About
Built for buyers and sellers who need to know what a business is really worth
BizBuyScore exists because evaluating a business for acquisition is harder than it should be - and the tools that exist are either too basic or built for private equity, not self-funded buyers.
The problem we solve
Every year, thousands of individuals explore acquiring a small business - through search funds, ETA (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition) programmes, or simply browsing broker listings. Most of them spend hours in spreadsheets trying to work out whether a deal is financially sound.
The problem is not a lack of information. Information memoranda contain plenty of numbers. The problem is synthesising those numbers - quickly, consistently, and across dozens of competing deals - into a view you can trust.
BizBuyScore does that work for you. It applies the same rigorous, multi-dimension scoring framework to every deal you evaluate, in a fraction of the time. So you can spend your energy on due diligence, not data entry.
What makes BizBuyScore different
Industry-calibrated benchmarks, not generic rules
Acquisition multiples, margin expectations, and DSCR thresholds vary enormously by industry. A 3× multiple is cheap for an accounting practice and expensive for a restaurant. BizBuyScore scores every deal against benchmarks for its specific industry - across 64 industries.
Six dimensions, not one
A single "score" built only on EBITDA multiple misses most of what matters. BizBuyScore evaluates financial quality, valuation, financing feasibility, industry risk, owner dependency, and earnings trend - each with an individual score and explanation.
Deal flags before the score
The most important output is not the score - it is the RED and AMBER flags that tell you why a deal is risky before you invest hours in due diligence. BizBuyScore puts flags first.
AI-powered extraction, built for speed
PDF information memoranda are parsed automatically. What used to take 20 minutes of manual data entry takes under a minute. You review and confirm - the tool does the reading.
Built for both sides of the transaction
BizBuyScore is used by buyers to filter out bad listings fast, and by sellers to understand how attractive their business looks before they list. The same benchmarking engine serves both - which means buyers and sellers are working from the same data.
The team
BizBuyScore was built by a small team of acquisition enthusiasts who spent years evaluating SMB deals and got tired of rebuilding the same spreadsheet for every listing.
We are a small team. We use BizBuyScore ourselves to evaluate deals. If you have feedback, a feature request, or want to talk acquisitions, we would love to hear from you.
Contact: hello@bizbuyscore.com
Our mission
We believe that rigorous business evaluation should not be the exclusive domain of investment banks and private equity. The tools that help large buyers make better decisions should be accessible to individuals buying their first business too.
BizBuyScore is our contribution to that goal: a free-to-start scoring tool built on benchmarks across multiple industries — for buyers who want to evaluate deals quickly and sellers who want to understand what buyers will see before they list.
Ready to evaluate your next deal?
3 evaluations per month. No credit card required.