Showing posts with label business cost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business cost. Show all posts

Saturday, April 11, 2009

What's Your Company Really Worth?

What's your company worth to an outside buyer? Even if you have no intention of selling, knowing its range of value can be important, especially when it comes to estate planning, selling or gifting stock, or establishing a succession plan via stock ownership.

To ensure a fair value, the tax code requires at least two approaches be used.

The following options are recommended for product-oriented companies that carry a strong inventory, focus on a specialized customer base and receive repeat sales, such as retailers and distributors.

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What Is My Business Worth?

Question: "I want to sell my business and don't know what to ask for the selling price. Short of paying for a full-blown appraisal, how can I get a feel that I'm in the ballpark?"

Many times it doesn't matter what your business is worth on the books, or how much it is appraised for. Ultimately, the real value of your business is dependent on what someone is willing to pay for it. If a new owner can't afford to make payments to the bank from the money the business produces; no one will buy it. When you want to sell your business ask yourself, "How can I price this business so that a buyer can meet his needs?" In most cases, those needs are:

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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Payment Costs – The Cost of Doing Business

Every small business has to think about how they are going to receive payment for the goods or services they provide their clients and customers.

If you have been in business for a while, you know that almost every payment means some kind of deduction taken off.

The cold hard truth about business today is that banks and other card issuing companies have almost killed off cash exchanges, and in the process have managed to bilk businesses out of some of their hard earned money.

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