THE CASE FOR KNOWING THE VALUE OF YOUR
BUSINESS
When your business is on the line, no matter what the situation, to
negotiate from a position of strength and protect your interests,
you must REALLY know the value of your business and be able to support
your numbers.
Did you check what your business is worth lately?
You regularly monitor the value of your stock portfolio, stock-quotes
and dividend yields are readily available, and hopefully they are
all appreciating. Since your business is likely one of your most
valuable assets, regular professional evaluation is your most objective
means of monitoring your wealth. To orchestrate its growth according
to your goals and protect it from declining, you should monitor
its value regularly.
Do you plan to sell your business in the near future?
You do not want to discover that you sold your business for $100,000
or $1,000,0000 less than it is worth! Or if you are acquiring a
business you need to know the objectively calculated, and professionally
supportable value of your acquisition.
Is there potential change in your relationships?
In case of litigations, partnership break-up or a divorce settlement,
it is too easy to cut yourself short if you don’t have expert
witnesses to support your case.
REASONS FOR FORMAL APPRAISALS
- Sale of the business
- Purchase of a business
- Buy/Sell Agreements
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Minority Shareholder Buyouts
- Shareholder Disputes
- Partnership Dissolution
- Succession Planning
- Estate and Gift Taxes
- Liquidation or Reorganization
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans
- Charitable Contributions
- Strategic Planning
- Bankruptcy and Foreclosure
- Litigations
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Divorce
- Tracing of Assets
- Economic Loss
- Intellectual Property
- Lost Profits
- Business Damages
- Fairness Opinions
- Fraud
- Misappropriation of Funds
- Financial Recovery
- Assets Appreciation
- Expert Testimony in court
For a discussion of some of these reasons, please click
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