By far the biggest part of the purchase price of a small family business is goodwill. So it is vitally important to a buyer to have knowledge and understanding of just what goodwill is and how to place a value on it.
This is the final in a series of five articles on valuing goodwill and [...]

August 28th, 2009 | Tags: assessing risk, business valuations, buying a business, buying in a recession, checking out a business, components of goodwill, definition of goodwill, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to value a business, local factors in buying a business, small business risk, the sellers personality, tips on buying a business, valuing franchises, valuing goodwill in a small business | Category: articles | Leave a comment

By far the biggest part of the purchase price of a small family business is goodwill. So it is vitally important to a buyer to have knowledge and understanding of just what goodwill is and how to place a value on it.
This is the fourth in a series of articles on valuing goodwill and discusses [...]

August 25th, 2009 | Tags: availability of finance, bargaining position, business valuations, buying a business, checking out a business, components of goodwill, definition of goodwill, demand and supply, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to value a business, the owner is desperate to sell, tips on buying a business, valuing franchises, valuing goodwill in a small business, valuing specialized businesses | Category: articles | Leave a comment

By far the biggest part of the purchase price of a small family business is goodwill. So it is vitally important to a buyer to have knowledge and understanding of just what goodwill is and how to place a value on it.
This is the third in a series of articles on valuing goodwill and discusses [...]

August 23rd, 2009 | Tags: assessing risk, business valuations, buying a business, buying a job, checking out a business, components of goodwill, definition of goodwill, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, future expected profits, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to value a business, industry risk levels, price revenue multiple, rules of thumb, sellers discretionary earnings, small business risk, tips on buying a business, valuing franchises, valuing goodwill in a small business | Category: articles | Leave a comment

By far the biggest part of the purchase price of a small family business is goodwill. So it is vitally important to a buyer to have knowledge and understanding of just what goodwill is and how to place a value on it.
This is the second in a series of articles on valuing goodwill and explains [...]

August 20th, 2009 | Tags: business valuations, buying a business, buying a job, checking out a business, components of goodwill, definition of goodwill, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, future expected profits, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to value a business, tips on buying a business, valuing franchises, valuing goodwill in a small business | Category: articles | Leave a comment

By far the biggest part of the purchase price of a small family business is goodwill. So it is vitally important to a buyer to have knowledge and understanding of just what goodwill is and how to place a value on it.
This article, the first in a series on goodwill, explains that it really represents [...]

August 18th, 2009 | Tags: business valuations, buying a business, buying a job, checking out a business, definition of goodwill, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to value a business, tips on buying a business, valuing franchises, valuing goodwill in a small business | Category: articles | Leave a comment

cDespite stringent disclosure rules which aim to even things up between the supposedly rapacious seller and the innocent purchaser, it’s very easy for a buyer of a small family business to be caught by buying a dud.
If you’re stuck with a dud business as a result of being deliberately deceived you certainly can take them [...]

August 3rd, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, business valuations, buying a business, buying a dud business, checking out a business, checking the figures, checking the seller, dangers of business valuations, disclosure rules on buying a business, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to value a business, tips on buying a business, traps to avoid in buying a business, valuing franchises | Category: articles | Leave a comment

Despite stringent disclosure rules which aim to even things up between the supposedly rapacious seller and the innocent purchaser, it’s very easy for a buyer of a small family business to be caught by buying a dud.
If you’re stuck with a dud business as a result of being deliberately deceived you certainly can take them [...]

July 31st, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, business valuations, buying a business, buying a dud business, checking out a business, checking the figures, dangers of business valuations, disclosure rules on buying a business, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, family members in a business, how to buy a business, how to check a lease, how to value a business, tips on buying a business, traps to avoid in buying a business, valuing franchises | Category: articles | Leave a comment

Despite stringent disclosure rules which aim to even things up between the supposedly rapacious seller and the innocent purchaser, it’s very easy for a buyer of a small family business to be caught by buying a dud.
If you’re stuck with a dud business as a result of being deliberately deceived you certainly can take them [...]

July 27th, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, business valuations, buying a business, buying a dud business, checking out a business, checking the figures, dangers of business valuations, disclosure rules on buying a business, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, how to buy a business, how to check a lease, how to value a business, tips on buying a business, traps to avoid in buying a business, undeclared cash out of the till, valuing franchises | Category: articles | Leave a comment

Despite stringent disclosure rules which aim to even things up between the supposedly rapacious seller and the innocent purchaser, it’s very easy for a buyer of a small family business to be caught by buying a dud.
If you’re stuck with a dud business as a result of being deliberately deceived you certainly can take them [...]

July 21st, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, business valuations, buying a business, buying a dud business, checking out a business, checking the figures, dangers of business valuations, disclosure rules on buying a business, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, expense of business valuations, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to check a lease, how to value a business, selling a business, tips on buying a business, traps to avoid in buying a business, using business brokers, valuing a business for sale, valuing franchises | Category: articles | Leave a comment