Melbourne edition · Last checked 29 October 2026

Our two cents · Business brokers

Absolute Business Brokers

Pick 8 of 9 in business brokers, Melbourne · Office in Mulgrave VIC (Lexia Place); second office in Sydney

Our two cents

Best suited to small businesses in the south-east.

Absolute Business Brokers is a Mulgrave brokerage licensed since 2012, with a second office in Sydney, that sells cafes, restaurants, takeaways, franchises, beauty and health businesses, workshops and small manufacturers. Google shows 4.7 from 340 reviews. Featured listings start under $60,000, and it offers a free, no-obligation appraisal. It suits owners of smaller businesses in Melbourne's south-east who want an established local office. The caveat is that fees are not published and its award-winning claim names no award.

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  • No commission or marketing fees are published.
  • The site calls it an internationally renowned, award-winning brokerage but names no award.
  • None of its brokers appear in the AIBB directory.
  • The website shows no ABN or licence number.
  • Not verified: Fees and commission, Award claims, Number of businesses sold, Agency agreement terms.

Where these facts come from.

Large independent Google review base and a licence confirmed on the register, but the website publishes no fees, ABN or licence number, and its award claim names no award.

Research basis: desk research, checked 29 October 2026. No service was purchased or tested, and no first-hand experience is claimed.

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