> ## Documentation Index
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# search_businesses

> Search for businesses (listings) for sale on Venturu with 30+ filters.

## search\_businesses

Search for businesses for sale on Venturu. Supports natural-language location queries, financial filters, business type filtering, and pagination.

<Info>
  This is a **read-only** tool. No authentication required.
</Info>

## Parameters

### Location

| Parameter  | Type     | Description                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `location` | `string` | Natural-language location query (e.g., "Palm Beach, FL", "Miami", "33101"). Geocoded to a bounding box automatically. Ignored if `bbox` is provided. |
| `state`    | `string` | State or region filter.                                                                                                                              |
| `bbox`     | `object` | Explicit bounding box with `sw` (lat/lng) and `ne` (lat/lng). Overrides `location`.                                                                  |

### Business Type

| Parameter         | Type       | Description                                                            |
| ----------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `businessTypeIds` | `number[]` | Filter by business type IDs. Get IDs from `list_business_categories`.  |
| `statuses`        | `string[]` | Filter by listing status (only publicly visible statuses are allowed). |
| `listedBy`        | `string[]` | Filter by who listed: `"owner"` or `"broker"`.                         |
| `saleTypes`       | `string[]` | Filter by sale type: `"ASSET_SALE"`, `"STOCK_SALE"`, or `"HYBRID"`.    |

### Financial Filters

All financial filters use flat `min`/`max` parameters:

| Parameter                                   | Type     | Description                           |
| ------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `minPrice` / `maxPrice`                     | `number` | Asking price range                    |
| `minRevenue` / `maxRevenue`                 | `number` | Annual revenue range                  |
| `minProfit` / `maxProfit`                   | `number` | Annual profit range                   |
| `minSde` / `maxSde`                         | `number` | Seller's discretionary earnings range |
| `minSdeMultiple` / `maxSdeMultiple`         | `number` | SDE multiple range                    |
| `minRevenueMultiple` / `maxRevenueMultiple` | `number` | Revenue multiple range                |
| `minDownPayment` / `maxDownPayment`         | `number` | Down payment range                    |

### Business Characteristics

| Parameter                                     | Type      | Description                                 |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `minEstablishmentAge` / `maxEstablishmentAge` | `number`  | Business age in years                       |
| `minEmployeeCount` / `maxEmployeeCount`       | `number`  | Number of employees                         |
| `minOwnerWorkedHours` / `maxOwnerWorkedHours` | `number`  | Owner's weekly working hours                |
| `propertyIncluded`                            | `boolean` | Whether real estate is included in the sale |
| `buyerFinancingAvailable`                     | `boolean` | Whether seller financing is available       |
| `sbaPrequalified`                             | `boolean` | Whether the business is SBA pre-qualified   |
| `visaQualified`                               | `boolean` | Whether the business qualifies for E-2 visa |

### Scoring

| Parameter                                     | Type      | Description                                     |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `minOpportunityScore` / `maxOpportunityScore` | `number`  | Venturu opportunity score range                 |
| `includeMissingMultiples`                     | `boolean` | Include listings that don't have multiples data |

### Pagination & Sorting

| Parameter          | Type      | Default         | Description                                                       |
| ------------------ | --------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `limit`            | `integer` | `15`            | Results per page (max 15)                                         |
| `cursor`           | `integer` | —               | Cursor for pagination (from `nextCursor` in previous response)    |
| `orderByProperty`  | `string`  | `"recommended"` | Sort by: `"recommended"`, `"relevance"`, `"price"`, or `"recent"` |
| `orderByDirection` | `string`  | `"desc"`        | Sort direction: `"asc"` or `"desc"`                               |

## Response

The tool returns:

* **Text content** — A formatted summary of matching listings with key details
* **Structured content** — Machine-readable JSON with full listing data:

```json theme={null}
{
  "listings": [
    {
      "id": 1234,
      "slug": "profitable-restaurant-miami",
      "title": "Profitable Restaurant in Miami",
      "askingPrice": 450000,
      "revenue": 1200000,
      "cashFlow": 250000,
      "location": "Miami, FL",
      "businessType": "Restaurant"
    }
  ],
  "total": 87,
  "nextCursor": 1235
}
```

## Examples

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Search by location">
    **Prompt:** "Find businesses for sale in Palm Beach, Florida"

    The tool geocodes "Palm Beach, Florida" into a bounding box and returns listings within that area.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Search with financial filters">
    **Prompt:** "Show me businesses under $200,000 with at least $500,000 in revenue"

    Parameters: `maxPrice: 200000`, `minRevenue: 500000`
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Search by industry">
    **Prompt:** "Find hotels for sale in California"

    First call `list_business_categories` to get the hotel business type ID, then pass it in `businessTypeIds`.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Paginate through results">
    **Prompt:** "Show me the next page of results"

    Pass the `nextCursor` value from the previous response as `cursor`.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>