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How to Increase Business Value for Government Contractors

How to Increase Business Value for Government Contractors

by Greg Caruso | Mar 29, 2022 | Business Exit and Succession Planning, SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal

When these lessons are implemented by management, government contracting company’s business profits, resiliency, and business value all increase. As a business valuator and business broker who spent much of his career in the Washington, DC area I have frequently...

The Small Business Valuation Desk Reference “The Art of Business Valuation”

by Greg Caruso | Mar 22, 2022 | Business Valuation Basics, Technical Business Valuation Topics

Over the years, I have found too many business valuators try to apply methods appropriate for valuing large public companies such as Home Depot when they are valuing a local hardware store. This is like trying to value your home by looking at a downtown office...
Franchises With the Most Outstanding SBA 7(a) Business Loans & Their Default Rates

Franchises With the Most Outstanding SBA 7(a) Business Loans & Their Default Rates

by Greg Caruso | Mar 10, 2022 | SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal

See which franchises have the most SBA 7(a) loans outstanding and their default rates. In addition see which franchises have the highest Small Business Administration Loan default rates. While a particular business may fail for many reasons one of the benefits of a...
How to Obtain SBA Financing to Purchase a Business

How to Obtain SBA Financing to Purchase a Business

by Greg Caruso | Feb 22, 2022 | Business Exit and Succession Planning, SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal

A key to buying or selling a business is the ability of the buyer to obtain the money for the business acquisition.  Many business purchases or business acquisitions will be financed by a Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) loan. Here are the major steps to...
How to Increase Sales and Increase Business Value

How to Increase Sales and Increase Business Value

by Greg Caruso | Feb 14, 2022 | Increase Business Value

Improved listening will Improve Your Leadership and Sales Results Improving Business Value Roberto constantly meets with prospects and in machine gun fashion proceeds to tell them why he is the best tax accountant (you could put contractor, banker, auto shop….)...
Sample SBA 7(a) Business Valuation / SBA Business Appraisal Report

Sample SBA 7(a) Business Valuation / SBA Business Appraisal Report

by Greg Caruso | Feb 8, 2022 | SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal

Sample SBA 7(a) Business Valuation / SBA Business Appraisal Report is provided below. Our reports are completely compliant, reasonably priced, easy to order and have a quick delivery time. Business valuations that are compliant with the SBA SOP (Small Business...
Don’t Get Fooled.  Learn to Identify Seven “Easy to Miss” Errors in Business Valuation

Don’t Get Fooled. Learn to Identify Seven “Easy to Miss” Errors in Business Valuation

by Greg Caruso | Jan 30, 2022 | Business Valuation Basics, Technical Business Valuation Topics

The best a business valuator can do is issue an “Opinion” as to business value.   As such there is always the possibility of mistakes or error in business valuations. These seven, “easy to miss errors” in business valuation can cause the business valuation...
Accounting Practice Exit and Succession Planning – A Missed Opportunity?

Accounting Practice Exit and Succession Planning – A Missed Opportunity?

by Greg Caruso | Jan 20, 2022 | Business Exit and Succession Planning

Most accountants and related professional practices fail to plan for their business or practice succession or business exit. This is a tremendous missed opportunity! Fortunately for them most accounting practices perform bookkeeping, audit and/or tax work which is...
Improve Business Value – Build Your Business or Practice Like an ATM

Improve Business Value – Build Your Business or Practice Like an ATM

by Greg Caruso | Jan 6, 2022 | Business Exit and Succession Planning, Business Valuation Basics, Increase Business Value

“Daddy, I know how we get money.” Said my 3 year old son in his very deep voice. “How?” I asked. “We go to the ATM” he said. Well my son was right.  Prior to everything being cards and phones it was important to have cash and I would get my cash at an ATM at my...
Grow Your Business Value by Planning and Goal Setting

Grow Your Business Value by Planning and Goal Setting

by Greg Caruso | Dec 27, 2021 | Increase Business Value

Goal setting and planning with follow through is a proven way for professionals and business people to increase their earnings, increase their vacation time and increase their business value. We have produced a simple guide to goal stetting which includes a quick...
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