Owner is permanently closing operations or selling their Metro Vancouver painting business by October 15, 2026. Owner have spent the last few years managing a separate, fast-growing industrial business in Edmonton. Managing both operations has become unsustainable, as the painting business requires regularly fly back & forth to Vancouver to oversee major projects. If a suitable buyer is not found by October 15, the corporate entity will be dissolved, the listing will be withdrawn, new project intake will cease, & the owner will focus entirely on their Edmonton operations.

The Reality of the Numbers & Recent History

To provide context, revenue over the past few years primarily reflects the owner’s limited availability rather than the business operating at its full capacity. Operations were intentionally scaled back while the owner focused on a separate business out of province. The travel required to oversee projects in Metro Vancouver also made it difficult to accept & manage additional work.

During this period, the business primarily serviced a small group of established repeat clients. The objective was to maintain those client relationships & the existing subcontractor network rather than actively pursue new work or maximize profitability.

2024: Gross revenue of $106,238 with net income of $10,023. (Actively paused/repeat clients).

2025 (Partial Operating Year): Gross revenue of $128,054 & net income of $25,319. Business resumed more active operations during the winter, focusing exclusively on selected higher-margin commercial projects that justify travel back & forth between provinces

2026 (Year to Date): Gross invoiced revenue of $479,745.41, with estimated net income of approximately $147,000. Owner continued focusing exclusively on high-margin commercial projects

Financial Verification
Qualified buyers will be provided with supporting 2026 invoices, a bank-deposit spreadsheet matching received payments to the corresponding invoices, & redacted corporate bank statements showing those deposits.

⚙️ How the Business Operates (Low Touch / Low Overhead)
No Direct Employees: There is no payroll to manage. All projects are executed by established, professional subcontractors who manage their own crews.

Owner Involvement: The business currently requires about 1 hour per week of administrative oversight from owner, plus travel to Vancouver when a major commercial project kicks off.

Ultra-Low Fixed Overhead: Total fixed overhead is just $220/month. This includes web hosting, domain management, & a shared corporate office space ($170/month) in Metro Vancouver used for hosting boardroom client consultations.

Zero Ad Budget: The business generates 5 to 20 organic leads per week without spending a dime on advertising. This is driven entirely by a flawless digital reputation: a 160+ review, 5-star Google Business Profile holding dominant first-page organic visibility in local search results.

The Current Opportunity & Bottleneck Because owner is operating remotely from Edmonton, owner does not handle face-to-face local sales consultations. Currently, subcontractors meet directly with commercial clients to quote jobs. Because they are technical painters rather than trained salespeople, the close rate is modest (averaging 1 secured contract out of 4 to 10 select commercial estimates monthly).

Despite this remote bottleneck, the business has a core database of 4–5 established, recurring commercial accounts. A local owner who can show up to meetings, reactivate residential marketing, and answer incoming lead volume could realistically return this business to its historical capacity of $700,000–$1,000,000 in revenue. No prior painting experience is required to run the operational side

️ Assets Included in the Sale
Over $25,000 in physical assets, including a brand-new Graco Ultra Max II 695 Commercial Sprayer (used once, $7,000 value), a Graco 495 Airless Sprayer ($4,500 value), a 4500 PSI pressure washer, ladders & more