★ Australia's trusted marketplace for retiring business owners

Find a business with real history.

Browse businesses from retiring owners — proven models, real customers, real revenue.

🎉 Founding Member Offer

First 50 sellers get 12 months free listing

Free to get started. List your business and connect with buyers who understand what you've built.

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🔒 Your details are kept completely private until you're ready.

420K
Boomer-owned
businesses in AU
800+
Australians
retire daily
$500B
Annual revenue
at stake
Purpose-built for retiring owners
Interested, motivated buyers
Free to list
Expert handover support
100% Australian platform

From listing to retirement in four steps

We've simplified the selling process so you can focus on what comes next.

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Create Your Listing

Tell us about your business — the years, the story, the numbers. We make it simple and dignified.

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Buyers Find You

Qualified buyers searching specifically for retirement handovers find your listing and make enquiries.

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Connect & Negotiate

We connect you with serious buyers. We can also refer specialist accountants, lawyers and brokers.

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Enjoy Retirement

Complete the sale knowing you found the right buyer for the business you spent years building.

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Businesses ready for their next chapter

Every business here is listed by an owner ready to retire and hand over to the right person.

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Built for owners like you

Generic business platforms treat your life's work like a used car listing. We don't.

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Retirement-focused buyers

Our buyers are specifically looking for businesses from retiring owners — they respect the legacy.

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Confidential process

Your listing is managed with discretion. Staff and customers don't know until you're ready.

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Free to get started

List your business at no cost. We only charge when we've proven our value to you.

70%
of retirement businesses fail to sell without the right platform
156K
Australians retire every year
40%
of small businesses owned by baby boomers
$0
to list your business and receive enquiries

Owners who found their exit

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"After 26 years running my bakery, I was terrified no one would see the value. Sell & Retire found a buyer who genuinely cared about continuing the legacy."

Margaret T.Melbourne, VIC — Bakery owner, 26 years
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"The other platforms made me feel like just another listing number. Here, they understood this was my retirement — my financial future and legacy both mattered."

Brian K.Sydney, NSW — Plumbing business, 21 years
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"I sold within four months. The buyer kept all my staff on and has grown the business. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome."

Diane & Robert M.Brisbane, QLD — Garden centre, 18 years

Ready to find your buyer?

List your business today — it's free to get started, and founding members get 12 months free.

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