Consulting Services Businesses for Sale.

Consulting businesses can be excellent acquisitions. The deals that tend to work out best share two traits: a healthy share of revenue on recurring retainers and client relationships that live with the team, not just the owner. Based on real buyer conversations on Rejigg, the firms that close fastest are the ones where consultants have managed client accounts for years and clients renew without much prompting.

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Omnichannel Media Attribution Platform

Omnichannel attribution platform with 75-80% margins, 100% recurring revenue, and pricing at half of major competitors, generating $1.2M with minimal operational overhead.
Price$6M
Revenue$1.2M
SDE$960.3K

Geotechnical Engineering Business

Geotechnical engineering firm generating $3M in annual revenue with zero debt, 90% repeat clients, and nearly half its revenue from competitors who rely on its drilling rigs and lab capacity.
Price$2.9M
Revenue$3M
SDE$815.1K

Full Service Marketing Agency

A full-service B2B marketing agency with over 40 years of client relationships, 65-70% recurring revenue, and zero paid advertising. Built entirely on referrals and word of mouth.
Price$600K
Revenue$653.8K
EBITDA$175.3K

Defense IT Solutions Provider

A 30-year Department of Defense contractor generating $4.8M in revenue with $960k in EBITDA across two active contracts, a facility security clearance, and 75 past performance citations — operated on fewer than 15 hours per week by the current owner.
Price$4M
Revenue$4.8M
EBITDA$960.8K

Midwest Integrated Marketing Agency

Full-service B2B marketing agency with over forty-five years of operating history, 85% recurring revenue, and growth to $11M with an executive team that operates independently of the owner.
Price$7M
Revenue$11M
EBITDA$869K

Software Solutions for the Advisor, Consultancy, and SMB Markets

Over 90% recurring SaaS revenue in the exit planning software space, serving a market of 15,000+ certified advisors that grows by roughly 350 new graduates per month.
Price$2M
Revenue$885.6K
EBITDA$132.7K

Business IT Support Service

HIPAA-certified managed service provider generating $15k in monthly recurring revenue from medical clients, with a hospital referral partnership delivering two to three new client opportunities per year at zero marketing cost.
Price$1.2M
Revenue$303K
EBITDA$210.5K

Federal Engineering & Technology Consulting

Federal consulting firm with nearly two decades of government contract work, proprietary software including sustainment management systems for the Department of Defense, and a debt-free balance sheet generating $3.5M in revenue.
Price$1M
Revenue$3.5M
SDE$299.4K

Lab Auditing and Data Validation Company

Over 25 years of unblemished reputation in analytical data quality review and laboratory oversight, serving government contractors, agencies, and tribal organizations, with 2025 revenue of $480k and SDE of $147k.
Price$300K
Revenue$479.9K
EBITDA$146.9K

Forensic Training & Consulting Services

One of the few U.S.-approved providers of online forensic training, serving law enforcement agencies and examiners across domestic and international markets with minimal competition.
Price$90K
Revenue$65.2K
EBITDA$29.9K

STEM Research Consulting Firm

Federally registered sponsored research office with $5M in open grant awards, a negotiated indirect cost recovery rate, and relationships across 400 colleges and universities serving STEM education and workforce development.
Price$1.6M
Revenue$1.9M
SDE$495.3K

Enterprise WordPress Digital Agency

A WordPress VIP Gold partner since 2014, this fully remote digital agency serves enterprise tech, media, and higher-ed clients with 35-40% recurring revenue and long-tenured client relationships spanning up to 10 years.
Price$2.8M
Revenue$2.5M
SDE$656.3K

Virtual Business Transformation Consultancy

A 100% virtual transformation consulting and staffing firm reached $10M in annual revenue with zero marketing spend, built entirely on referrals and repeat relationships across Fortune 500, government, and private equity clients.
Price$3.8M
Revenue$3.3M
SDE$768.3K

NYC Metro Area Furniture Business

Office furniture and commercial design firm with active GSA Schedules, 200+ manufacturer authorizations, and government procurement vehicles that cost $830k–$1.2M and a decade of compliance work to replicate.
Price$530K
Revenue$1.4M
SDE$319.5K

Environmental Remediation Consulting Services

A 10-year recurring state contract for environmental remediation, with revenue growing from $2.5M in 2023 to $5.4M in 2026 and purchase order limits recently tripled from $325k to $1M per site.
Price$5M
Revenue$5.8M
SDE$1.1M

Forensic Technology Legal Consulting

Forensic technology expert witness practice with over twenty-five years in state and federal courts, 50% margins, and constitutionally mandated demand from the largest county criminal justice system in the country.
Price$325K
Revenue$269.8K
EBITDA$135.3K

Leadership Consulting Business

Nearly nineteen years of client relationships, a tenured seven-person core team, and a 30-contractor delivery network generate $2.9M in annual revenue across leadership development, executive coaching, and behavioral assessments.
Price$3.5M
Revenue$2.9M
SDE$630K

Aerospace Structural Engineering Consultancy

Aerospace engineering consultancy specializing in structural analysis, fatigue and damage tolerance analysis, and FAA certification, with 45% EBITDA margins on $1.2M in revenue.
Price$1.8M
Revenue$1.2M
EBITDA$548K

FAA Regulations / Documentation Training Business

FAA-mandated training platform serving Part 145 repair stations with a proprietary LMS, 70% retention, zero marketing spend, and overhead under $4k per month.
Price-
Revenue$779.2K
SDE$556.9K

