Valuation is more than a guess. Valuation establishes the monetary worth of a company for transaction
pricing. My work prepares you for selling the company, raising capital, structuring debt, or valuing yourself, your employees,
or your consultants. You avoid selling for too little or asking too much, which reduces business risk, and prepares you for
a smooth exit and owner succession. Plus, business valuations provide you with the information you need to make good decisions.
My valuations are unique to each client. You will be getting a valuation that reflects your
company, not some one-size fits none plug-in-the numbers valuation that you cannot use. Unless you know how the valuation
was arrived at, you have a worthless valuation. I use three of the several valuation methods depending on the type, age, and
complexity of the business. The valuation includes all assets, real-estate, intellectual
property, customer base, cash flow, and profitability.
Selling your business or raising
capital adds an outside variable: how much it is worth to someone else. That value may be higher or lower than my valuation,
but you know the range and know when to accept or walk away from the deal.
You
will receive a comprehensive valuation that uses at least two valuation approaches. The valuation will include all assets,
including real-estate, intellectual property, and cash flow. You will receive a comprehensive valuation report that ranges
from 12 to 24 pages. It will discuss your business in a way that strengthens your bargaining position.
Of course the value of anything is what a willing buyer and a willing
seller can agree upon. If you don’t know the value of your business, then you might as well be a begger with your
hand outstretched.
