Most business owners spend years building a company worth millions, then walk away from the table with far less than they ...

A business valuation is done for several reasons, including preparation for a sale or when passing ownership to the next generation. The latter is especially relevant now as the Unified Tax Credit, ...

Business valuations are often misunderstood. Most of us understand that when it comes to attracting customers, investors or buyers, increasing the intrinsic value of your business is crucial. But how ...

Discover how value is defined in business and finance, including insights on market value, book value, and valuation methods ...

Multi-tiered entities (MTEs) offer businesses a sophisticated organizational structure with multiple layers of ownership and control. But the complex ownership structures and intercompany ...

The core purpose of a business valuation is to establish an unbiased and justifiable estimate of the economic value of a business entity. Here’s why it is important: Transparency: It provides clarity ...

For private companies that haven’t issued equity, estimating a valuation is rarely straightforward. When Inc. spoke with experts ranging from business valuation professionals to founders who’ve ...

Valuation is the ultimate metric for businesses. It’s the objective value of a business as seen through the eyes of others. Establishing valuation is a requirement for any business going through a ...

Divorce can become significantly more complex when one or both spouses own a business. Determining the value of that business is often one of the most important—and contested—issues in the case.

Alan Feigenbaum discusses how a recent New York divorce case involving the valuation of a family-owned construction business ...

The Private Company Index combines BizEquity’s patented real-time valuation platform with The Business Journals’ deep market reach—providing unmatched visibility into private company values across 53 ...