020
💭 My 2 Cents: Government software is one of the stickiest SaaS categories out there, and this Salesforce-native platform sits in an even stickier niche: child welfare and social services case management. The product handles financial management, case tracking, and vendor oversight for agencies running programs like Child Protective Services, TANF, SNAP, and Child Support, all while meeting federal CCWIS compliance requirements that create a meaningful barrier to entry. The numbers back up the stickiness: 0-1% churn, 30% annual growth, and multi-year enterprise contracts with government clients who renew like clockwork. What's notable is the platform is already deployed across multiple Virginia localities, which tells me there's a repeatable sales and implementation playbook ready for a buyer to take into other states. I'd want to understand the sales cycle length for new localities, whether existing contracts have exclusivity provisions, and how much implementation support each deployment requires. The 1.3x revenue multiple feels light for a growing SaaS business with near-zero churn, which could make this an attractive entry point for a buyer with a SaaS background, a Salesforce ISV, or a GovTech roll-up looking to expand into human services.
2/ Niche Specialty Education Business & Summer Camp
📍 Location: Texas
💰 Asking Price: $2,249,000
💼 EBITDA: $542,445
📊 Revenue: $1,999,687
📅 Established: 2009
💭 My 2 Cents: Parents in competitive markets like Austin will pay a premium for enrichment programs their kids actually want to attend, and this business has cracked that code. The combination of year-round specialty education with a seasonal summer camp creates two complementary revenue streams that smooth out the typical seasonality of either model alone. Hundreds of 5-star reviews in a market where parents are notoriously selective tells me this business has built genuine word-of-mouth momentum that would be difficult to replicate. The owner has intentionally kept things at a manageable scale, which means growth may be as simple as saying yes to the demand already knocking at the door rather than requiring new locations or operational overhauls. One thing to note: the owner is selling partly due to management fatigue but wants to stay on in a teaching or training role, which could be a real asset for maintaining program quality through a transition. I'd want to understand the curriculum's defensibility, instructor retention and training pipeline, and how dependent enrollment is on the owner's personal reputation versus the brand itself. For a buyer who enjoys operational involvement or has experience scaling education businesses, Austin's population growth and family-friendly demographics should provide a long runway.
3/ Multi-Trade Commercial Services Company
📍 Location: Florida
💰 Asking Price: $1,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $408,340
📊 Revenue: $6,761,476
📅 Established: 1979
💭 My 2 Cents: Multi-trade commercial contractors are notoriously difficult to scale, which makes a 45-year-old operation with three established service lines worth a closer look. This Tampa Bay business combines construction, electrical, and refrigeration/HVAC under one roof, positioning itself as a single vendor for retail and commercial clients who would otherwise juggle multiple contractors. That bundled offering creates stickiness and opens the door to larger, more complex projects that single-trade shops simply can't touch. The operational foundation looks solid: 16 long-tenured employees, a centrally located 12,600 sq ft facility, and roughly $400K in included equipment tell me this isn't a fly-by-night outfit. What's worth probing is the thin margin profile, with just 6% EBITDA on nearly $6.8M in revenue, which could signal inefficiencies in estimating, labor utilization, or job costing that a hands-on owner could tighten up. I'd want to understand the licensing structure across all three trades, whether work is primarily bid-based or recurring service contracts, and how revenue breaks down by division. The real opportunity here may be less about topline growth and more about margin expansion through better project selection and operational discipline.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Reagan went from a career in corporate tech sales to owning a 36-year-old commercial plumbing company in Dallas cash flowing $860K/year. He shares how he:
Got under LOI 41 days after his onboarding call and closed in 5 months
Only put 5% down and extended his loan from 10 to 13 years
Structured a 4-year operating agreement with the seller to solve the licensing issue people run into with plumbing businesses
4/ Building Component Manufacturing Company
📍 Location: Oregon
💰 Asking Price: $6,900,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,518,839
📊 Revenue: $8,596,202
📅 Established: 1984
💭 My 2 Cents: Building component manufacturing is the kind of niche industrial play that rewards scale, efficiency, and deep customer relationships, and this Oregon operation has spent 40 years earning its position as the go-to supplier across the Pacific Northwest. They've carved out a defensible niche with a value-engineered approach that reduces labor time and installation complexity for customers, which tells me they've built sticky relationships with builders and contractors who prioritize speed and reliability over chasing the lowest bid. The operational footprint is substantial: roughly 14,000 square feet of manufacturing space, a recently remodeled office, 30+ full-time employees, and approximately $2.6M in combined FF&E and inventory. What's interesting is the built-in growth capacity without additional capex; they currently run one shift but previously operated two, meaning they can scale output simply by extending hours. I'd want to understand how sensitive demand is to new construction cycles versus repair and remodel work, and what pricing dynamics look like when material costs fluctuate. Ultimately, with four decades of entrenchment and dormant capacity ready to deploy, this is the rare manufacturer where a new owner could meaningfully grow revenue without breaking ground on anything new.
5/ Industrial Painting Company
📍 Location: New York
💰 Asking Price: $16,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $5,932,855
📊 Revenue: $28,636,287
📅 Established: 2004
💭 My 2 Cents: With billions in federal infrastructure dollars flowing into bridge and tunnel rehabilitation, industrial painting contractors are positioned to ride a decade-long tailwind, and this New York operator is already at the front of the line. The company completes roughly 40 large municipal projects per year, including bridges, tunnels, subway stations, and water treatment facilities, all work requiring specialized certifications and the ability to navigate complex public-sector procurement. The operational depth is notable: a deep management bench of estimators, project managers, and foremen, plus a large union workforce, allows the owner to stay removed from day-to-day operations. Nearly all revenue is generated in New York, where regulatory complexity and union requirements create natural barriers, though that geographic focus also points to expansion potential in neighboring states with aging infrastructure. The deal includes over $1M in working capital and roughly $1.4M in equipment, adding tangible value. I'd want to understand pipeline visibility on upcoming public contracts, relationship dependency with specific agencies or general contractors, and bonding capacity relative to project size. At roughly 2.8x EBITDA, the asking price is surprisingly attractive for a business with institutional knowledge and government relationships that take years to build.
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RECENT PODCAST EPISODE
Most buyers never see what actually happens behind the scenes of a business acquisition.
I sat down with Alejandra, a business broker who’s facilitated over $100M in transactions, to walk through exactly what happens on the other side of the table.
Here are some of the highlights from the deep dive:
🔥 What the first 48 hours look like from the broker’s perspective when a hot listing goes up
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🔥 War stories on deals that fell apart (and what you can learn from them)
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