New Off-Market Businesses For Sale

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1/ Cruise Charter Business

📍 Location: South Florida
💼 EBITDA: $4,500,000
📊 Revenue: $20,000,000
📅 Established: 2014

💭 My 2 Cents: Cruise charters are a fragmented space full of owner-operators, which makes a $20M business with professional management and real infrastructure the exception, not the rule. Based in one of the busiest cruise and yachting hubs in the world, the company has built a sizable business acquiring customers through social media and agent partnerships, which is a smart dual-channel approach that balances direct bookings with the reach of the travel agent network. The business is fully absentee-run with a CEO in place and a team of 6 W-2 employees, and the selling owner holds just 30% equity and serves only as an occasional advisor, which tells me the leadership transition has already happened. Plus, the 22.5% EBITDA margin on $20M is healthy for a charter operation that likely carries meaningful costs in vessel maintenance, crew, fuel, and port fees. I'd want to understand who owns the vessels (the company or third parties), what the fleet maintenance and replacement capex looks like, and how exposed the business is to seasonality or weather disruptions in the South Florida market. The partial equity sale structure is worth noting: a buyer could acquire 30% (or even 15%) as a way to get into a proven operation without taking on full transition risk, which is a rare entry point into a business of this size.

2/ Granite and Marble Fabrication Business

📍 Location: North Carolina
💼 EBITDA: $1,080,000
📊 Revenue: $5,500,000
📅 Established: 1992

💭 My 2 Cents: Stone fabrication is closely tied to housing and construction cycles, but a shop that's survived 30-plus years has proven it can hold up through the downturns, not just the booms. This business runs with about 30 employees and limited owner involvement, with both partners looking to semi-retire, which points to a mature operation where institutional knowledge lives in the team rather than the founders. What's notable is the scale: $5.5M in revenue with a 20% EBITDA margin is solid for a fabrication shop, and including the real estate in the deal provides long-term cost stability and eliminates landlord risk. I'd want to understand the revenue mix between builder/developer accounts and retail homeowner projects, how much is tied to new construction versus renovations, how much of the work is quartz versus natural stone given the shift in consumer preferences towards engineered surfaces, and what the equipment condition and capex cycle looks like. For a buyer who can maintain the existing team, owning both the business and the facility in a growing Southeast market creates a defensible position that new entrants would need years and millions in capital to replicate.

3/ Event Planning and Management Business

📍 Location: South Florida
💼 EBITDA: $700,000
📊 Revenue: $7,500,000
📅 Established: 2009

💭 My 2 Cents: Pushing $7.5M in revenue with a team of just 4 people tells me this event operation has figured out how to do a lot with very little. The company has spent over 15 years building its business in one of the country's most active markets for corporate gatherings, conventions, and social events, and the owner is down to just 10 hours a week focused mainly on landing new contracts. The lean team of 3 W-2s and 1 contractor handling execution at that volume tells me the operational workflows are well systematized, and the business does have contracts in place, which provides better revenue visibility than a typical event shop running deal to deal. Growth has been driven by Google Ads and direct mail at a modest $60-65K annual spend, which points to untapped upside through digital marketing, referral programs, or partnerships with local venues and corporate clients. I'd want to understand what percentage of revenue comes from recurring retainer clients versus one-off events, how seasonal the revenue is throughout the year, and what the typical contract length and renewal rate looks like. Ultimately, South Florida's year-round event season and growing population of corporate relocations give this business a geographic tailwind that most event planners in seasonal markets simply don't have.