Business Valuation For Dummies^?

by Lisa Holton; Jim Bates

• ISBN13: 9780470523384
• ISBN10: 0470523387
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Business Valuation For Dummies is filled with expert guidance that business owners, managers at all levels, investors, and students can use when determining the value of a business. It contains a solid framework for valuation, including advice on analyzing historical performance, evaluating assets and income value, understanding a company's financial statements, estimating the cost of capital, business valuation models, and how to apply those models to different types of businesses.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

What Business Valuation Means.

The Value of Understanding Business Valuation

What Triggers a Business Valuation?

Understanding the Tangibles and Intangibles of Business Valuation

Approaches and Methods - Basic Theories of the Valuation Process

The Challenge of Valuation in a Knowledge Economy

Getting Familiar with Valuation Tools, Principles, and Resources.

Getting Familiar with a Typical Valuation Report

Meeting the Supporting Players in the Valuation Process

Understanding Financial Statements

Using Rule-of-Thumb Valuations for Mom-and-Pop Businesses

If You're Selling a Business . . . .

Making Sure You're Ready to Sell

Deciding What to Do about the Family Company

Due Diligence on the Sell Side

Case Study: Valuation on the Sell Side

If You're Buying a Business . . . .

How Do You Know Whether You're Ready to Buy?

Moving from Valuation to Negotiation

Due Diligence on the Buy Side

Forensic Accounting and the Due Diligence Process

Case Study: Valuation on the Buy Side

Don't Try This at Home! Turning Things Over to the Valuation Experts.

Divorce

Estate Planning and Gifting

Attracting Outside Investors to Your Startup

The Part of Tens.

Ten Reasons to Consider a Prenup

Ten Questions to Answer Before Considering a Partnership Agreement

Ten Things to Consider Before Transforming Your Company Into an ESOP

Glossary.

Index.

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