What Every Business Owner Should Know About Valuing Their Business

Average customer rating:

A lot of advertising

Actually went through the process

Very good financial overview of selling your business

Advertising without real substance

Some good info, but lots of advertising their service also.

What Every Business Owner Should Know About Valuing Their Business
Stanley J. Feldman , Timothy G. Sullivan , and Roger M. Winsby
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
Entrepreneurship | Small Business & Entrepreneurship | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
General | Small Business & Entrepreneurship | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
General | Finance | Accounting & Finance | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
Look Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
All Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
Business & Investing | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
Professional & Technical | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

The Small Business Valuation Book (Adams Expert Advice for Small Business)

Unlocking The Value Of Your Business : How to increase it, measure it and negotiate an actual sale price - in easy, step-by-step terms.

How to Sell Your Business: And Get the Best Price for It

The Complete Guide to Selling a Business

Business Valuation Bluebook: How Successful Entrepreneurs Price, Sell And Trade Businesses

ASIN: 0071409920

Book Description

The first easy-to-follow valuation handbook for business owners of every size Accurate valuation of a business is generally complex to determine and costly to obtain.

What Every Business Owner Should Know About Valuing Their Business provides business owners with the knowledge they need to obtain and understand a valuation and ensure they receive what they're paying for.

Explanations include valuation basics, situations in which a valuation should be performed, what it should cost, and much more.

Numerous case studies illustrate valuations for a wide variety of industries, variables, and situations. Practical valuation-related issues are given in-depth yet easy-to-understand coverage, including:

What owners should and should not do during a valuation
Pros and cons of various methods for buying or selling a business
Legal and accounting aspects essential to fair valuation

Customer Reviews:

A lot of advertising.......2006-11-10

The book contains some useful examples and case studies but overall feels like advertising for author's valuation website.
A lot of information is repeated in several places.

Actually went through the process.......2005-04-11

I was contemplating buying a small sales and service business from the owner where I worked for several years. Axiom's book and resulting suport helped me decide not to buy the business or spend any extra money on evaluation fee's or accountants and lawyers. They recommended that I would be better off investing my money in my own start up and indeed this is what I did.
I found the book well organized and it points the reader to the appropriate section based on the valuation needed.
The case study method was very straight forward with specific financials and valuation results.
The book gave me an understanding of the discounted cash flow method and why it is best.
After reading the book I called Axiom and after the free consultation I was advised that in my case the evaluation was not warranted as the company only had liquidation value and was not a going concern.
I would recommend that if you are selling or purchasing, read this book first and by all means get your free consulation.
Canadian Client.

Very good financial overview of selling your business.......2005-04-06

There is one and only reason that these people wrote this book, and it is to promote their website, that does business valuations, www.bizownerhq.com. It's funny, because I went to this website once, but it was really confusing. The book, however, isn't confusing.

Basically, their service is a $600 online business valuation where you type in your financials and answer an online questionnaire, and it spits out how much the value of your business is.

However, they do provide a lot of content. And, this has some excellent stuff in it. It's mostly financial content related to maximizing the value of your business in a sale. But, that's the kind of thing that you really need if you're selling a business.

I think that most business owners will probably pick up this book too late. The book recommends that you start your preparations to sell at least 3 years before you actually want to sell. This is targeted toward small business owners, and I've never met a small business owner who really plans that far in advance. Most people like that become medium-sized business owners very soon after they start planning.

One weird thing about the book--the appendices are included after every chapter. I would recommend that you skip over them--they just regurgitate what was in the chapter. I wish they would have been all lumped into the back of the book, like they are with most books. I like to read books all the way through, and so having an appendix after each chapter was distracting.

Advertising without real substance.......2005-01-30

i'm a potential buyer of business with some knowledge of the overall process including valuations after reading Robb's excellent but outdated book on business. I thought i needed to know more about the valuation aspect. However while usefully illustrating the vagueness of the process, this book by Feldman accomplishes nothing substantive other than free advertising. Their dismissiveness of some types of modelling with a continual substitution of their own process, which they do not explain & is i suspect subject to similar criticisms, is patronising. All models have problems & they need to recognise this, as the basic tools used to arrive at complex formulas are common to all.

There are some examples which make you feel comfortable & in touch with reality, useful for one scared by the financial process, but too much is repetitive, & really really this can all be condensed. For those who want the condensed version here goes:

"Plan your business methods well before sale date. Minimising tax also decreases value, because earnings appear to be lower. There are flaws with earnings multiple based valuations. By contrast, & see the appendix to every chapter, our online system is flawless but we're not going to explain it. Brokers also cost more than our system. Go online & buy it."

