How Search Filters and Bestimate Work
Understand search filters, empty results, cash flow, and Bestimate.
Search on SMB.co can include more than just businesses that are publicly for sale.
How filters affect results
Your results can change based on location, industry, status, saved filters, and any trial-search settings you have enabled.
If your results look empty, try:
- Broadening the city or state
- Removing filters that may be too narrow
- Checking whether off-market or inactive results are being hidden
What Bestimate means
Bestimate is SMB.co's data-driven estimate of a business's value.
It is a starting point for research, not a final offer price.
As more financial or operational information becomes available, the estimate can become more accurate.
What cash flow means
Cash flow is one of the signals used to help describe the business's financial picture.
If you need a precise answer, treat the value as directional and confirm the underlying details before making a decision.
If you think search is broken
Send a screenshot and tell us the exact city, industry, or filters you used so we can reproduce the issue.