Changing Owners is headquartered in the Tampa Bay market we serve — St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater and the surrounding counties. Full exit or partial sale, marketed confidentially to qualified buyers nationwide. You pay a commission at closing. Nothing before.
Tampa Bay is one of the strongest business markets in the country to be a seller. Florida leads the nation in new business formation — over 667,000 new business applications in a single recent year — and Tampa's own applications have roughly doubled since 2019 to more than 90,000 a year. Every one of those entrepreneurs is a future buyer of an established business like yours: proven cash flow beats a cold start.
On the buyer side, demand for quality companies is outrunning supply. Dealmaker surveys through 2026 report record numbers of deals coming to market being absorbed, buyers stretching on valuation for well-prepared businesses, and succession-driven exits accelerating as owners retire. Blue-collar services, professional services and recurring-revenue companies are drawing the most competition.
Our headquarters sits at 7024 Central Ave in St. Petersburg — which means your first conversation, your valuation, and your closing all happen with a broker who knows this market's buyers personally, not a call center three time zones away.
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. Tampa Bay is home base: our headquarters is at 7024 Central Ave, Ste 107, St. Petersburg.
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.
