I want to sell - what price should I expect?

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“What is my business really worth?” The simple answer is 'the price someone is willing to pay for it!' However, as a practical matter, a buyer or seller of a business along with their broker or intermediary must determine an appropriate asking or offering price. If the price is set too high, the business may never sell. If it is set too low, then the seller 'leaves money on the table'.

Knowing the value of a business based on the risks inherent in a Company's operational and financial condition along with its competitive position is necessary to assure the setting of a 'fair price'. The price can be based on something as elementary as net asset value, or something much more complex such as a multiple of earnings or a discounted cash flow model. The key is to know which method(s) are most appropriate for your business and to be able to defend that value in negotiations. This is where Strategic Valuation Group can help.

Strategic Valuation Group is a full service valuation firm that routinely helps business owners, business brokers and intermediaries, banks, SBA lending officers, consultants, attorneys, CPAs, and their respective business clients with business valuation services.

We offer a variety of levels of service and reporting formats, each addressing a particular need. Our firm utilized our experience and Customer-centric listening skills to assess what is necessary and useful in your particular circumstances. We typically utilize the following reports to assist our clients: (click here to view our Scope Chart)

• Value Analysis Calculation Report
• Limited Scope, Restricted Use Valuation Report
• Formal, Comprehensive Valuation Report
• Fairness Opinions
• Strategic Value Alternatives Report