14 BWD | Spring/Summer 2015
By Greg Light, CFA, ASA and Mike Mayette, CPA/ABV, CGMA, MST
Determining the real
value of your business
Selling requires as much forethought and
planning as when you launched
Many successful entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses with an end in mind —
and that end is often the sale of those businesses.
But when it’s time to sell, how do they know what the business is worth?
Like the entrepreneurial journey, the voyage to answering this question is potentially
wrought with pitfalls. Fortunately, planning and expert assistance can calm the waters.