How You Get Paid

Business brokers are paid a success fee, or commission, for successfully selling a business. Brokers may also earn fees for performing business valuations and consulting.

Commissions - Business Brokers charge 10% for businesses valued at less than $1,000,000.

A Double Lehman commission is for Multi-Million dollar businesses and is calculated as follows:

  • 10% for the first $1 Million
  • 8% for the second $1 Million
  • 6% for the third $1 Million
  • 4% for the fourth $1 Million
  • 2% for everything after that

For example, if you broker a $3,000,000 business, your commission would be $240,000.

Retainers – Generally expected on larger deals. We typically charge $2,500 paid at the time of the engagement.

Consulting – This can be just about anything. You can get paid to facilitate mergers, improve financial performance, or restructure debt.


Claim your spot now.

Contact the Bristol Group and begin exploring the exciting profession of a business broker.

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How it works.

The Bristol Group will train you how to obtain clients, prepare business valuations, identify and qualify potential buyers, negotiate offers, manage due diligence, and drive a deal to the closing.

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How you get paid.

Business brokers are paid a success fee, or commission, for successfully selling a business. Brokers may also earn fees for performing business valuations and consulting.

What we provide.

As an Affiliate of the Bristol you will receive all of the legal documentation, marketing materials, and administrative tools to manage your own business brokerage firm in your local market.

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What you need to know.

To become an affiliate of the Bristol Group you will need to agree to the terms and conditions of the Affiliate Agreement.

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How big is your market.

Each Bristol Group Affiliate operates in their local market to serve local business owners. Our national presence and network of affiliate brokers gives you an enormous advantage and leads to greater commissions.

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Ready to get started?

We invite you to participate in our Discovery Day held once a month. Use the form to request additional information and one of our brokers will contact you. Or call Trevin Rasmussen at (208) 230-0191.