Marketing / Growth Businesses for Sale in California.

Whether you're looking at agencies, analytics platforms, CRM services, or sales tools, the businesses worth pursuing are the ones where clients have been on monthly retainers for years and an account team handles everything without the founder in the room.

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Social Media Influencer Marketing Agency

Influencer marketing agency generated $10M in revenue and $2.2M EBITDA through project work, proprietary technology, organic relationships, and no dedicated sales staff.
Price-
Revenue$10M
EBITDA$2.2M

Secure Enterprise Cloud Platform

Document management software platform generates 100% recurring subscription revenue with 82% margins and zero customer acquisition cost through channel sales.
Price$150K
Revenue$135.2K
SDE$117.1K

AI-Powered Career Navigation Platform

Career navigation software company serves colleges through multiyear license contracts, maintaining 85% retention and less than 5% churn.
Price-
Revenue$1.2M
EBITDA($5.8K)

AI-Driven Ecommerce Content Optimization

E-commerce search software company with 80% recurring revenue, $2M projected revenue, $900k projected EBITDA, 130% annual growth, and mostly automated operations.
Price-
Revenue$871.4K
SDE$128.5K

Beauty Brand Distributor / Retailer

Skincare and haircare distributor delivers approximately 80% gross margins through online retail, with exclusive domestic distribution rights and international product demand.
Price$200K
Revenue$200K
EBITDA$40K

Art Sales SaaS / Marketplace

Retail Technology business for sale in California.
Price-
Revenue$800K
EBITDA$100K

Design Agency for Nonprofit Organizations

Branding and design agency serving nonprofits, schools, and public organizations, with revenue growing 24% to $606k and repeat project demand.
Price$1M
Revenue$606.6K
SDE$68.9K

Digital & Social Marketing Agency

Digital marketing agency serves music and entertainment clients with stable profits from an established customer base.
Price-
Revenue$981.6K
EBITDA$200K

Full Service Print Solutions

Print brokerage with 38% gross margins, recurring business orders, embedded ordering software, favorable vendor credit, and an experienced sales function.
Price$750K
Revenue$1.9M
SDE$96.9K

AI-Driven Digital Marketing Agency

Digital advertising agency generates $364k in revenue and $187k in earnings, with 100% monthly recurring revenue and 31% margins.
Price$750K
Revenue$353.3K
SDE$155.6K

Salesforce CRM Disaster Recovery Software Platform

Enterprise data software company generates more than $4M in recurring subscription and license revenue, plus project income from implementation and consulting.
Price$20M
Revenue$4M
SDE$673K

Custom Print Design Studio

Print and graphic design shop generates $184k in revenue and $106k in earnings, with 57% margins across print, apparel, photography, and branding.
Price$300K
Revenue$184K
SDE$105.8K

Medical Sales Rep Marketplace

Medical sales staffing marketplace generating $1.8M revenue after nearly fourfold two-year growth, with recurring placement transactions and upfront matching fees.
Price-
Revenue$1.8M
SDE$209.7K

Web Design & Digital Marketing Agency

Web design agency gets 72% of recent revenue from repeat clients, with no customer above 10% and recurring hosting, maintenance, marketing, and support income.
Price$255K
Revenue$284K
SDE$85.9K

Media / Entertainment Management Business

Music & Audio Production business for sale in California.
Price-
Revenue$7M
SDE$2M

SaaS Company for B2B Marketing Data

B2B prospecting software platform reached $1M annualized recurring revenue within five months and generated $200k SDE.
Price$10M
Revenue$1M
SDE$200K

Commercial Real Estate Marketing SaaS Company

Commercial real estate software platform earns recurring subscription revenue, runs on a lean contractor model, and has an AI rebuild 75% complete.
Price$599K
Revenue$567.2K
SDE$244.3K

Digital Growth Consulting Agency

Digital creative agency generates over $1M revenue with EBITDA margins above 60%, low fixed costs, and contract, project, and retainer income.
Price$3M
Revenue$1.1M
SDE$626.8K
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What to know

What to know about buying a marketing / growth business in California

The largest listing counts are in professional services, retail, manufacturing, construction and software. Los Angeles, the Bay Area and San Diego carry most of the market, with the Inland Empire and Sacramento behind them. Contractors need a license from the Contractors State License Board, and the qualifier on that license must stay or be replaced at closing. California has a corporate income tax and an annual franchise tax on LLCs and corporations, and labor rules on classification, overtime and paid leave differ from other states. SBA 7(a) lending is active through many banks, with district offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento and Fresno.

Marketing / Growth listings in California on Rejigg include digital marketing agencies, advertising firms, market research, and brand management companies. Buyers of these businesses look at retainer revenue, a client roster, and specialized teams. Plan for client concentration, founder-led sales, and platform dependence.

Closed deals

Rejigg deals closed in California

Across 42 closed deals on Rejigg, the median time from first pitch to close is 177.5 days.

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Due diligence

What to Look For

Practical guidance from hundreds of real acquisition conversations.

