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Part 1 – Ultimate Guide Of How To Value Your Company: Strategic Value
Jean was ready to get out. She had run this company for 10 years, and it felt like time to hand it over to someone with fresh ideas. Her business, a software company, had a productivity product that was selling well into companies doing large...
February 12, 2019
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Podcast: How Businesses Can Drive Value During Ownership Transition with Shina Culberson
There will come a time for business owners to start to entertain the idea of ownership transition. In one way or another, they will have to transfer their businesses to the hands of other owners, carrying over not only the business itself but the employees...
February 6, 2019
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What Is The Magic Of EBITDA?
If you’re running a business, you know about EBITDA. If the term seems mystical, the Corporate Finance Institute defines EBITDA as “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization and is a metric used to evaluate a company’s operating performance. It can be seen as a...
January 30, 2019
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Same Facts, Different Answers: How to Get the Best Company Value
When I was just starting my career in business valuation, I attended an education class with about 200 other valuation professionals. We were given a case study – Same Facts – and we all came up with a different valuation conclusion – Different Answers. The...
January 22, 2019
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How To Get Funding – Making Your Business More Attractive
There comes a time in the life of every business when discussions begin about adding debt or capital to the company. How do you make sure your business is attractive to financial institutions and investors? There are many different strategies and methods for getting your...
January 10, 2019
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How To Determine The Value Of A Small Business
If you were interested in getting a valuation for your company 5 years ago, your best choice would be to hire a recommended valuation company. That company would ask for the detailed documentation and spend lots of time over the next few months talking with...
December 28, 2018
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Business Exit Strategies – How to Sell Your Business
An Innovative Forecast: Is Your Company Investor-Ready?John was thinking about retirement. His small, profitable company employed a half dozen people, and it seemed they were all in his office today – asking questions, complaining, or just making conversation. Time to figure out what the business...
November 27, 2018
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Valuing a Cannabis Business: Regulations and Assessment
Valuing a cannabis business is one of the most difficult appraisals performed today. We gathered experts for a round-table discussion on the industry and what they see going forward. In Part 2 of our series on Valuing a Cannabis Business, we talk more about the...
November 26, 2018
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Valuing a Cannabis Business
Appraising a cannabis business is one of the most thought-provoking valuations that are currently being performed. We pulled together experts in this area for a round-table discussion on this industry and what we see in the future. Our panel is made up of Quist Valuation...
November 1, 2018