Retail sector companies, the most in demand
According to data from the Reempresa Centre, 33.6% of the businesses sold through the service are from the retail sector, followed by hospitality businesses, which represent 32.2% of all successful business transfers. Companies in the services sector account for 27.1% of total transactions, followed by industry (5%) and construction (1.6%). The remaining 0.5% corresponds to businesses in the agricultural sector.
45% of entrepreneurs are unemployed
45% of individuals who have purchased a business through the Reempresa Centre of Catalonia were unemployed. Thus, this business transfer tool has become in recent years a mechanism for unemployed individuals to become self-employed by acquiring an already operating business and maintaining the jobs the company already had.
The average selling price: between €34,000 and €155,000
According to Reempresa, the average selling price of businesses is between €33,887 for retail companies, €34,640 for hospitality businesses, €49,000 for service companies, €109,300 for construction and renovation companies, and €156,500 for industrial companies.
30.5% of people who sell their business do so due to retirement
Among the main reasons for selling businesses, Reempresa highlights that retirement is the reason in 30.5% of successful cases, followed by personal reasons (12.48%), career change (12.2%), or health reasons, in 7.7% of cases.
