Business Valuation for Dummies

Introduction
Part I What Business Valuation Means
1 The Value of Understanding Business Valuation
2 What Triggers a Business Valuation?
3 Understanding the Tangibles and Intangibles of Business Valuation
4 Approaches and Methods — Basic Theories of the Valuation Process
5 The Challenge of Valuation in a Knowledge Economy

Part II Getting Familiar with Valuation Tools, Principles, and Resources
6 Getting Familiar with a Typical Valuation Report
7 Meeting the Supporting Players in the Valuation Process
8 Understanding Financial Statements
9 Using Rule-of-Thumb Valuations for Mom-and-Pop Businesses

Part III If You're Selling a Business
10 Making Sure You're Ready to Sell
11 Deciding What to Do about the Family Company
12 Due Diligence on the Sell Side
13 Case Study Valuation on the Sell Side

Part IV If You're Buying a Business
14 How Do You Know Whether You're Ready to Buy?
15 Moving from Valuation to Negotiation
16 Due Diligence on the Buy Side
17 Forensic Accounting and the Due Diligence Process
18 Case Study Valuation on the Buy Side

Part V Don't Try This at Home! Turning Things Over to the Valuation Experts
19 Divorce
20 Estate Planning and Gifting
21 Attracting Outside Investors to Your Startup

Part VI The Part of Tens
22 Ten Reasons to Consider a Prenup.
23 Ten Questions to Answer Before Considering a Partnership Agreement
24 Ten Things to Consider Before Transforming Your Company Into an ESOP

Glossary
Index