Advice for M&A/Account buying - commercial cleaning company

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January 13, 2025

by a searcher from Gettysburg College in La Jolla Shores Beach, San Diego, CA 92037, USA

Hi all,

I started and bootstrapped a commercial cleaning company (Big League Clean) alongside a business partner (Both former corporate sales) in June of###-###-#### We have grown it to $42,000 MRR and expanded to San Diego, CA on top of our first market, Denver, CO.

We have been looking into M&A and/or purchasing accounts/books of business from other companies as a form of growth.

My question is for anyone that has completed both a book of business purchase (Whole or partial) and an acquisition in the cleaning industry. What were the largest pros and cons for each based off of your experience?

Open to hearing viewpoints from other commercial service based business owners as well.

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from Dominican University in Tampa, FL, USA
Hi Matthew, owner of a $60k MRR commercial cleaning company here. On that slow march to a 1MM ARR. I also have been looking at this option and have found in our market it's probably best to just cold call on owners to see if they're interested in selling some/all of their book of business. We should chat sometime!
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from Villanova University in San Diego, CA, USA
I can't answer your question, but I happen to have a good buddy who has a commercial cleaning business in SD. He is at ~$35k of MRR. It's on auto-pilot with seasoned accounts and takes him 5-10 hours a week to manage. I know he has been thinking about selling it to simplify his life and fully invest in other ventures. If you are interested in buying, I can make an introduction.
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