Before you sign a letter of intent (LOI), spend 30–60 minutes on a CBV/CFO screen. It’s a small step that routinely saves buyers and sellers thousands in avoidable costs and weeks of friction. The goal is simple: make sure price and terms match risk—before momentum locks in. Where deals leak money• Working capital peg: Many […]
Owner-occupied manufacturing isn’t a strip mall. Yet many models treat the plant as “redundant” real estate and plug in a market rent to make the operating company look comparable to peers. That shortcut can double-count risk and misprice value by 10–30% in special-use settings. If your production depends on power, clear heights, crane rails, line […]
Introduction Running a business can feel like navigating a dense forest—you’re so busy managing the trees (day-to-day operations) that it’s hard to see the forest (the bigger picture). This focus on immediate tasks can cause business owners to overlook key opportunities or risks that affect long-term success. A professional business valuation acts like a bird’s-eye […]