From our Jacksonville Beach office, Changing Owners serves sellers across Northeast Florida — Jacksonville, the Beaches, St. Augustine and the surrounding counties. Full exit or partial sale, marketed confidentially to qualified buyers nationwide. You pay a commission at closing. Nothing before.
Northeast Florida is a seller's market hiding in plain sight. Florida leads the nation in new business formation — over 667,000 new business applications in a single recent year — and Jacksonville's port-and-logistics economy, growing population, and deep trades workforce make established local companies especially attractive to both relocating buyers and strategic acquirers.
Buyer demand for quality companies is outrunning supply. Dealmaker surveys through 2026 report record deal flow being absorbed, buyers stretching on valuation for well-prepared businesses, and succession-driven exits accelerating as owners retire. Logistics and distribution, contractors, and recurring-revenue service companies are drawing the most competition — all Jacksonville strengths.
Our office at 920 8th Ave S in Jacksonville Beach means your valuation conversation happens with a broker who knows the First Coast — and whose buyer database reaches far beyond it.
The businesses drawing the strongest buyer interest in this market right now — if yours is on this list, buyer demand is working in your favor.
No — Changing Owners is licensed nationwide with offices in Florida and California, and buyers come from everywhere. Our Northeast Florida office is at 920 8th Ave S, Suite D, Jacksonville Beach.
No. Changing Owners works on straight commission, paid only when your sale closes. Valuation, marketing, buyer screening and negotiation all happen before we earn a dollar.
Your business is marketed without ever being named — a blind teaser describes the opportunity, not the company. Every interested party signs an NDA before learning even the name of the business, and your employees, customers and competitors hear nothing until you have chosen the buyer.
Businesses sell for a multiple of their earnings, and the multiple depends on your industry. A free Broker Opinion of Value gives you your range, grounded in real sales of comparable businesses — start at changingowners.com/start-your-valuation.
Most well-prepared listings take several months from going to market to closing, with the buyer's financing and due diligence being the longest phase. Preparation — clean financials, a complete data room, SBA pre-approval — is the biggest factor sellers control.
