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

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 17th, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, business valuations, buying a business, buying a dud business, checking out a business, 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

On the face of it, it should be a lot less risky now than it used to be to buy a business from a stranger.
Most (but not all) States and Governments in the developed world have brought in stringent disclosure rules which aim to even things up between the supposedly rapacious seller and the innocent [...]

July 14th, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, business valuations, buying a business, buying a dud business, checking out a business, 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 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

The most common reasons for valuing a business are when you are buying or selling the business.
However, they are not the only circumstances in which a business needs to be valued.
This article discusses the other less common reasons you may need to value a small family business and how important it is that you know [...]

July 3rd, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, bills of sale, business valuations, changing a business structure, checking out a business, dangers of business valuations, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, expense of business valuations, gifting a family business, goodwill valuation, how to value a business, independent valuations, net tangible assets, selling a business, valuing a business for sale, valuing a business on divorce, valuing a business on retirement, vendor finance, what is being valued | Category: articles | Leave a comment

Apart from buying a business the next most common reason for valuing a small family business is that it is yours and you want to sell out.
In this case you are the one who is highlighting the good points about the business and perhaps burying the secrets.
The question is, who do you rely on to [...]

June 27th, 2009 | Tags: accountants valuation, business valuations, buying a business, checking out a business, dangers of business valuations, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, expense of business valuations, goodwill valuation, how to buy a business, how to value a business, selling a business, setting the selling price of a small 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

There are very good reasons why small business buyers should make sure the business is properly checked out and valued before they buy, and equally good reasons why they usually end up doing the valuations themselves.
But there are also very great dangers in doing so without first finding out and being trained on how to [...]

June 7th, 2009 | Tags: business valuations, buying a business, checking out a business, dangers of business valuations, diy business valuations, due diligence on a small business, expense of business valuations, 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