I know this book has been given 5 stars, but if you have any knowledge at all or are averse to advertising at your own expense try another book first! Whatever happens you should definitely buy another book after you have sampled this one.

Some good info, but lots of advertising their service also........2005-01-10

Some good information, like explaining Discounted Cash Flow Approach (DCFA), but the constant sales pitching of their valuation service made me question their objectivity.
All-in-all, I wouldn't buy it again.

What Every Business Owner Should Know About Valuing Their Business

Average customer rating:

What Every Business Owner Should Know About Valuing Their Business
Timothy G. Sullivan, Roger M. Winsby Stanley J. Feldman
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OG852U

Book Description

Your mouth is dry! Your hands are wet! Your knees are knocking. Your mind just went blank. Relax! You have lots of company. Speaking in front of people is the Number One Fear. (Death ranks seventh!) Knowing it and doing something about it are two different things. This workbook helps you with the latter. It helps you put together the mechanics of a talk, learn rehearsal and delivery styles, deal with anxiety (Some is good. You just have to learn to control it and call it energy.) and field questions from the audience. Learn how to turn each presentation opportunity into a pleasant, profitable experience.

Book Description

The Beaten Track is a major study of European tourism during the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth century. James Buzard demonstrates the ways in which the distinction between tourist and traveller has developed and how the circulation of the two terms influenced how nineteenth and twentieth-century writers on Europe viewed themselves and presented themselves in writing. Drawing upon a wide range of texts from literature, travel writing, guidebooks, periodicals, and business histories, the book shows how a democratizing and institutionalizing tourism gave rise to new formulations about what constitutes `authentic' cultural experience. Authentic culture was represented as being in the secret precincts of the `beaten track' where it could be discovered only by the sensitive true traveller and not the vulgar tourist. Major writers such as Byron, Wordsworth, Frances Trollope, Dickens, Henry James, and Forster are examined in the light of the influential Murray and Baedeker guide books. This elegantly written book draws links with debates in cultural studies concerning the ideology of leisure and concludes that in this period tourism became an exemplary cultural practice appearing to be both popularly accessible and exclusive.

The Beaten Track: European Tourism, Literature, and the Ways to Culture, 1800-1918

Average customer rating:

The Beaten Track: European Tourism, Literature, and the Ways to Culture, 1800-1918
James Buzard
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKWKDQ

Book Description

All active researchers devote much of their energies to documenting their results in journal papers, and all would-be researchers can expect to do so. The objective of Writing for Your Peers is to help both experienced and inexperienced authors to write better scholarly papers in writing journal papers will be indispensable to students and professional researchers across a range of disciplines, as well as to engineers, members of industry, academia, and government who are doing or planning to do applied or theoretical research.

Writing For Your Peers: The Primary Journal Paper

Average customer rating:

Writing For Your Peers: The Primary Journal Paper
Sylvester P. Carter
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQYWFO

Average customer rating:

Writing for Your Peers: The Primary Journal Paper
Sylvester P. Carter
Manufacturer: Praeger Paperback
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQJSSA

Book Description

Examines key themes for the management of historic urban centers within a representative sample of centers in different European countries. The twelve historic centers that have been chosen are spread throughout Europe. They are diverse in character and the range includes small towns, cities and urban centers within cities. Some have been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites or Cities, while others have recognition, or have been proposed as European Cities of Culture. They have all faced different problems and a variety of approaches have been utilized which are also examined.
For each of the historic area in the book the authors broadly cover a number of common themes: the policy and planning framework; management and regeneration action; environmental management; tourism and heritage management; and sustainability.

Book Description

This casebook is an authoritative introduction to bankruptcy. Case studies, case notes, and examples illustrate points under consideration. Thought-provoking questions generate classroom discussion and hone students' legal reasoning. Students reap the benefit of the author's expert opinions, insight, and experience. Representative topics include the individual debtor, corporate reorganizations, and claims, property of the state, and the "Strong-Arm Powers."

Customer Reviews:

Good Overview of Bankrutpcy.......2007-05-18

This is a well written book that does a nice job of covering all of the basic chapters underwhich a debtor may seek relief from creditors under the United State's Bankruptcy Code. This is a good choice for students with an interest in general bankruptcy. For a book that is dedicted to Business Reorganizations under Chapter 11, I recommend.Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations: For Business Leaders, Accountants And Lawyers. These books are so fairly priced, I would get both.

