Florida Business Sellers connects owners of pet grooming salons, boarding and daycare facilities, pet stores, and mobile pet-care businesses with vetted buyers, licensed brokers, and a free, confidential valuation — no upfront fee.
A pet business broker is a licensed Florida business intermediary who represents the owner of a pet-industry business — grooming salon, boarding kennel, daycare, dog training studio, mobile grooming van, or pet retail store — through the sale process. The broker values the business using pet-industry-specific revenue models (membership/subscription income, boarding-night occupancy, grooming-chair utilization, retail sell-through), qualifies buyers, and manages confidentiality so staff, clients, and landlords do not learn of the sale until closing.
Florida’s pet industry has grown alongside the state’s population and tourism-driven pet-boarding demand, making pet-care businesses — particularly those with recurring boarding, daycare, or grooming membership revenue — an increasingly active category for buyers and multi-location roll-up operators entering the Florida market.
Florida Business Sellers lists and matches buyers across every pet-industry business model:
Covers single-chair owner-operator shops, multi-groomer salons, and mobile grooming vans. Revenue is driven by chair/bay utilization, average ticket, and rebooking rate rather than square footage. A salon with 3+ groomers, a booked-out schedule, and add-on services (nail trims, teeth cleaning, de-shedding treatments) commands a stronger multiple than a single-chair shop dependent on the owner's own labor. Mobile grooming vans are valued separately, with the vehicle, route density, and client subscription count treated as distinct value drivers from a fixed-location salon.
Includes traditional overnight boarding kennels and higher-end cage-free pet resorts. Buyers evaluate occupancy rate by season (Florida's tourism-driven boarding demand spikes around holidays and spring break), kennel/suite count, real estate or lease terms, and compliance with local kennel licensing. Facilities with climate-controlled indoor/outdoor runs and webcam or app-based owner check-in features typically outperform basic cage-and-run operations on both occupancy and price-per-night.
Structured around either day-rate or monthly-membership pricing. Membership-based daycares are valued higher because recurring revenue is more predictable and transferable to a new owner than walk-in day-rate traffic. Key attributes buyers assess: enrolled-member count, average daily headcount versus licensed capacity, staff-to-dog ratios, and any add-on training or grooming revenue layered onto the core daycare service.
Includes group obedience class operators, private in-home trainers, and board-and-train facilities where dogs stay on-site for intensive programs. Value depends heavily on whether the business's reputation and client base are tied to a certified trainer who is leaving (a transition risk buyers price in) or to a repeatable curriculum and brand that transfers independent of any one instructor. Board-and-train models also carry boarding-style facility requirements and are valued using a blended training-plus-boarding framework.
Independent pet shops and specialty food/supply retailers are valued using retail-specific metrics: inventory turnover, gross margin by category (food, supplies, live animals where applicable), foot traffic, and any e-commerce or delivery-app revenue (Instacart, DoorDash) layered on top of in-store sales. Stores with private-label or exclusive-distributor product lines typically defend margin better than those competing purely on national brands against big-box and online pricing.
Territory-based service businesses (independent operators and franchise territories alike) are valued on recurring client count, average visits per week, sitter/walker retention, and route density within the territory. Because these businesses carry minimal fixed assets, most of the purchase price is tied to the client list, booking software/CRM, and staffing pipeline rather than equipment or real estate — making transition support and non-compete terms especially important deal points.
Facilities that operate grooming, boarding, and daycare under one roof represent the highest-value category in the pet-industry segment, since they capture multiple revenue streams from the same client base and reduce customer-acquisition cost per service line. Buyers — particularly regional roll-up operators — pay a premium for combined facilities with cross-service utilization data (e.g., what percentage of boarding clients also buy grooming), since this demonstrates the multi-service model is working rather than simply co-located under separate P&Ls.
A Florida pet business is valued primarily on Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE) and a market-derived multiple. Pet-industry SDE multiples typically fall between 2.2x and 3.8x, with the highest multiples awarded to businesses that generate recurring membership revenue, offer multi-location expansion potential, or include commercial real estate as part of the transaction.
| Valuation Attribute | What Buyers Look For |
|---|---|
| Recurring Revenue Mix | Daycare and boarding memberships, grooming subscription plans, and predictable recurring income instead of one-time visits. |
| Occupancy & Utilization | Boarding kennel occupancy rates and grooming-chair or bathing-bay utilization throughout the week. |
| Client Retention | High repeat-visit rates, loyal customers, and strong average customer lifetime value. |
| Staff & Certifications | Certified groomers, trainers, veterinary technicians, and employees willing to remain after closing. |
| Lease Terms | Long lease term remaining, favorable renewal options, and proper zoning for animal-care operations. |
| Licensing Compliance | Local kennel or animal-care licenses, USDA licensing (where applicable), and all required health or retail permits. |
| Equipment & Buildout | Quality grooming stations, kennel infrastructure, HVAC and odor-control systems, play areas, and retail fixtures. |
| Online Reputation | Strong Google reviews, positive customer ratings, and high visibility on booking platforms such as Rover, Wag, and PetDesk. |
Florida Business Sellers matches pet-business sellers with qualified buyers based on business size, profitability, recurring revenue, growth potential, and long-term acquisition goals.
Regional pet-care companies acquiring independent grooming salons, boarding facilities, and daycare businesses to expand into multi-location platforms with recurring membership revenue.
Buyers with grooming, veterinary technician, or animal-care experience seeking an established business they can own and operate while maintaining customer relationships.
Institutional investors actively consolidating the pet-care sector, typically targeting businesses producing $300,000+ in annual revenue, recurring membership income, and scalable operations.
Most Florida pet businesses sell for 2.2x to 3.8x annual SDE. A grooming salon with $150,000 in SDE and no recurring membership revenue typically values near the lower end of that range, while a boarding/daycare facility with strong membership retention and 80%+ occupancy values near the top.
A broker is not legally required but materially improves outcomes. Brokers manage buyer NDAs, apply the correct industry multiple, and keep the sale confidential from clients and staff — broker-represented pet businesses in Florida close faster and at higher multiples than for-sale-by-owner transactions.
Yes. Listings publish as a blind profile with no business name or owner identity disclosed. Only buyers who sign a mutual NDA and pass financial qualification receive full details, so staff, clients, and landlords are not notified until after closing.
Local county/municipal kennel and animal-care licenses, USDA licenses (for businesses that board or handle animals commercially at qualifying volume), and health-department retail permits typically require re-application by the buyer rather than direct transfer. Our brokers coordinate license transition timing as part of the closing process.
Yes. SBA 7(a) loans can finance up to 90% of a pet-business acquisition for buyers who meet SBA criteria, provided the business has 2+ years of tax returns, positive cash flow, and clean licensing history. Our network includes SBA-preferred lenders with average approval timelines of 45–60 days.
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