Business valuation guides.
Understand earnings, methods, multiples, risk, transferability, and sale preparation—without treating one formula as a final answer. Every guide includes a direct answer, evidence framework, worked example, owner action plan, failure analysis, expanded questions, and source notes.
What Is My Business Worth?
A practical framework for turning reported profit into a realistic preliminary range without mistaking a formula for a sale price.
9-minute read · 1,851 words · Read the guide →Informational and commercial investigationHow a Small Business Valuation Works
The practical sequence from defining the purpose to reconciling earnings, selecting methods, and explaining a range.
8-minute read · 1,618 words · Read the guide →InformationalBusiness Valuation Methods Explained
A plain-language comparison of the market, income, and asset approaches used for closely held companies.
8-minute read · 1,561 words · Read the guide →Commercial investigationBusiness Valuation Multiples: How to Use Them
How earnings and revenue multiples work, what belongs in the numerator and denominator, and why comparability matters.
7-minute read · 1,478 words · Read the guide →Commercial investigation and owner intentBusiness Valuation Multiples by Industry
How to read national sold-business benchmarks without turning an industry table into a one-line valuation.
7-minute read · 1,437 words · Read the guide →Informational and calculator supportSDE Versus EBITDA
Choose the earnings measure that fits the likely buyer and the owner’s real operating role.
7-minute read · 1,470 words · Read the guide →Informational and calculator intentHow to Calculate Seller’s Discretionary Earnings
A documented SDE bridge for owner-operated businesses, including what not to add back.
7-minute read · 1,514 words · Read the guide →Informational and calculator intentHow to Calculate Adjusted EBITDA
A practical EBITDA bridge that keeps necessary management costs and separates genuine adjustments from wishful recasting.
7-minute read · 1,400 words · Read the guide →Informational and commercial investigationRevenue Multiples Versus Earnings Multiples
Why revenue is usually a reasonableness check for a profitable small business, not the final answer.
7-minute read · 1,420 words · Read the guide →Informational and seller readinessHow to Normalize Business Earnings
Turn reported accounting results into a maintainable earnings view a buyer can reproduce.
7-minute read · 1,409 words · Read the guide →Seller intentHow to Value a Business Before Selling
Prepare a market-oriented valuation before price expectations harden or buyers begin diligence.
7-minute read · 1,436 words · Read the guide →Seller readinessHow to Increase the Value of a Business
Improve the durability and transferability of earnings instead of chasing a cosmetic multiple.
7-minute read · 1,442 words · Read the guide →Seller intentHow to Prepare a Business for Sale
A practical readiness sequence covering records, operations, confidentiality, and buyer diligence.
7-minute read · 1,435 words · Read the guide →Transaction-oriented seller intentHow to Price a Business for Sale
Turn a valuation range into a market strategy without confusing asking price, enterprise value, and seller proceeds.
7-minute read · 1,420 words · Read the guide →Commercial investigationDocuments Needed for a Business Valuation
A prioritized document list for a confidential preliminary review and the deeper work that follows.
7-minute read · 1,412 words · Read the guide →Owner education and seller readinessWhat Lowers a Business Valuation?
The operational and financial risks that reduce transferable earnings or the confidence placed on them.
7-minute read · 1,437 words · Read the guide →Owner educationHow Customer Concentration Affects Business Value
Measure the revenue, gross profit, relationship, and contract risk hidden behind a top-customer percentage.
7-minute read · 1,422 words · Read the guide →Owner education and exit planningHow Owner Dependence Affects Business Value
Identify the jobs, licenses, relationships, and decisions a buyer must replace when the owner steps away.
7-minute read · 1,401 words · Read the guide →Owner educationHow Recurring Revenue Affects Business Value
Separate true contracted or behaviorally recurring revenue from sales that merely happened more than once.
7-minute read · 1,410 words · Read the guide →Informational and transaction supportEnterprise Value Versus Equity Value
Understand the bridge from operating-business value to what the owner may receive before taxes and expenses.
7-minute read · 1,432 words · Read the guide →Evaluation checklist for ownersQuestions to Ask Before Trusting a Business Valuation
A due-diligence checklist for testing an online estimate, broker opinion, or preliminary valuation before relying on its number.
7-minute read · 1,516 words · Read the guide →