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Well-Established Window Cleaning Business with Loyal Client Base
Commercial HVAC & Refrigeration Company
Full-Service Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Company
Plumbing & Drain Services Company
Precision Metal Fabrication Machine Shop
Industrial / MRO Supply Distributor, Recurring B2B Customers
The whole market
Every business for sale, coast to coast.
120,000+ businesses for sale across all 50 states, from hundreds of marketplaces and broker sites, updated every day.
Florida11,662 businesses for sale
The problem
Finding a business to buy is a full-time job. But you already have one.
There’s no single place to look. The market’s split across hundreds of broker sites and marketplaces, so you check the same tabs every morning, wade through deals that aren’t for you, and the good ones sell before you even see them.
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Ten tabs, no overlap
You check the same sites every morning and still miss the deal posted on the eleventh.
- 02
A haystack, no needle
You scroll past listing after listing that isn’t for you, hunting for the rare one that actually fits.
- 03
Run on a spreadsheet
Promising deals rot in a sheet with no reminders, no status, and no way to move forward.
Meet Clef
The whole search to buy a business,
and become the owner.
Smart matching
The right deals find you
Tell Clef the kind of business you want. It reads the entire market and brings the deals that fit you to the top. Save your search and it keeps hunting around the clock, so new matches find you first, not after they’re gone.
- Matched to your buy box
- Ranked by fit, not recency
- Or save it and let deals find you, 24/7
Ask Clef
Your AI deal analyst
Clef reads every business listing, runs the numbers, and tells you what matters: a clear read on strengths, risks, and fit in seconds instead of hours buried in PDFs.
- Instant deal breakdowns
- Red flags surfaced early
- Plain-English verdicts
Pipeline
Track every deal to close
Move every deal you’re chasing through a pipeline built for buying a business, from first interest to LOI. Your whole hunt in one place, so nothing good slips through.
- A stage for every step
- Your whole pipeline at a glance
- Nothing slips through
Buyer profile
Get taken seriously by brokers
Build a credible buyer profile once (what you’re buying, your budget, proof of funds) and share it in a single click. Stand out from tire-kickers and get to the front of the line.
- Verified proof of funds
- One-click sharing
- Brokers respond faster
No credit card required.
Chrome extension
Clef rides along, everywhere you hunt.
Browsing a listing on any broker or marketplace? Open Clef right beside it. Ask whether it fits what you’re looking for, get an honest read on the deal, and save it to your pipeline without ever leaving the page.
- Works on any broker or marketplace
- An instant read on any listing against what you’re looking for
- Save deals to your Clef pipeline in one click
Add it from your desktop, in one click.
New chatWe get it
We take buying a business as seriously as you do.
Most people on Clef are buying their first business, the biggest move they’ll ever make. We built Clef to be the calm, sharp partner behind every step, because we know what’s at stake.
First-Time BuyerCanon S.Civil engineer turned ownerI’m a civil engineer, not a deal guy. Clef matched me with a painting business I’d never have found on my own, and now I own it.
Acquisition EntrepreneurJulien M.CEO of MGIClef actually helped me find some interesting opportunities I would’ve missed otherwise. Very easy to use as well.
SearcherTrude H.CEO of TruTruIf you’re trying to find a business to buy, you should check out Clef. It’s the best way to organize your deal flow.
Independent SponsorJoey H.Owner of JJ BrandsFound a deal through Clef and connected with the broker to submit an LOI. No joke, it’s already saved me at least 10 hours this week.
Start free. Let the right deals find you.
You’re about to spend six or seven figures on a business. This is the cheapest part of it, and the one that stops you digging every morning.
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Free
The whole market, dug out by hand.
Free forever, no card required
Start freeWhat you get
- Search all 120,000+ businesses
- New deals as they list
- Your first 5 deals in full: financials, source, broker contact, Ask Clef
- Saved searches, with new matches sent to you
- Build a buyer profile
Explorer
The whole hunt, handled for you.
billed annually at $540
Start with ExplorerEverything in Free, plus
- The right deals find you, matched to your buy box
- Saved searches that hunt the market 24/7
- Access source listing and contact info
- Revenue, earnings and margins on every deal
- Ask Clef, your AI deal analyst
- AI CIM analysis
- Pipeline to track every deal through to LOI
- Shareable buyer profile with proof of funds
- Ask Clef on any broker site, with the Chrome extension
- Work with Clef right inside ChatGPT and Claude
Dealmaker
Everything after you find it.
billed annually at $1,740
Everything in Explorer, plus
- Off-market listings
- Know what it’s worth before you offer
- Get it funded, with lenders matched to your deal
- Guided from offer through to close
- Exclusive access to our vetted partner network
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Where do the deals come from?
Do I need experience to buy a business?
Is it really every business for sale?
How is Clef different from searching marketplaces one by one?
What does it cost?
Can I cancel anytime?
The right deal is listed
right now.
Someone is going to find it first. Search the whole market free, in under a minute, and make sure it’s you.
Free to start. No credit card required.