Business Valuations Can Help Sell Your Business

If you are planning to sell your business, having a third-party business valuation can help you in a number of ways:

• Establish a listing price that maximizes value to the business owner.

• Present the true economic value of the company.

• Assemble and package all the information necessary to support the established value of the business.

• Prevent “lost deals” caused by delays in researching the information required by the prospective buyer.

• Portray the business in the best light and a more professional manner.

• Provide the back-up documentation required for the seller or buyer to obtain financing.

• Allow the buyer to substantiate the value to his legal, accounting and professional advisors.

• Enable professional advisors to do a better job of structuring the transaction.

• Identify issues that need to be addressed in order to better position the business for future sale.

• Facilitate the tax and estate planning by the business owner.

• Sell the business faster – The International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) has indicated that businesses sell 35% faster when an investment is made in a business valuation.