Disappointing, chapters poorly organized..........2003-11-05

This book addresses all the right topics. That's why it gets three stars.

Unfortunately, each individual chapter is so poorly organized that it's hard to follow the author's argument. The author's style is simply too discursive, too casual. Topics that should be divided by a subheading blend together. Where does one thought end and another begin? Typos further distract the reader. See for instance page 136, "The insolvency test is based on the idea that when a firm's assets are greater than its assets..." The word "liabilities" should replace one of the "assets" in this sentence. Lastly, the author, an academic, cites all sorts of cases that might have pedagogic value or be of historical interest but which have been qualified by subsequent judgments. They are no longer leading cases and, so, this book is of limited value as a desk reference.

If you are a lawyer, I would recommend reading the legislation instead of buying this book. Chapter 11 is only about 100 pages (with annotations), half the length of this book. Other Chapters of Title 11 are even shorter. You can download the Bankruptcy Code for free along with the rest of the US Code if you are so inclined.

Marvin Chirelstein's text on income tax (also from the Concepts & Insights Series) does a much better job of introducing the reader to sophisticated subject matter. I give it 5 stars.

Outstanding introduction to bankruptcy law.......2002-10-05

At once rigorous yet lucid, comprehensive yet short, this is one of the best introductions to bankruptcy law out there. The author masterfully surveys the case law and the logical structure of each of the key areas of bankruptcy law.

One of the best features of the book is its structure of individual chapters dedicated to important parts of the law like Bankruptcy Estate, Claims against the Estate, Executory Contracts, Fraudelent Conveyance, Preferences, DIPs, etc. Each chapter is no more than 20 pages, allowing the reader to get a very good birds-eye view of each topic.

While this is a high-level survey of the law, it is still one of the best books to read to develop a framework to tackle the more detailed aspects of the law. Highly recommended for anyone who wants a solid introduction to this field.

Average customer rating:
Can I Afford to Retire
Richard Saul Wurman
Manufacturer: Top Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Personal Finance | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
Retirement Planning | Personal Finance | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

Diagnostic Tests for Men

Understanding Healthcare

Understanding Children

ASIN: 0970368402

Book Description

From when you should retire to how to project taxes, easy-to-use worksheets throughout the book help you deal with your concerns about retirement.

Can I Afford Retirement?: An Easy-To-Understand Source and Planning Book

Average customer rating:

Can I Afford Retirement?: An Easy-To-Understand Source and Planning Book
J. G. Krane
Manufacturer: LPC Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Job Hunting & Careers | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Financial Planning | Personal Finance | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Retirement Planning | Aging Parents | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
Accessories:

Health o Meter HDC100-01 "Grow with Me" Teddy Bear Scale for Babies and Toddlers

ASIN: 0963358103

Average customer rating:

Can I Afford Retirement?

Manufacturer: New Leaf Communication
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Retirement Planning | Aging Parents | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
Accessories:

Health o Meter HDC100-01 "Grow with Me" Teddy Bear Scale for Babies and Toddlers

ASIN: 9993525170

Book Description

The book seeks not to present a detailed history and discussion, but instead is intended to provide the student with an appreciation of the idea that all cuisines of the world have something unique to offer to a menu. The author strongly believes that foods of other nations (and even other areas of the United States) are too often given short shrift by culture-bound students and chefs, and that every attempt should be made to open their minds to the unlimited possibilities available. The word foodism is introduced to refer to biases against foods outside your culture.

* Draws on diverse culinary traditions including the Americas, Europe, Pacific Rim, Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia to teach students to appreciate that all cuisines of the world have something unique to offer to a menu
* Introduces the concept of "foodism," a bias that can impair a chef's creativity
* Offers comparisons in the history, evolution, and migration of food ingredients and techniques
* Includes a CD with recipes from around the world

Customer Reviews:

A Delightful Introduction to the Culinary Field and to World Cuisine.......2006-04-01

This delightful and enlightening book is well-suited as either a textbook or as part of your personal collection. The author's winning way and in-depth knowledge unite to bring you not only a solid introduction to the field, but also an appreciation for the diversity of the foods of the world. In fact, a dominant theme that permeates the book is that "The world is a collection of foods to enjoy", to borrow a quote from the book.

