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New Deals: An oncology staffing company, marine services company, and 3 other finds
Plus, how to compete against deep-pocket PE buyers
Hello SMB Deal Hunters!
I’m excited to share 5 new businesses for sale worth checking out. First up…
🔥 Community Top Picks from the Last Issue:
#1: Air duct and HVAC cleaning business with $506K in EBITDA
#2: Four auto paint and body shops with $550K in EBITDA
#3: Electronic security systems provider with $744K in EBITDA
Today's issue is sponsored by SMB Diligence, the platform I helped start for matching business buyers with vetted legal counsel and Quality of Earnings providers.
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NEW DEALS
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1/ Oncology Staffing Company
📍 Location: N/A
💰 Asking Price: $3,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $788,000
📊 Revenue: $7,500,000
📅 Established: 1993
💭 My 2 Cents: The healthcare staffing market has been a high-growth sector for years, with specialties like oncology seeing accelerating demand as cancer incidences rise with an aging population. This company stands out because it not only provides oncology professionals to hospitals and treatment centers, but also to federal agencies across the country. They leverage a hybrid W2 and 1099 staffing model to meet both direct and Vendor Management System (VMS) contracts, with 46 active clients in 2025 and no single client exceeding 15% of revenue. I like how their federal placements (VA, DoD, and correctional facilities) create stable, recurring demand, while their private-sector contracts offer meaningful upside. They also recently developed a proprietary applicant tracking system (ATS) that could potentially be licensed to other agencies for additional income, though I’d need to understand what differentiates it from existing products. Before moving forward, I’d want to review the standard terms and durations of their contracts, their unit economics by specialty and client type, compliance and credentialing requirements, and working capital intensity, given that clinicians are paid weekly or bi-weekly while health systems and federal agencies may pay net 45 to 90. I’d also assess whether fill rates consistently exceed 40 to 50% and time-to-fill is reasonable, how recruiter productivity and scalability hold up without major hiring, and the potential for expansion into adjacent high-demand specialties such as radiology and critical care. Niche staffing firms like this rarely hit the market, so if you’re interested, move quickly.
2/ Landscaping and Hardscaping Company
📍 Location: New Jersey
💰 Asking Price: $2,950,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,100,003
📊 Revenue: $3,118,440
📅 Established: 1989
💭 My 2 Cents: Landscaping companies are in high demand because they offer recurring weekly or monthly services that generate steady cash flow. This New Jersey-based company has evolved from a small residential lawn maintenance provider into a full-service landscaping and hardscaping firm with over 530 commercial and residential accounts. The addition of hardscaping work provides meaningful upside, driving growth through high-ticket, one-off projects. I like their strong margins, year-round service mix that includes snow removal, and flexible staffing model combining 20 full-time personnel with seasonal workers and specialized subcontractors as needed. Customer concentration doesn’t appear to be a concern given their hundreds of active accounts, while low client turnover suggests an excellent reputation and operational strength. I’d want to dig into their revenue split between commercial and residential accounts, level of recurring revenue from maintenance contracts, customer acquisition channels, the nature and condition of the $300K in equipment and fleet, what scheduling/CRM/billing software they use, and how disciplined and data-driven their pricing is (many family-owned operators underprice legacy clients or fail to charge adequately for scope changes). Ultimately, labor-intensive, locally delivered services like this are unlikely to be replaced by software or automation anytime soon.
3/ Marine Services Company
📍 Location: Maryland
💰 Asking Price: $3,200,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,000,000
📊 Revenue: $4,200,000
📅 Established: 2010
💭 My 2 Cents: Annapolis sits at the heart of the mid-Atlantic boating community, home to one of the highest per-capita concentrations of recreational vessels in the U.S. This established marine services company has been providing a comprehensive range of traditional offerings, from yacht refit and rigging to fiberglass repair and plumbing, alongside a fast-growing marine electronics installation division (radar, satellite communications, GPS, and fish finder systems) for 15 years. This blend of steady service work and high-margin electronics installations provides both recurring revenue and strong upgrade potential, especially as demand surges for tech-enabled vessels. I also like their loyal repeat customer base, fully equipped facility capable of handling large sailboats and yachts, and the $500K in inventory included in the sale. I’d be curious to see their revenue split by service line and customer type, how much of their work is essential maintenance versus discretionary upgrades, how seasonality impacts cash flow (given the finite Chesapeake Bay boating season), and what their backlog and forward bookings look like. The average U.S. recreational vessel age exceeds 20 years, which should continue to drive steady demand for repair and refit services.
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4/ Commercial Flooring Contractor
📍 Location: Kansas
💰 Asking Price: $7,500,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,926,534
📊 Revenue: $17,559,465
📅 Established: 20+ Years Ago
💭 My 2 Cents: In a world where most subcontractors fight for every bid, this Kansas flooring contractor gets invited back year after year by the same clients who’ve trusted them for over two decades. The company specializes in carpet, tile, resilient surfaces, and polished concrete installations for corporate offices, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and public buildings. I like this diverse clientele because it provides stability across economic cycles (when commercial office work slows, public and healthcare projects often hold steady or grow). They’ve built deep relationships with general contractors, architects, and end users, with repeat clients representing more than 70% of annual revenue (a level of loyalty that’s rare in construction services). Their $9M signed backlog offers months of profitability and visibility during a transition, and their experienced management team (remaining post-sale) provides continuity and institutional knowledge. I also like their hybrid labor model, leveraging union subcontracted crews when needed for access to a large, flexible labor pool. Because they likely front labor and materials well before payment, I’d want to review their supplier terms, credit lines, and timing of receivables or retainage to gauge working-capital needs. With revenue and EBITDA already trending ahead of 2024, this is a well-positioned, relationship-driven business with a strong foundation for an incoming owner.
5/ Environmental Remediation Company
📍 Location: New York
💰 Asking Price: $6,100,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,800,000
📊 Revenue: $11,100,000
📅 Established: 2012
💭 My 2 Cents: This environmental remediation and demolition firm has delivered over a decade of consistent growth, handling everything from asbestos and lead abatement, mold remediation, and demolition to fireproofing and light general contracting. With their Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification, they enjoy a valuable competitive edge in securing public contracts and large institutional work. Their impressive revenue and cash flow is further supported by $18M in contracted backlog and strong bonding and insurance capacity, with their blue chip client roster including marquee projects such as the United Nations and JFK Airport. Other real pluses are their very experienced management team and the $800K in equipment and inventory included in the asking price. I’d need to look into their typical bidding process for new work and how competitive it is given their MBE status, their breakdown between private and public clients, if they have any long-term remediation or maintenance contracts, what certifications and safety metrics (TRIR, EMR) they maintain, how they manage risk and compliance across multiple high-profile public works sites, and what opportunities might exist for expansion into New Jersey or upstate New York.
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