
SELLING TO AN ENTREPRENEUR WHO STAYS
You have spent decades building a team that counts on you, customers who trust your name and a reputation that means something to your community. Deciding what comes next is not simple.
With SMEVentures, a single entrepreneur buys your business, runs it full-time and is on site every Monday morning for years - someone looking to lead one business to lead for the next decade or more.
Owners across Australia and New Zealand have handed ten businesses to us, and every one is still run today by the person who bought it.
If you have been quietly thinking about what comes next, this is a conversation worth having.
COMPANIES THAT TRUSTED OUR ENTREPRENEURS with THEIR LEGACY









Owned and run by Jason with the same team since 2024.
Business as usual since Stijn bought it in 2025.
WHY OWNERS CHOOSE US
When a member of our team buys your business, they run it themselves, on the ground and day to day, the way you always have. Our first job is to learn the business from you, because nobody knows it better.
10
businesses handed over, every one still running today.
The new owner runs the business in person, not remotely.
Backed by experienced investors and board members.
A timeline that respects your own pace.
There is no need to prepare before reaching out.
No paperwork and no commitment.
Your team keeps their jobs. In most cases the day to day looks the same the morning after as it did the morning before.
With us, the entrepreneur is at the center. When you hand your business to us, one of us commits to running your business for the long-term, full-time rather than part of a portfolio.
We are beside you every step of the way, from exploratory conversation to the mechanics of the sale to the handover process. We are not a broker, and we work alongside your existing advisers rather than instead of them.
The handover happens over months, not a single day. You stay involved as long as you want to, and the entrepreneur ramps up at the right pace for your team.
We look for profitable, established, owner-managed businesses with roughly AUD $5M to $50M in revenue and roughly AUD $2M to $7M in yearly profit before interest, tax and depreciation. If that sounds like your business, we should have a conversation.
Whether you're ready to retire or simply move on to your next project, a short conversation will help us discover a potential fit.