The author coins a term very early on. That term, "foodism", is defined as "prejudice against the food of other cultures", and the author makes a persuasive attempt to convince readers to free themselves of biases or preconceived notions they may harbor, either knowingly or unknowingly, against the food of cultures other than their own.

The book is well-structured for learning, with each chapter starting with a list of "Learning Objectives" and a "Chapter Outline". Each chapter ends with a list of "Selected Terms for Review", a list of "Review Questions", and a list of "Suggested Readings/Web Sites to Visit". The book also contains a glossary and an extensive bibliography.

The book comprises the following 14 chapters:

1. Overview of World Food and Foodservice
2. Keeping Your Customers and Employees Safe
3. Your Tools
4. Introduction to Culinary Techniques and Principles
5. Planning and Documenting Your Culinary Creations
6. The World of Stocks, Sauces, and Soups
7. Finger Foods: Appetizers and Sandwiches
8. Creating Salads
9. Creating with Meats
10. Creating with Poultry
11. Creating with Seafood
12. Creating with Vegetables
13. Creating with Dairy Products and Eggs
14. Basic Baking Principles

Finally, the book includes a recipe CD that spans 192 pages. But the content of this CD is more than just a recipe collection; at numerous points, it provides additional instruction above and beyond that provided in the text of the book. The CD is a very substantial complement to the book!

All-in-all, this book is highly-recommended as a worthy addition to your library!

Tourism and Development in the Third World (Introductions to Development Series)

Average customer rating:

Tourism and Development in the Third World (Introductions to Development Series)
John Lea
Manufacturer: Routledge
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Policy & Current Events | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Development & Growth | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Economic Policy & Development | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Hospitality, Travel & Tourism | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Industrial | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Shopping & Commerce | Reference | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Economics | Transportation | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 0415006716

Book Description

A book which uncovers the truth that lies behind those `paradise' beaches in the holiday brochures. John Lea assesses the interplay of the diverse social, economic and environmental impacts and explores ways of managing tourism as a resource.

Fantastic family fun: good news as we hit vacation time: With Rosie at the helm, the world keeps getting more hospitable to our families.(LIFE/STYLE)(Rosie ... (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

Average customer rating:

Fantastic family fun: good news as we hit vacation time: With Rosie at the helm, the world keeps getting more hospitable to our families.(LIFE/STYLE)(Rosie ... (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Matthew Link
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Parenting & Families | Gay & Lesbian | Subjects | Books

Book Description

This digital document is an article from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), published by Thomson Gale on April 10, 2007. The length of the article is 1110 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Fantastic family fun: good news as we hit vacation time: With Rosie at the helm, the world keeps getting more hospitable to our families.(LIFE/STYLE)(Rosie O'Donnell )
Author: Matthew Link
Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 10, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 983 Page: 52(2)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Hospitality World!: An Introduction (Hospitality, Travel & Tourism)

Average customer rating:

Hospitality World!: An Introduction (Hospitality, Travel & Tourism)
Harold E. Lane , and Denise Dupré
Manufacturer: Wiley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Hospitality, Travel & Tourism | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Management | Management & Leadership | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Finance | New & Used Textbooks | Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Business & Investing | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0471289892

Book Description

Hospitality World! Harold E. Lane and Denise Dupré Take a vacation from textbook doldrums. Travel around the globe for a page-turning perspective of hospitality management. Denise Dupreé. CEO of Dupré LTD, and Harold E. Lane, Professor Emeritus of Boston University, give students a complete tour with their comprehensive new text, Hospitality World! International in scope, this innovative book takes a hands-on approach to the industry. Case scenarios and skill-building exercises give future managers a framework to develop their personal visions. Highlights of the practical, up-to-date approach begin in the first section where the Olympic torch is held high to illuminate the intricacies of tourism management at the 1996 Olympic Games. Then it's off on a world-wide tour from the perspective of several lodging owners and restaurateurs. Amidst the challenge of the text, Hospitality World! covers the basics—from the history of the industry to current developments. The complex management concepts of human resources, marketing, management information systems, and accounting are made simple. Students use what they learn about lodging and foodservices, entertainment, travel distribution channels, and transportation to solve complex case questions. The final case study investigates the international world of Disney. Ethics and service are also explored, focusing on the issues and trends that managers face today. Hot topics include branding, diversity, ecotourism, strategic alliances, and technology applications. Authors Lane and Dupré offer their fresh and inspired view of the industry, arming readers with the tools to succeed in the fast-paced and exciting Hospitality World!

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books