The Basics of Small Business Valuation
No matter what the financing event you are facing is-- buying a business, selling a business, getting a loan, or acquiring a partner-- you will need a valuation. Understanding how the value of a business is determined is also important because then you can feel...
7 Standards of Value and How They Impact Business Valuation
When we determine the value of a business because someone wants to buy, sell, finance, or for other purposes, the Standard of Value used impacts every element and the ultimate value found. Standard of Value simply defines the agreed-upon transaction terms that form...
Which Business Valuation Approach is best for my Business?
If you are buying or selling, or adding or removing a partner from a business partnership, you may know that the business needs to be valued. In very generic terms, this means creating a financial model of your business and estimating a value. Business evaluators use...
New Jersey XPX Presentation, Business Valuation in a Covid-19 World
April 24, 2021 at from 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM is the next New Jersey Exit Planning Exchange meeting. Gregory Caruso will be presenting to the New Jersey XPX Association on "Small Business Valuation in a Post Covid World" The presentation will focus on how Covid has...
NACVA’s QuickRead Book Review of “The Art of Business Valuation” by Gregory R. Caruso
Roberto Castro, JD, MST, MBA, CVA, CPVA, recently prepared a book review of The Art Of Business Valuation, Accurately Valuing a Small Business in the QuickRead publication put out by The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. His introduction: "This...
Small Business Valuation, Asset, Market, Income Approaches
There are three business valuation approaches or methods: The Asset Approaches are where the individual assets of the business are valued as if they were being sold. The Market Approaches are where comparable market sales are used to estimate a value of the company....
Evaluating Forecasts and Projections in Business Valuation
I prepared a case study of a business valuation of a general contractor with a valuation date of June 30, 2020 which is published in the Value Examiner as, “From Forecast to Value – Business Valuation During Covid-19.” A forecast provided by...
Back to Basics – Business Valuation and Covid-19
Back to Basics – COVID-19’s Impact on Micro and Small Business Valuation is a Business Valuation Article on Small and Micro Business Valuation during a time of extreme risk due to Covid-19
Size Matters – A Column on Small Business Valuation periodically in The Value Examiner.
The Value Examiner® is an independent, professional development journal dedicated to the exploration of value and its ramifications for consultants published by NACVA (National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts) I am pleased to announce that I have been...
Income Method Small Business Valuation Questions & Answers
Valuing a Small Business IS Different. After a recent seminar "Valuing Small Businesses in the Shadow of COVID-19", I took time at the end to answer some questions from the attendees. Here are some of the questions (and answers!) on using the Income Method to value...