BusinessesForSale.com is turning 30 this year, and we’ve got some big plans to celebrate the occasion.
We’ve come a long way from our humble origins as a printed directory of local businesses in Birmingham. In 2026 we serve more than a million visitors to the site every month, facilitating thousands of deals and helping entrepreneurs around the world make their next move with confidence.
All kinds of businesses have been advertised on the site, from Thwaites & Reed (the 260-year old clockmaking firm which maintains Big Ben) to Hearts of Midlothian Football Club in Scotland. We’ve helped families change their lives by buying a business, and helped ambitious entrepreneurs relocate across the world through acquisition.
A New Look for BusinessesForSale.com
So - what comes next? In May we’re going to be launching a new look for the website, which reflects our global outreach and our dedication to serving business buyers and sellers.
BusinessesForSale.com will keep all the same functionality it currently has, but with a fresh coat of paint that will make navigation smoother. It’s designed to put discovery front and centre, recognising that many buyers who come to the site end up buying a different kind of business than the one they were searching for. We hope it will also make the listing process as seamless as possible for sellers, brokers and franchisors.
The rebrand of the site will be launching in May. During the rollout period, you’ll be able to open the rebranded site in a separate window (still connecting to all accounts, enquiries and other functionality). Shortly after that, the rebranded version will replace the main domain of the site.
We hope you like it, and we’d love to hear any feedback you’ve got over on our social media pages. You can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, X and TikTok.
Launching the BusinessesForSale.com Podcast
We’re also excited to announce the launch of The BusinessesForSale.com Podcast, coinciding with the rebrand. We’ll be posting new episodes every week, in which we interview trailblazing entrepreneurs with inspiring stories to tell. They’ll provide you with practical advice about buying, selling, franchising, valuation, financing, broking…and much, much more.
If that sounds like something you’re interested in, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel where the first episode will be available on April 15th. The podcast will also be available in audio form on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Just search for ‘The BusinessesForSale.com Podcast’.
Episode one features BusinessesForSale.com Chairman Marcus Markou and CEO Andrew Markou, two brothers who founded the company and have been behind the wheel from the beginning. In it they talk about the motivation behind the rebrand, how they launched the site during the dotcom boom of the 1990s, and the trials and tribulations of turning thirty – with some birthday party stories thrown in for good measure. You’ll find a sneak peek of episode one below!
BusinessesForSale.com CEO Andrew Markou says: “As a business we’ve lived through the advent of broadband, the rise of Google and SEO, the prevalence of mobile, and now the advent of AI – which could arguably be the biggest transformation of all. The rebrand is for us to reassess how we present to the world as a thirty-year-old. In dotcom terms, thirty is a dinosaur.”
Chairman Marcus Markou agreed, describing the rebrand as a “ground-up restructuring of the site, to ensure we’re set up for the next thirty years.” He also highlighted how BusinessesForSale.com is evolving from a marketplace into a platform, putting an emphasis on discovery.
“Many people come to BusinessesForSale.com with an idea of what they want to buy and they end up buying something completely different, because they’re going on that journey of self-discovery. I think the rebrand reflects that journey.”