Top 10 Franchise Resale Brokers For 2026

If you’re viewing this page, you’re probably trying to figure out how to sell a franchise that you own.  Or, you’re a franchisor and you have several franchisees who are wanting to exit the franchise system and need resources for them to use to help sell their franchises.

Here’s a list of Franchise Resale Brokers that may help you as you explore your options:

#1 – Lead PPC / Lead FSO

Our approach is a bit unique.  We typically have about 100 franchise brands that we advertise on behalf of on the franchise development side of things.  And, we usually have another 10-12 brands that we are the FSO (Franchise Sales Organization) for.  More and more, we’ve been working with these brands to help with franchise resales as their preferred franchise resale broker.

For us, our approach is simple.  And, this approach comes from 15+ years of running ads online for franchisors seeking to sell franchises.  It also comes from myself selling several of my own franchises and knowing what it’s like trying to exit a franchise.

We typically recommend spending about $2,000 / mo. on Meta Ads as well as a BizBuySell listing.  Typically, that will drive enough leads to work off of to get the business sold.  With my own businesses that I sold, it typically took me 3-5 months to sell them.  That’s more time than I wanted, but I was able to get them sold.  Also, once you find the buyer, you can go ahead and turn off the ads.  So, you might only spend money on ads for 2-3 months, find the buyer, and then shut them off.

There are a lot of nuances to the landing pages, pricing, EBITDA multiple, etc. that make a difference.

#2 – BizBuySell

This one is more of a platform than anything else.  But, it’s probably the #1 platform used by franchise resale brokers.  If you list your business here, you are very likely to get inquiries from people who are interested in purchasing your franchise from you.  We use it quite a bit here internally.

#3 – National Franchise Sales

These guys have been around since 1978 and helped sell 92,000,000 worth of businesses.  They have a robust team that can handle all sizes of franchise resales as well as most transaction types (such as Distressed Business Solutions, Bankruptcy and Turnaround, and Protecting Value to minimize loss).  If you’re serious about selling your franchise, having a conversation with National Franchise Sales is worth highly recommended.

#4 – Alpine Business Brokers

Alpine Business Brokers is out of Utah (hence the name “Alpine”).   They are smaller, but you can view their active business listings online.  Most of their efforts are focused on the Utah market specifically.  If you happen to be selling a business that resides in the state of Utah, this would be a good group to look into.

#5 – First Choice Business Brokers

One thing that is cool about First Choice Business Brokers is that they have a pretty aesthetically pleasing website that shows some of the top businesses for sale right there on the homepage.

 

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