Business Broker in Arcadia, CA

Selling or Buying a Business in Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the most active small-business markets in the San Gabriel Valley. Westfield Santa Anita and Santa Anita Park anchor the north end of the city, while Baldwin Avenue, Duarte Road, and Live Oak Avenue are lined with restaurants, bakeries, tea shops, tutoring and enrichment centers, medical and dental offices, and professional services. A large Chinese-American and Asian-American business community gives the city a strong, cash-flowing restaurant and service economy.

That mix creates steady demand from buyers. Arcadia's restaurants and education businesses attract owner-operators and family investors, often from within the San Gabriel Valley and sometimes from overseas. Martin prepares each business so buyers can verify the numbers quickly, then markets it confidentially so staff and customers are not unsettled.

As your Arcadia business broker, Martin handles businesses of every type and works with owners selling companies up to 50 million dollars. He handles every engagement himself and serves Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.

Arcadia Businesses Martin Sells

Martin is not limited to one niche. He represents owners across every sector, from main street to the lower middle market.

Restaurants and Food Service

Restaurants, bakeries, dessert and tea shops along Baldwin Avenue, Duarte Road, and near Santa Anita.

Education and Tutoring Centers

Test prep, after-school, music, and enrichment centers serving Arcadia's school-focused families.

Medical and Dental Practices

Dental, optometry, acupuncture, and specialty medical offices serving the San Gabriel Valley.

Professional Services

Accounting, insurance, real estate, and immigration-related service firms.

Retail and Specialty Shops

Specialty retail, jewelry, and consumer businesses near Westfield Santa Anita and in the city's strip centers.

Beauty and Wellness

Salons, spas, and wellness studios with loyal repeat clients.

What Your Arcadia Business Is Worth

Most small and mid sized businesses are valued on Seller's Discretionary Earnings, or SDE, which is your net profit with the owner's salary, benefits, and one time or personal expenses added back. A market multiple, commonly 2x to 4x SDE for main street businesses, is adjusted for your lease, assets, growth, and how dependent the business is on you. Larger companies are valued on a multiple of EBITDA.

In Arcadia, the biggest value driver for restaurants and education centers is how well the reported numbers match reality. Buyers and SBA lenders price a business on what the tax returns and bank deposits support. Owners who can document sales, clean up cash handling, and show enrollment or customer trends get more buyers and higher offers. A long remaining lease in a busy center adds real value.

Licenses and Permits When You Sell in Arcadia

Arcadia is its own incorporated city, so a sale follows City of Arcadia requirements plus county and state steps. Handling these steps early keeps the deal on schedule.

City of Arcadia business license. The buyer applies for a new City of Arcadia business license in their own name before taking over.

Los Angeles County health permit. Food, beauty, and wellness businesses need their Los Angeles County Department of Public Health permit reissued to the new owner, usually after an inspection.

ABC alcohol license. Restaurants, bars, and markets transfer the state Alcoholic Beverage Control license through escrow, and the application is started early because ABC review can take weeks.

Education center requirements. Tutoring and after-school programs should confirm whether the buyer's program needs any state child care licensing or specific insurance, depending on ages served and the hours offered.

Lease assignment and bulk sale escrow. The landlord's consent to assign the lease is negotiated alongside a standard California bulk sale escrow with published notice to creditors.

Martin coordinates these steps with your escrow officer, your attorney, and the relevant agencies so nothing becomes a surprise at the closing table.

Example: an Arcadia after-school and tutoring center with steady year-round enrollment and about 280 thousand dollars in Seller's Discretionary Earnings was marketed confidentially during the spring enrollment season. Clean enrollment records and a transition plan for the lead teachers helped it close with SBA financing. This example is anonymized and illustrative.

Working With Martin Navarro

Martin Navarro is a Arcadia business broker and M&A advisor who handles the confidential sale and acquisition of businesses of every type, from main street through the lower middle market. He works every engagement personally.

Credentialed and accountable. California DRE salesperson license number 02372118, and a member of the California Association of Business Brokers, the International Business Brokers Association, M&A Source, and ACG Los Angeles.

Background that fits the work. U.S. Marine Corps veteran with dual California State University, Northridge degrees in Business Management and Accounting.

Aligned with you. No upfront fees. Martin is paid only when your business sells and the deal closes.

Regional coverage. Serving Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.

FAQ

Arcadia Business Broker, Common Questions

How much is my Arcadia business worth?

Most Arcadia businesses sell for roughly 2x to 3.5x Seller's Discretionary Earnings.

Restaurants with documented sales and education centers with stable enrollment tend to sell at the higher end. A valuation on your actual numbers is the only reliable answer.

What does a Arcadia business broker charge?

There are no upfront fees to work with Martin Navarro.

He is paid a success fee only when your Arcadia business sells and the deal closes.

How long does it take to sell a business in Arcadia?

Most sales take 6 to 12 months from engagement to closing.

Preparation runs 1 to 3 months, confidential marketing 3 to 6 months, and due diligence plus escrow another 60 to 90 days.

Can I sell my Arcadia business confidentially?

Yes. Martin markets your business without naming it and screens every buyer under a nondisclosure agreement before sharing details.

That protects your staff, customers, and competitors from learning of the sale before it closes.

What licenses transfer when I sell a business in Arcadia?

A sale usually involves a new City of Arcadia business license, a reissued Los Angeles County health permit for food and wellness businesses, and transfer of any ABC alcohol license.

Martin coordinates each step with your escrow and attorney.

Do you sell all types of businesses in Arcadia?

Yes. Martin handles businesses of every type, from main street shops to lower middle market companies.

That includes retail, services, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, and franchises, with deals up to 50 million dollars.

What areas around Arcadia do you cover?

Martin serves Arcadia, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Temple City, San Marino, and Pasadena.

He also covers Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County, and throughout Southern California.