Australia's readiness-gated business exchange
Exit your business profitably.
Sell it, or raise capital to grow it first.
A certified SME Broker makes it buy-ready or investor-ready.
Only businesses with a Readiness Score of 80+ reach the exchange.
Example · Readiness Score
86/100
Timber furniture maker, VIC
- Broker-verified evidence
- Audited by SME Brokers
- Eligible to list on SME-SX
I own a business
Sell or raise capital
Find out how ready you are, then work with a certified broker to close the gaps.
- Free 15-question readiness check
- A broker who prepares the deal first
- List on SME-SX once you score 80+
I'm a broker or adviser
Grow your advisory practice
Get certified, use interactive tools that turn client data into branded outputs, and receive leads.
- Readiness Score and growth-plan tools
- Allocated leads and retainers
- Directory profile by specialty
I want to invest
Back vetted businesses
Browse businesses for sale and capital raises that have passed an audited 80-point readiness gate.
- Every listing scored and audited
- Monthly broker reports after funding
- Free to join
$5.4M
Capital raised
7
Businesses sold
10
Live opportunities
4
Active certified brokers
20–30%
of businesses that go to market ever sell. Most aren't ready.
The Readiness Score
Prepared deals, not just listings
Only 20–30% of businesses that go to market ever sell. Most aren't ready. Every SME-SX listing is scored out of 100 across eight categories, backed by evidence, verified by a broker and audited by our team before it goes live.
01Free assessment
15 questions, an indicative score and a gap report in your inbox.
02Engage a broker
Below 80, a certified broker works on a monthly retainer to close the gaps.
03Evidence & verify
Each answer carries evidence and is marked broker-verified or self-reported.
04Admin audit
Our team audits the score before anything goes live.
05List & report
List on SME-SX. After a raise, the broker reports to investors monthly.
SME-SX · the business exchange
Latest opportunities
Patel Physiotherapy Group
Four-clinic allied health group raising $1.2M to open three new clinics
- Raising
- $1.2M
- Revenue
- $3.4M
- EBITDA
- $620K
$311K committed · 26% of target
Harbour IT Managed Services
Contracted managed IT services business — 85 clients on three-year agreements
- Asking
- $3.2M
- Revenue
- $2.6M
- EBITDA
- $710K
Glow Skin Clinics
Dermal-therapy clinics raising $900K to open a third Brisbane location
- Raising
- $900K
- Revenue
- $1.6M
- EBITDA
- $240K
$0 committed · 0% of target
48%
of Baby Boomer owners plan to exit within five years
24%
have a succession plan
Why owners and investors use SME Brokers
48% of Baby Boomer business owners plan to exit within five years, but only 24% have a succession plan. We fix the gap between wanting out and being ready.
Score as a listing gate
Only 80+ businesses list. Buyers filter by score.
Advice and capital together
Business plan, growth plan and the raise in one place.
Oversight after funding
Monthly broker reports track spending against plan.
An exit designed in
Every listing carries a sale, takeover or IPO plan.
Find out how ready your business is.
Fifteen questions, an indicative Readiness Score and a gap report in your inbox. Free.