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Lower Middle Market Cleaning Exit Advisor in California

Lower Middle Market Cleaning Exit Advisor in California Most cleaning company owners in the $5M to $25M band who test the market hear the same

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Sell a Commercial Cleaning Business in California: Case Study

Sell a Commercial Cleaning Business in California: Case Study Elena sold a $12 million Southern California janitorial company at 6.8x EBITDA. The band for an

A commercial cleaning business owner standing in a quiet office lobby at dawn, reflecting on the next chapter after selling the company.

Life After Selling a Commercial Cleaning Business

Life After Selling a Commercial Cleaning Business Monday morning. The wire hit on Friday. Your phone is quiet, and there are no drivers to dispatch

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Protect Employees When Selling Your Business

Protect Employees When Selling Your Business Your crews are the reason a buyer is at the table. In California, the people who strip and wax

A commercial cleaning company founder reviewing rollover equity deal terms with a private equity buyer at a conference table.

Rollover Equity for Cleaning Founders: The Second Bite

Rollover Equity for Cleaning Founders: The Second Bite You have spent twenty years building a commercial cleaning company that runs three counties and a night

A janitorial company owner reviewing worker classification documents in a data room before selling the business

AB 5 Compliance Before Selling a California Business

AB 5 Compliance Before Selling a California Business Your 1099 crews are the first thing a buyer’s labor counsel will find, and the last thing

A janitorial company founder stepping back from nightly dispatch as supervisors take over scheduling and client escalations.

Selling an Owner-Dependent Janitorial Business

Selling an Owner-Dependent Janitorial Business The trait that built your janitorial company is the trait that will price it. Founders who dispatch every night crew,

Two cleaning company financial books side by side, one residential and month-to-month, one commercial with written service agreements, illustrating how contract quality changes cleaning business valuation multiples.

Cleaning Business Valuation Multiples: Commercial vs Residential

Cleaning Business Valuation Multiples: Commercial vs Residential cleaning company with $6 million in revenue and $900,000 in owner earnings can sell for roughly 2.5x, or

A janitorial business owner reviewing labor cost and valuation figures at a desk, weighing whether to scale or sell a commercial cleaning company in California's high-wage market.

Scaling vs. Selling a California Janitorial Business

Scaling vs. Selling a California Janitorial Business California’s wage floor has moved three times in three years, from $16.00 an hour on January 1, 2024,

A California commercial cleaning company founder reviewing exit documents and financial statements at a desk overlooking a janitorial crew cleaning a Class-A office building at night.

Selling a Commercial Cleaning Business in California: Exit Guide

How California founders exit a 2M-25M janitorial company Selling a commercial cleaning business in California between $2M and $25M in revenue puts you in the

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Vinil Ramchandran