Worldwide Business Brokers

What Worldwide Business Brokers does

Founded in 2001, Worldwide Business Brokers is a privately held, founder-led network that provides business brokerage and M&A advisory services focused on Main Street and lower-middle-market businesses with revenue between $250,000 and $30 million. Its core workflows cover business valuation, sell-side and buy-side representation, confidential marketing, buyer qualification, negotiation, due diligence, financing assistance, and transaction closing. The firm serves individual and strategic buyers, private equity groups, business owners, lenders, Realtors, and aspiring business brokers.

Its service infrastructure centers on valuation methodology and transaction execution. The company uses financial recasting to identify non-critical, non-recurring, and owner-benefit items that affect discretionary earnings, and describes professional electronic data rooms with indexing, document organization, activity tracking, watermarking, permissions, and redaction. The disclosed technology stack also includes Circle.so for The Brokers Roundtable community and Kit for website subscription forms; no proprietary AI, software platform, patents, or API is disclosed.

Revenue is diversified across transaction commissions, valuation and appraisal fees, consulting and coaching, and annual training or membership subscriptions. Go-to-market is primarily direct through its broker and advisor network, supplemented by blog content, podcasts, social media, email newsletters, and the online community. Public pricing evidence is limited to a temporary 30% course discount and a $175 initial membership fee.

Name

Worldwide Business Brokers

Legal name

Worldwide Business Brokers, Inc.

Website

https://worldwidebusinessbrokers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Worldwide Business Brokers is a privately held network providing business brokerage, buy- and sell-side M&A advisory, valuation, consulting, and training to owners, buyers, brokers, Realtors, lenders, and private equity groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Brokerage and M&A Advisory Services

akta.pro primary industry

Lower Middle-Market Business Brokerage (FSAEAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sell-Side Business Brokerage (FSAEAIAC), E-commerce & Digital Business Brokerage (FSAEAIAH), Business Sale / Business Brokerage Referrals (FSAEAMAG)

Keywords

• Business brokerage services
• M&A advisory services
• Business valuation services
• Business exit consulting
• Franchise development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Business Brokerage/Commission: Commission-based fees for facilitating business sales and acquisitions. The company acts as an intermediary connecting sellers with qualified buyers, negotiating transactions, and guiding deals to closing.
2. Business Valuation/Appraisal Services: Professional business valuation services to determine market value using industry databases and financial analysis.
3. Training Courses and Membership: The Brokers Roundtable offers courses on business valuation and selling businesses, with Basic and Premium programs, plus membership subscriptions for ongoing education and support.
4. Consulting and Coaching: Business coaching, exit strategy development, and general business consulting services for business owners planning transitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Worldwide Business Brokers is a multi-national network of professional business brokers and M&A advisors that intermediates the sale and acquisition of small and lower-middle-market businesses (revenue US$250,000 to US$30 million). The firm provides business valuations using a proprietary financial recasting methodology, confidential marketing to qualified buyers, negotiation, due-diligence support, and closing facilitation. It also runs The Brokers Roundtable, an online community and training platform that sells courses and memberships to aspiring brokers, sellers, buyers, and lenders.

Product overview

Worldwide Business Brokers offers a comprehensive suite of business transaction services centered on business sales and acquisitions. The core offerings include professional business brokering services for selling businesses (with revenue focus of $250,000 to $30 million), business acquisitions support for buyers, and business valuation/appraisal services using financial recasting methodology. The company operates The Brokers Roundtable as an online community and education platform offering courses like 'Learn How to Value and Successfully Sell Businesses' for brokers and business owners. Supporting services include business coaching and consulting (covering strategic planning, financial management, digital strategy), exit strategy planning, franchise development, startup services, and financing assistance (including SBA loans). Educational content is delivered through a podcast series covering topics like business valuation, confidentiality, getting businesses sale-ready, and buyer financing. The company serves sellers, buyers, brokers, Realtors, and private equity groups through its multi-national network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Brokers Roundtable℠: An online support platform and community for business owners, business brokers, Realtors, buyers and anyone interested in valuing, buying or selling a business. Offers courses, training, and expert advice.

