# Transworld Business Advisors

One of the largest brokerage franchises.

One of the largest business-brokerage franchises, with hundreds of US offices (452 franchised locations per its 2025 franchise disclosure) and a listings site spanning main-street and lower-middle-market businesses; the company cites more than 10,000 businesses sold since 1979.

- Category: Listing Marketplaces
- Pricing model: Free
- Where it fits: Source & Screen Deals
- Website: https://www.tworld.com

## At a Glance

Work it the same way as Sunbelt: pick the offices that cover your market, meet the brokers, and judge each on responsiveness with your first real inquiry.

## What It Costs

Free for buyers: commissions are seller-paid, reported around 10% under $1M and sliding lower on larger deals (tworld.com and franchise-disclosure summaries, July 2026).

## Best For

A second broker-network channel alongside Sunbelt, useful for coverage since office strength differs city by city between the two networks

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: National scale with hundreds of local offices and a searchable aggregated listings site
- Pro: Franchise disclosure data makes its size verifiable rather than self-claimed
- Pro: No buyer-side cost on listed businesses
- Con: Franchise structure means broker quality varies office to office
- Con: Seller representation shapes every listing package you receive
- Con: Public buyer reviews are mixed, consistent with a large distributed network

## What Searchers Say

A top-tier brokerage network by size with verifiable franchise counts. Community sentiment mirrors Sunbelt's: outcomes track the individual broker, and the network name mostly signals inventory access rather than process quality.

## Compared With

- Which broker network should anchor your local sourcing? (https://searchspheresource.com/resources/compare/sunbelt-vs-transworld.md)

## Sources

- https://www.tworld.com
- https://www.franchisedirect.com/directory/transworldbusinessadvisors/ufoc/5468/

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Last checked: 2026-07-12

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