Are There “Comps” for Your Comp?
When you need guideline companies, you look carefully to make sure you’re making a defensible choice and that you’re getting data from businesses very much like your client’s. Why would the [...]
Back-Of-The-Envelope: Bad for Clients, Bad for You
If you’ve been in business valuation very long, you know how little you can rely on a back-of-the-envelope answer to “what’s my business worth?”
Leverage Your Own Control Premium
You’ve probably looked at plenty of examples of control premiums for the businesses you’ve valued.
I Just Can’t Get Ahead Here
Maybe you’ve thought it, yourself. I just can’t get ahead here. From time to time, we hear it from BV professionals we talk to.
True or False: If It’s Not Money, It’s Not a Raise
Most common question: What am I worth? Most common answer: It depends.
Looking Through the Boss’s Lenses
Everyone in BV has the same question: What am I worth? It’s clear that there’s a premium for BV experience, relative to standard public accounting, anyway. But, how much is that?
Compensation: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
How many times have you caught yourself thinking: “I ought to be making that much!” We all think we’re deserving of more, it’s part of what drives us to succeed. Mis-reading the market, [...]