Products and services

• Business Sales / Brokering Professional business broker services for owners selling businesses, including business valuation, confidential marketing to qualified buyers, buyer qualification, negotiation, and transaction management to closing. Focuses on businesses with revenue of $250,000 to $30 million.
• Business Acquisitions Buy-side M&A services helping buyers identify, evaluate, and acquire businesses matching their criteria, including private equity groups and strategic buyers. Includes target identification, valuation review, due-diligence coordination, and deal structuring.
• Business Valuations / Appraisals Professional business valuation services using a proprietary financial recasting methodology to determine the most probable selling price based on discretionary earnings and market comparables. Produces financial analyses that can be used directly for SBA loan applications.
• Broker Training Course Online course titled 'Learn How to Value and Successfully Sell Businesses' teaching professionals how to value and sell businesses, with live Friday webinars. Sold as Basic and Premium subscription programs.
• Business Coaching and Consulting One-on-one and group coaching for business owners covering strategic planning, financial management, technology selection, sales and marketing, digital strategy, operational efficiency, and exit planning.
• Financing Services Assistance identifying financing sources for buyers including SBA loans, conventional and non-conventional lenders, money and mortgage brokers, and help structuring business plans for financing.
• Exit Strategy Planning Strategic planning services helping business owners develop exit strategies at least 3-5 years before sale, including valuation, seller's post-sale needs, and timing considerations.
• Franchise Development Services for businesses looking to franchise, including legal work, document development, regulatory filings, trademark registration, operating manuals, and franchise sales.
• Start Up Services Advisory services for starting businesses, including business entity formation, financing, shareholder agreements, contracts, operational policies, and franchise purchasing.
• The Brokers Roundtable Online subscription community platform for business owners, brokers, Realtors, buyers, and anyone interested in valuing, buying or selling businesses, featuring courses, webinars, coaching, expert advice, and networking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive financial analysis providing buyers with jump start on loan applications and financial plans for running acquired businesses.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered preferred and core.

• James Wilson, Wilson Law GrouppreferredImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFranchise attorney with 20+ years experience counseling franchise owners and buyers on legal aspects of buying and selling franchises.
• Greg GillcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroker in the Worldwide Business Brokers network since 2010, providing business brokerage services in the HRVA region.
• International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)coreOthersProfessional association providing CBI (Certified Business Intermediary) certification for business brokers worldwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Generational Group: Lower middle-market M&A firm with dedicated focus on private business sales, exit planning, and wealth management — a head-to-head competitor in the same deal-size band as Worldwide Business Brokers.
• Morgan & Westfield: Lower middle-market M&A advisory firm specializing in the sale of privately-held businesses, offering valuations, deal structuring, and closing services that closely match Worldwide Business Brokers' core broker practice.
• Sunbelt Business Advisors: Major business brokerage and M&A advisory franchise with a U.S. network of brokers serving the same Main Street and lower middle-market segments, offering valuation, sales, and acquisition advisory comparable to Worldwide Business Brokers.
• Transworld Business Advisors: Largest global business brokerage franchise network specializing in selling main street and lower middle-market businesses ($250K-$30M+ revenue range), directly overlapping Worldwide Business Brokers' core segment and franchise-style operating model.
• Murphy Business & Financial Corporation: Established business brokerage franchise focused on Main Street and lower middle-market transactions, providing valuation, sales, and consulting services that directly parallel Worldwide Business Brokers' offering.
• VR Business Sales / VR Mergers & Acquisitions: Long-standing business brokerage intermediary network serving SMB M&A transactions, with a comparable fee-for-service model and similar focus on privately-held businesses in the same revenue range.

Emerging players

• BizBuySell: Largest online marketplace for buying and selling small businesses in North America; an alternative channel that competes with traditional brokers by directly connecting buyers and sellers and pressuring commission economics.
• Axial: Online deal origination platform focused on the lower middle market, enabling buyers and advisors to source off-market opportunities — a digital-native adjacency that increasingly substitutes for traditional business brokerage networks.

Broad incumbents

• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank with a sizeable middle-market M&A practice; competes for the upper end of Worldwide Business Brokers' target segment and represents the institutional competitor the firm would lose to on larger deals.

Others

• International Business Brokers Association (IBBA): Industry association that issues the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) credential held by Worldwide Business Brokers' founder; not a competitor but the governing ecosystem body whose standards and membership shape the firm's competitive positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/WorldwideBusinessBrokers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/worldwide-business-brokers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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