Business Analyst Certification Prep School
Online courses (live and recorded)Learners from around the world, about 500 a year, take its live and recorded prep courses for business analyst certification.
Ask $884K · Profit $295K · 3.0x · Empire Flippers
Good Business, High PriceOct 23
- Ask
- $884K
- Revenue
- $613K
- Profit
- $295K
- Margin
- 48%
- Multiple
- 3.0x
- Age
- 9 yrs (Aug 2017)
- Label
- Good Business, High Price
- Reason
- Trading since 2017 at a 48% margin, but 3x looks rich once the owners' 60-hour week has to be paid for.
Why it's interesting
- $295K net profit on $613K revenue (48%), trading since August 2017 with about 500 learners a year from a global market.
- A team of 12 (sales, tech, support, delivery and marketing) is willing to transition, and external trainers cover 50-60% of delivery.
- The broker newsletter says the business is pre-approved for SBA financing.
What to watch
- Work is listed at 60 hours a week, with the owners in sales and course delivery; paying for that labor cuts the profit the price is based on.
- Acquisition leans on Google search, and the page discloses a private blog network, which carries search-penalty risk.
- Revenue is mostly one-time courses (70% live, 30% recorded), and the listing warns a new owner may need IIBA certification to stay credible.
Who it fits
A certified business analyst or training operator willing to teach and sell, or able to hire for both.
Ask the seller
- What would it cost to hire a trainer and salesperson to cover the owners' 60 hours?
- How much search traffic and enrollment depends on the private blog network links?
- How have enrollments moved since 2023, and how exposed is demand to IIBA exam changes?
Growth plays
- Corporate cohort training for employers that sponsor BA certification, sold to L&D managers through LinkedIn.
- A recorded-course subscription for certified analysts who need continuing development units to recertify.
Oct 24Added to Acumen Wire