by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Valuation
Is there pricing elasticity? What’s proprietary? What’s the company’s competitive advantage? Status of employment agreements and non-competes? Post-Acquisition: Are there cost savings after purchase? Are there significant capital expenditures...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Valuation
What is the value of your business? There are many ways to approach that question — based on complex formulas or just a good hard look at the balance sheet, but no answer based purely on numbers is going to be exactly right. Even factoring in that most popular...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Valuation
1. Build a solid management team. A business with sales of $5 million and up needs a full complement of officers and directors. Such a team might include: a COO, a CFO, a sales manager and, depending on the type business, an IT director. It is also beneficial to...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Valuation
This question can only be answered by addressing other related questions, specifically: Who’s asking and for what purpose? From the perspective of the owner, prospective buyers, the IRS, lenders and divorce & bankruptcy courts, the value of a business for purposes...
by chelly@marketingwiththeagency.com | Jun 27, 2012 | Valuation
If you are considering entering the world of franchising, an important consideration is assessing the value of the business. All of the following factors either affect or help determine valuations of typical franchise operations: 1. Franchise Agreements: Typically,...
