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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...
Listen for Better Business Valuation Results

Listen for Better Business Valuation Results

by Greg Caruso | Dec 8, 2021 | _Increase Business Value

We believe that listening is a key to better serving our clients. Improve your listening skills and improve your business valuations.  Yes, it is as simple as listening. Listening is a lost skill.  It is through listening that we can truly understand...
Quantitative Analysis vs. Qualitative Analysis in Small Business Valuation

Quantitative Analysis vs. Qualitative Analysis in Small Business Valuation

by Greg Caruso | Oct 27, 2021 | _Business Valuation Basics, _SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal

Valuing small business using financial statement evaluation and ratio analysis (quantitative analysis) can be difficult because companies do not tend to follow industry or GAAP standards. Even when cash flows are correct, other financial information may not compare...
Market Method Business Valuation Presentation for Rhode Island NACVA Chapter

Market Method Business Valuation Presentation for Rhode Island NACVA Chapter

by Greg Caruso | Oct 19, 2021 | _Business Valuation Basics, _Technical Business Valuation Topics

At 1:00 PM, October 20, 2021, Gregory Caruso is giving a two hour presentation to the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). The business valuation presentation is based on the methodology explained in...
Discounts for Lack of Marketability and Mandelbaum Factors

Discounts for Lack of Marketability and Mandelbaum Factors

by Greg Caruso | Oct 6, 2021 | _Estate and Gift Tax Business Valuation, _Technical Business Valuation Topics

by Greg Caruso, We have done a number of business valuations for clients who want to gift part or all of their business interest. These valuations require a discount for lack of marketability because they are generally considered less marketable than if that person...
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...
New Business Valuations – Landscaping, Fitness Center / Gym, Chiropractor and PT Practices

New Business Valuations – Landscaping, Fitness Center / Gym, Chiropractor and PT Practices

by Greg Caruso | Sep 22, 2021 | _Harvest/Art Business Valuations

By Gregory R. Caruso, JD, CPA, CVA  Here are some recent valuations, which have sometimes been complicated by COVID-19. We recently analyzed a gym, a landscaping company, and physical therapy and chiropractor practices. We do small business valuations for SBA...
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