Recurring Revenue and Retainer Clients

  • Ask for a breakdown of monthly retainer and subscription revenue versus one-time project fees.
  • The key question: what percentage of this year's revenue came from clients who were also paying last year?
  • Multi-year retainer clients who renew without being chased are worth considerably more than project revenue of the same dollar amount.
  • Look for contracts with defined renewal terms rather than month-to-month arrangements where clients can leave quickly.

Team Independence from the Founder

  • Ask who manages each major client account today and whether that person handles renewals, strategy, and deliverables on their own.
  • Account managers who run client relationships without the founder mean the business transfers with far less disruption than one where the founder is in every room.
  • Find out whether those people plan to stay after the sale, and ask what their compensation looks like relative to what you'd expect to pay them.
  • A useful test: ask the seller to name the last three client renewals and who drove each one.

Client Concentration

  • A business where one client represents 40 percent of revenue carries very different risk than one where no client exceeds 12 percent.
  • Ask for the full client list with revenue, tenure, and which team member manages each account.
  • Long tenure with a concentrated client is better than short tenure, especially when the relationship runs through the account team rather than the founder.
  • Spread matters more than total revenue size when evaluating stability.

Proprietary Technology or Data

  • Analytics firms with proprietary data, CRM companies with their own software, and sales tools with deep integrations carry value beyond billable hours.
  • Ask what the business owns outright and how it contributes to client retention.
  • Proprietary tools make clients stickier because switching requires rebuilding something they've come to rely on — that's a meaningful retention driver.
  • Understand who built the technology and whether that person is still with the company.

Documented Processes and Repeatable Systems

  • Ask to see how a typical client moves through the business from onboarding through monthly reporting.
  • Agencies that run the same reliable process every time are much easier to step into than those where quality depends on the founder's judgment.
  • Documented workflows that cover onboarding through monthly reporting let you evaluate the business quickly and give you confidence things won't fall apart when the founder steps back.
  • Buyers who've looked at a lot of agencies describe finding real documentation as genuinely rare.

Valuation

What Should You Expect to Pay?

3x-5x

SDE

Owner-managed, project-heavy, few retainer clients

5x-10x

EBITDA

Retainer-based revenue, independent account team, proprietary tools or data

The spread across this category is driven by how much revenue is recurring and retainer-based, whether the team manages client relationships without the founder, and whether the business has built proprietary technology or data that clients can't easily find elsewhere.

What drives a premium

Monthly retainer and subscription clients with documented multi-year tenure and low churn

Account managers or strategists who run client relationships independently of the founder

Revenue spread across many clients with no single account representing more than 15% of income

Proprietary technology, data, or platform partnerships that add defensibility beyond billable hours

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Clarify what is for sale, who runs the business, and what the owner wants from a transition.

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Turn interest into a clear next step

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Marketing / Growth Businesses in California

How do I contact the owner of a business I found on Rejigg?
Create a free Rejigg account; owners, and the brokers who run some sales, only hear from buyers through the platform. Open the listing to see the full profile: city, team size, financials, what is for sale, and the reason for selling. Sign Rejigg's standard Fee & Confidentiality Agreement for that business; it is the same form for every deal. Verify your phone, then send your pitch from the listing. Replies, meetings, and documents all run through Rejigg.
Can I email Rejigg to get introduced to an owner?
No. Rejigg does not forward emails to owners or brokers, so a note to support@ or hello@ with a listing link will not reach them. Create a free account, open the listing, sign the agreement for that business, verify your phone, and send your pitch; that reaches them in a few minutes.
How does buying a business on Rejigg work?
Create a free account, set your criteria, and browse off-market businesses sourced directly by our team. When you find a match, reach out to the owner through the platform, Rejigg handles NDAs, scheduling, and document sharing so you can focus on the deal.
How much does it cost to buy a business?
Prices vary widely; most small businesses on Rejigg sell for $500K to $10M. Beyond purchase price, budget for diligence costs (attorney and accountant fees, typically $10K-$50K) and working capital reserves. Getting started on Rejigg is free.
What financing options are available?
The most common path is an SBA 7(a) loan, covering up to 90% of the purchase price with 10-year terms. Seller financing is also common, where the seller carries a note for 10-30% of the price. Our SBA loan calculator helps you estimate monthly payments.
How is Rejigg different from a broker or marketplace?
Brokers represent the owner and typically charge the owner 5–10% of the sale price. Marketplaces list whatever gets posted. Rejigg vets every listing, sources many of them directly through our own owner outreach, connects you directly with owners when they sell directly, and gives you tools to manage the process from first contact through closing.
What is due diligence and what does it involve?
Due diligence is the verification process after you and the owner agree on terms (usually in a Letter of Intent). Budget 30-60 days and $10K-$30K for professional help. A Quality of Earnings report is increasingly common for SBA-financed deals.
Can I buy a business with no money down?
Rarely. Most acquisitions require 10-20% down, whether through SBA financing, seller financing, or cash. Some creative structures can reduce the cash needed upfront, but sellers generally want to see you have skin in the game.