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What You Need to Know About SBA Business Valuations

What You Need to Know About SBA Business Valuations

by Greg Caruso | Sep 29, 2021 | _SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal, Featured on SBA Page

By Gregory R. Caruso, JD, CPA, CVA  There are over 30 million small businesses in the US, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA), and upwards of 50,000 small businesses are sold each year. If you are buying a small business, an SBA business...
Five Major Cash Flows Used in Business Valuation

Five Major Cash Flows Used in Business Valuation

by Greg Caruso | Aug 30, 2021 | _Business Valuation Basics

By Gregory R. Caruso, JD, CPA, CVA Successful businesses are usually valued by estimating a future cash flow using either an income approach or a market approach. The goal is to select the best cash flow to reflect the true earnings power of the business for the size...
The Importance of Key Employees in Business Valuation

The Importance of Key Employees in Business Valuation

by Greg Caruso | Aug 18, 2021 | _Business Valuation Basics, _Increase Business Value

“Your key people are all going to retire when you sell the business?  Who the heck is going to know how to run the business?????” This is not a conversation that you want to be having as a buyer or seller.  If you are trying to buy or sell a business, you...
Two Common Mistakes Using the Income Approach in Business Valuation

Two Common Mistakes Using the Income Approach in Business Valuation

by Greg Caruso | Aug 4, 2021 | _Technical Business Valuation Topics

By Gregory R. Caruso, JD, CPA, CVA In the July/ August Issue of The Value Examiner, the publication of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA), I wrote about two common mistakes I see when valuators use the income approach with small...
How to Work With Small Company Financial Statements in Business Valuation

How to Work With Small Company Financial Statements in Business Valuation

by Greg Caruso | Jun 23, 2021 | _SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal, _Technical Business Valuation Topics

Have you ever asked yourself: how will I ever clean up this financial statement mess for a business valuation? You are not alone. Many small companies have notoriously improper financial records and error filled financial statements. This is often caused by a lack of...
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