Crowne Atlantic Business Brokers

Crowne Atlantic Business Brokers Crowne Atlantic Business Brokers is a full-service business brokerage that helps people buy and sell businesses in the Orlando and Central Florida area.

Crowne Atlantic Business Brokers was founded in 2004 for the main purpose of facilitating the sale of companies and businesses in Orlando, Central Florida, and the State of Florida. While the company was founded in 2004, the founders that put the company together were seasoned business brokers and commercial real estate brokers. Today Crowne Atlantic is a family-owned business that works to sell businesses in the Greater Orlando community as well as throughout the state of Florida. We have sold hundreds of businesses across the state and have worked on businesses in almost every major industry imaginable in Florida. Just to name a few industries: manufacturing, medical, wholesale, distribution, retail, service, restaurants, franchises, chains, and professional businesses. We also work with businesses that are sold with and without property. The value of these businesses could be as much as $20M or as little as $100,000. Crowne Atlantic Properties is a Licensed Real Estate Broker which, in accordance with Florida law, is a requirement to practice as a business intermediary and broker. However, unlike the majority of standard real estate brokers in the Orlando and Florida area, Crowne Atlantic has a sole focus on helping people buy and sell companies. As a company we wanted to focus on this one process and do it better than anyone else in our community. We, as a company, never intended to be a jack-of-all-trades real estate company but instead wanted to focus on one area and do it well. Our intent is to offer a service in our industry that is unmatched by our competitors with our knowledge, experience and performance.

09/18/2026

I turned down a listing I really wanted to take.

I liked the owners. I liked the business. And I still came back to the office telling myself: you cannot take this one, as much as you'd like to.

The facility wasn't presentable. It needed real investment, and the owners knew it. There was trash on the property, broken equipment, and the building was in disrepair.

Their minimum job size was also too low. They worried that raising it would cost them customers. My view was that it would cost them a few customers but make the company much more profitable.

Any one of these is manageable. Together, they give a buyer too many objections. And a buyer's objections rarely stay objections. They become a lower offer, tougher terms, or no offer at all.

So instead of signing them, I gave them a list of specific, actionable things to fix first.

Saying no was hard. But taking a business to market before it's ready isn't a favor to the owner. Buyers see it at its weakest, and you don't get a second first impression.

If you're thinking about selling in the next few years, two things are worth doing now:

→ Walk your property the way a buyer would look at your business, and maybe bring a friend or a spouse to make comments. What would they notice in the first five minutes?

→ Look at your smallest jobs. Are worth your time and the time of your business, or are you holding onto them out of fear of losing the customer?

I talked through this story and more with Sean M. Lyden on Systematic Selling. Thank you for having me.

Full episode: https://substack.com//note/p-211058472

Advisors and brokers: When was the last time you told a client "not yet"?

09/16/2026

Here's something that surprises a lot of owners: a profitable business can still be hard to sell at the price the owner expects.

It isn't that the business lacks value. It's what happens after closing. A new owner usually has to invest to fix and improve things, and during that stretch the business dips before it climbs again. On top of that they're carrying loan payments, and often not paying themselves for a while, even though they're working full days.

In one case we looked at, the needed investment was a $250,000 minimum. After that and the debt, what was left looked like a $200,000, and that was the optimistic read.

The lesson isn't discouraging. It's that the work you do before selling is the work the buyer doesn't have to price in. Start early and you keep more of it.

Full conversation at the link: https://substack.com/home/post/p-211050368

Power changes hands. ⚡30+ year high- and medium-voltage electrical contractor with an estimated SDE of over $2 MM in 202...
09/15/2026

Power changes hands. ⚡

30+ year high- and medium-voltage electrical contractor with an estimated SDE of over $2 MM in 2026. Located in Orlando, FL. Commercial, industrial, and public-sector work.

Specialty licensing and crew capability that's hard to replicate. Strong fit for a strategic acquirer or an experienced operator.
Financials available under NDA.

📞 407-478-4101
📧 [email protected]

09/14/2026

A durable framework for anyone trying to build a established team: character, compensation, culture.

Character never shows up on a résumé. You get at it by asking about circumstances rather than credentials. A coworker crossed a line — what did you do? A customer had to hear something they wouldn't like — how did you handle it? What someone did when the moment was awkward tells you far more than where they used to work.

Compensation does not have to be the highest base pay in the county. It has to be clear. A good employee should be able to read the plan once and know precisely how to earn more. If it requires a second explanation, the problem is the plan.

Culture is the one that compounds. A shop people genuinely want to work at doesn't merely retain good people. It attracts them, which turns hiring from an ordeal into a phone call.

Full conversation at the link: https://substack.com/home/post/p-211050368

09/10/2026

When you sell your business, the number matters. But most owners we work with ask a second question just as fast: what happens to my people?
That's a fair thing to care about, and it's not just loyalty. The team is what produces the value the buyer is paying for. Both sides want them to stay.
The moment that decides it is usually the introduction. A buyer who walks in honestly — "I'm here to learn how to make this work better for you" — gets a very different reception than one who walks in with a plan.
Full conversation at the link: https://substack.com/home/post/p-211050368

08/24/2026

For Sale!! Contact us today at crowneatlantic.com or (407) 478-4101 to see how we can sell your business.

08/05/2026

Just Sold!! Contact us today at crowneatlantic.com (407) 478-4101 to see how we can sell your business.

07/14/2026

Orlando Cleaning Service for sale! Contact us at crowneatlantic.com or (407) 478-4101 to see how we can help you sell your business.

Address

620 N Wymore Road Ste 260
Maitland, FL
32751

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+14074784101

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