If you’re looking for investors or want to sell your business, you must determine its value. Follow these six steps to calculate it.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lien De Pau, founder of The Big Exit. Sell your biz for max value. For small business owners, profit matters a lot. It's more than ...

Determining the right valuation for a company is critical for a potential investor. While there are typically various points of negotiation (the purchase agreement, legal rights, governance, the form ...

BDC Consulting’s most important mission is to help clients optimize the value of their business. The question then becomes: how do you assess a company’s value correctly? In this article, we will talk ...

Valuing pre-revenue tech startups is an established process today, but do the methods employed apply equally to pre-revenue companies using novel artificial intelligence? What kind of issues arise ...

India is now the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world. The Indian government has made commendable efforts to achieve this milestone by launching a number of initiatives to promote and support ...

As an angel investor, this is one of my first questions when talking to founders for a potential investment. And often, I hear numbers that are either too low or very high. For instance, a founder who ...

Learn how discounted cash flows and comparables methods differ in equity valuation. Explore their benefits and drawbacks for ...

One purpose of fixing a value on an interest in a closely held business is to determine gift and estate tax liability. CPAs called upon to provide such valuations know that this can be a painstaking ...

Divorce is challenging for any business owner, but for restaurant owners, it presents unique complexities—especially when determining the value of the business. A restaurant’s worth isn’t just about ...