Considering Buying or Selling a Small Business? 15 Stats You Need to Know

"The market for buying and selling small businesses is gathering momentum." – Fox News http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/10/23/get-started-market-for-buying-selling-businesses-surges.html

146 Days: The median time to sell a business, down 14.6 percent from the 171 days in Q2 of 2016.

11.2%: Increase in Q2 2017 gross of $507,865 versus Q2 2016.

8.9%: Increase in Q2 2017 average selling price of $237,000, versus $216,000 in Q2 2016.

5%: Decrease in Q3 2017 average selling price of $225,000, versus $237,000 in Q2 2017.

24%: Increase in Q3 2017 closed transactions at 2,589, versus Q3 2016.

6.9%: Increase in year-to-year Q3 2017 median cash flow for small businesses versus Q3 2016.

14.6%: Decrease in days to sell a business in Q3 2017 to 146 days versus 171 in Q3 2016.

15.7%: Increase in the median asking price of sold businesses in Q3 2017 at $250,000 versus Q3 of 2016.

23%: Increase in retail business sale transactions in Q3 2017 versus Q3 2016.

26%: Increase in service industry business sale transactions in Q3 2017 versus Q3 2016.

7.1%: Decrease in the median revenue of retail businesses sold in Q3 2017 at $573,921 versus $533,179 in Q3 2016..

22.2%: Increase in the median revenue of restaurant industry businesses sold in Q3 2017 versus Q3 2016..

12.5%: Decrease in the median sale prices of retail businesses during Q3 2017 versus Q3 2016.

9.1%: Increase in the median sale prices of restaurant sector businesses during Q3 2017 versus Q3 2016.

26%: Increase in business sales and buying transactions in the service industry in Q3 2017 versus Q3 2016.