What Every Business Owner Should Know About Valuing Their Business - Softcover

Stanley J. Feldman; Timothy G. Sullivan; Roger M. Winsby

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071409920 ISBN 13: 9780071409926

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2002

Synopsis

The first easy-to-follow valuation handbook for business owners of every size Accurate valuation of a business is generally complex to determine and costly to obtain.

What Every Business Owner Should Know About Valuing Their Business provides business owners with the knowledge they need to obtain and understand a valuation and ensure they receive what they're paying for.

Explanations include valuation basics, situations in which a valuation should be performed, what it should cost, and much more.

Numerous case studies illustrate valuations for a wide variety of industries, variables, and situations. Practical valuation-related issues are given in-depth yet easy-to-understand coverage, including:

• What owners should and should not do during a valuation
• Pros and cons of various methods for buying or selling a business
• Legal and accounting aspects essential to fair valuation

About this title

About the Author

Stan Feldman, Ph.D. is an associate professor of finance at Bentley College and chairman of the valuation firm bizownerHQ.

Tim Sullivan, Ph.D. is a professor of finance at Bentley College.

Roger Winsby is the president of bizownerHQ, a strategic partner of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and the preferred provider of business valuation services for its members.

From the Back Cover

Packed with money-saving advice for business owners

The First Practical Guide to Business Valuation Written for Owners

Most small business owners will at some point need a business valuation; and despite its importance to their financial future, few understand how these numbers are determined.

In What Every Business Owner Should Know about Valuing Their Business, a team of valuation experts provides a plain-English explanation of what a valuation is, the primary valuation methods, and what owners can do to make sure that they are getting the right answers--presented in realistic case studies. These cases include valuable "lessons learned" drawn from the experiences of hundreds of business owners.

This book levels the playing field for owners in dealing with potential buyers, business brokers, valuation consultants, or the IRS. When your business is your most valuable asset, it pays to be prepared!

Praise from a leading small business advocate:

"A practical primer for small business owners who want to get the most for
their business when they are ready to sell."--Jack Faris, CEO, National Federation of Independent Business

Praise from experienced entrepreneurs:

"A must read for any owner of a private business--read it sooner rather than later. This book will save you time, money, and headaches."--Daniel O'Sullivan, CEO, Excelcion, Inc.

"This readable book takes the mystery out of business valuation for owners. It will make you an expert in how to manage a valuation of your business."--Joel Kutovsky, Owner, Kahn Associates

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071409920
• ISBN 13: 9780071409926
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272