Elite Brand Strategy Agency

A strategy and branding agency serving major consumer brands, with services spanning market research, advertising, licensing, business incubation, and design. Generated $1.28M in revenue during 2024 with $609k peak SDE and a deep roster of repeat clients.
Price$6.5M
Revenue$1.3M
EBITDA$137.1K

Automotive Marketing Business

Automotive marketing agency delivering fractional CMO services, co-op advertising management, and full-funnel campaign execution for car dealerships, generating $4.8M in revenue.
Price$400K
Revenue$1.6M
SDE$202.3K

SaaS Analytics Platform

SaaS analytics platform serving the office technology industry with 40% year-over-year revenue growth, no direct competitors, and an API integrated with the dominant ERP system covering 98% of the market.
Price-
Revenue$1.9M
SDE$1.3M

Medical Device Quality Consultancy

FDA-focused quality and regulatory consulting firm with over ten years of operating history, revenue that grew from $3M in 2022 to $5.1M in 2025, and an emerging AI-powered audit tool with paying customers serving both startups entering the medical device market and large consumer brands expanding into regulated products.
Price$10M
Revenue$5.1M
EBITDA$776.4K

Cannabis Systems Designer and Manufacturer

Patented cannabis and hemp harvesting and drying equipment provider with 14 patents, nearly doubling revenue from $1.1M to $2M between 2023 and 2025.
Price$1M
Revenue$2M
SDE$280K

Cannabis Compliance Consulting and SaaS Platform

International consulting and SaaS business serving the cannabis and psilocybin industries, with 95% annual client renewal on retainer-based revenue and SDE reaching $230k in 2025.
Price$800K
Revenue$569.3K
SDE$230K
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Due diligence

What to Look For

Practical guidance from hundreds of real acquisition conversations.

Client Concentration

Worth understanding what percentage of revenue comes from the top three clients. If one client represents more than 25% of revenue, that's something you'd want to get comfortable with and model out before making an offer. On the flip side, firms with five or more clients each under 15% of revenue give you real resilience during the ownership transition.

Retainer vs. Project Revenue

This is one of the most exciting things to dig into. Ask the seller to break out how much revenue comes from recurring monthly or annual retainers versus one-time project work. Retainer revenue is worth significantly more because it's predictable. A firm doing $500K/year where 60% is retainer-based gives you a very different cash flow profile than one doing the same revenue on pure project work.

Client Relationship Depth

Find out who actually talks to clients week to week. If every major client relationship runs through the owner, that means more transition work for you and some client risk you'll want to get comfortable with before closing. Ask to see the org chart, client assignments, and whether any consultants have been with the firm for five or more years. Long-tenured consultants who own client relationships are a great signal that revenue will hold through the transition.

Backlog and Pipeline Visibility

Ask for a list of signed work orders or contracts and a pipeline report showing upcoming project starts. A firm that can show you two quarters of confirmed backlog gives you real confidence in year-one cash flow under new ownership. If the pipeline is more conversational than contractual, that's worth factoring into how you think about risk and pricing.

Valuation

What Should You Expect to Pay?

2-4x

SDE

Owner-operated, project-heavy revenue

4-8x

EBITDA

Management team in place, strong retainer base

Where a consulting firm lands in that range tends to come down to how much revenue is recurring and how independently the team can run without the owner in the room.

What drives a premium

Majority of revenue from signed monthly or annual retainer agreements

Senior consultants with five-plus years of tenure managing client relationships independently

Revenue spread across ten or more clients with no single client above 20%

Documented proprietary methodology, frameworks, or tools that define the firm's specialty

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Consulting Services Business Acquisition

Three things tend to matter most: recurring retainer revenue, client relationships spread across the team rather than concentrated with the owner, and consultant tenure. Ask for a breakdown of retainer versus project revenue, a list of clients with their tenure and assigned consultant, and any signed contracts or backlog. Browse consulting businesses for sale on Rejigg to see how these firms are positioned by sellers.
Most consulting businesses sell for 2 to 8 times their annual profit. Owner-operated firms with mostly project work tend to sell in the 2 to 4x range, while firms with a management team and strong recurring retainer revenue can reach 4 to 8x. Run your financing through the SBA loan calculator to see what monthly payments might look like at different price points.
Start with the revenue breakdown: ask what percentage is recurring retainer versus one-time project work. Then look at client concentration, consultant tenure, and whether clients have renewal history. Request the last three years of financials and a current client list with revenue by account. The questions worth spending the most time on are who owns each client relationship and how those relationships would hold up through a transition.
Some good ones to start with: What percentage of revenue is on retainer versus project work? Who manages each major client relationship? Have any clients been informed of the potential sale? What is the average client tenure? Are there signed contracts or statements of work in place for the next 6 months? What would it take for the top three clients to leave? These questions help you understand the real shape of the business before you're too far into the process.
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Earn-outs are common in consulting acquisitions for good reason. A typical structure ties 15 to 30% of the purchase price to client retention and revenue targets over the first 12 to 24 months after close. This keeps incentives aligned for both sides. It's also worth planning for a transition period where the seller introduces you to clients and stays involved on key accounts, typically 6 to 12 months.
It's worth paying attention to for a couple of reasons. Documented methodologies make it easier to train new consultants and maintain quality after you take over. Proprietary tools or software that clients rely on create switching costs that naturally reduce churn risk. Ask whether the firm's approach is documented in writing, whether clients have been trained on any proprietary tools, and whether those tools are owned by the business or dependent on external vendors.