Business Wizard asked: Starting a business and making it successful encompasses a great deal of work, but sometimes it gets overwhelming and you feel that selling it is the best option for you. While the current business market is shaky with the global recession affecting everything, you still have a good opportunity to sell your… Read More »
Robert M Clinger III asked: Having performed business valuations for a variety of purposes, I have been asked a number of questions from clients. The following top ten business valuation questions have been compiled in an effort to briefly address some of the most frequent concerns clients have regarding a business appraisal. 1. What approaches… Read More »
Dr. Dennis Vink asked: Introduction The asset-backed market has grown to become one of the largest capital markets in the world in terms of size and volume. Since 1998, companies have increasingly often used whole–business securitization to refinance whole lines of businesses that frequently form a substantial portion of the assets of the parent company.… Read More »
Steve Bush asked: Even though longer-term business finance techniques might be appropriate for many circumstances, there are some important short-term business loan options that will be less costly in producing improved credit card processing and commercial mortgage results for business owners. Short-term business financing choices can be misunderstood because of a preference by many business… Read More »
Wharton Business Foundation asked: Many of our clients have been able to build their businesses successfully as a direct result of outsourcing. One of the most common jobs that they outsource is appointment setting. If your company does any type of outside sales (and most do) having an outsourced telemarketing department is ideal. Think about… Read More »
Willard Michlin asked: There are many different ways to work out the value of a business. For the small to mid-size business, there are 3 main approaches that are used more than others. These are the Income value, Market value and the Asset value. In brief, these would be described as follows: Valuation based on… Read More »
Andrew Van Valer asked: Entrepreneurialism is alive and well and most likely happening in all around you right were you live, or if you are lucky it’s happening on your own kitchen table! Proof of this, is the 79 Million Americans who plan to start their OWN businesses in the next 3 years according to… Read More »
MatthewHopman asked: A Business Consulting Service can provide one of the best solutions any business person that is trying to achieve business success. A consulting service can help provide a platform for the people running or looking to start their own business. Their goal is to enjoy the luxury of more free time and with… Read More »
Bill Henthorn asked: The cost of a new business vs. an existing one Starting a business from scratch is usually far less expensive than buying an existing business. This is the biggest factor between these two choices. There are many reasons to buy an existing business. If money is not a limiting factor, then buying… Read More »
Willard Michlin asked: The statistics on businesses sold in California are well worth knowing. Over 70% of all businesses on the market, are not sold. Why is this? The two strongest reasons for failure are lack of preparation and an unrealistic selling price. Valuing a business correctly tends to resolve the unrealistic selling price problem.… Read More »