Managing Your Business Like the Investment That It Is

And another year is in the books!  It’s time to gather and review our bank statements, investment statements, tax statements…and if a business is owned, wrap up year-end accounting and journal entries to finalize financial statements.  But some business owners are missing one critical year-end statement that can be a competitive differentiator…a reliable business valuation.Read More…

Business Valuation is More Than a Multiplication Equation

The risk of rushing to democratize business valuation The importance of business owners understanding the value of their business cannot be understated.  Far too many business owners believe that a business valuation is not needed unless selling is imminent. This thinking stunts the owner’s ability to manage their business as an investment—to know with certaintyRead More…

Hot Topic for Your Next Client Meeting: Value Planning

This time of year many business owners spend an inordinate amount of time looking at their financial statements, especially related to tax planning for their business. Business owners are keen on using their financial statements to work on tax planning but fail to see how time spent on value planning can increase the value ofRead More…

COVID’s Surprising Impact on Business Value

Something notable happened with many business owners while managing through COVID that could impact the value of their businesses. It doesn’t have anything to do with their financials, and it doesn’t get much attention in the news. We’re talking about delegation. Many business owners responded to COVID by putting delegation of business operation decisions andRead More…

8 Ways to Build Value In a Family Business

Capital Valuation Group Madison

Dear Cathy, What would you say are the key ways to build value in a family owned business? I find myself so busy every day and yet my company’s revenue growth has been stagnant despite my industry’s moderate growth trends.  We are in the packaging industry and the company has been in my family forRead More…