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Do not sell your business, treat it as an investment

Many baby boomer business owners maybe considering what to do with their business after their retirement and many do not want to retire. We suggest that more business owners consider keeping their business rather than selling it. Superior potential investment return If you own a business that makes say $300,000 after market based salaries, you […]

When valuing a SME business, how important are sales of other businesses to the valuation?

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  Most credible business valuations of smaller and medium sized businesses will include some commentary on sales of others businesses as part of the overall valuation process.  But how relevant are these other business sales?   Many valuers will call these other transactions comparable sales.  I have some difficulty with the phrase comparable sales, as […]

Information needed to provide a fixed fee quote for a business valuation

Our fees will vary depending on the size, complexity, corporate structure and purpose of a valuation. We can offer fixed price valuations services once we have received some information on the business to be valued.  In order for us to prepare a fixed fee quote, we will require the following preliminary information *Overview of the […]

How to select a Business Valuation expert

It may be surprising that there are no formal restrictions to practice business valuation in Australia, unlike tax agents, auditors and business agents.   What qualifications? Fortunately both Chartered Accountants and Australian Institute of Business Brokers have identified the need for a business valuation specialisation and each have developed separate accreditations. Chartered Accountants have recently […]

When should you use a shadow business valuation expert witness?

Prior to the introduction of a Single Expert Witness for Family Law matters, each side may have appointed their own business valuers, the adversarial approach.  In 2004, the Single Expert Witness regime was introduced where the parties agreed to the appointment of a Single Expert Witness or the court appointed the Single Expert Witness. The […]

Family law business valuation guide

Endeavour Capital has prepared a plain English guide to business valuations for Family Law matters.  The guide is designed for your clients to obtain a better understanding of the reasons, process and outcome from a business valuation. This guide can be obtained from the link below Family Law Business Valuation Guide.pdf   Please feel free […]

Strategic acquisition search

Are you seeking to expand by acquisition, should you consider appointing a buy-side corporate advisor? I come across many companies or investors which are seeking to expand through acquisition that just give their details to corporate advisers and business brokers in the hope that they come across deals that may be candidates. Whilst a reactive […]

When should you use a shadow business valuation expert witness?

Prior to the introduction of a Single Expert Witness for Family Law matters, each side may have appointed their own business valuers, the adversarial approach.  In 2004, the Single Expert Witness regime was introduced where the parties agreed to the appointment of a Single Expert Witness or the court appointed the Single Expert Witness. The […]

Why being Exit Ready makes good business sense

Whether or not you are planning to exit your business any time soon, being Exit Ready makes good business sense. A business owner often cannot determine the time to exit a business due to health, divorce, economy, industry changes and direct approaches to acquire the business.  By having your business Exit Ready, you can minimise […]

What to do if you are approached to acquire your business

Cashed up companies seeking to expand, will often court smaller players in the market.  If you are one of these smaller players, once you get past the flattery of a larger company thinking you may be a suitable acquisition, how do you react when approached? Here are some mistakes to avoid Rushing to a Terms […]