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Most business owners only seek a business valuation after being prompted to do so by a significant ‘event’, for example family break-up, retirement, need for business restructuring, bank lending requirement, purchase offer and so on.

My experience indicates the opposite course would be better: valuation should be considered a management tool and be done before, and separate from, such business and emotive life events.

The following case study shows how an independent valuation, carried out early, would have made life a whole lot easier for one of my clients.

Instead this client found themselves in a credit squeeze with little understanding of the true value of their business to potential financiers and the drivers that really matter to external parties.

Topics: Business Value, Valuations, Case study, Business valuation, business management, client case studies

The simple answer is ‘no’, you don’t need a valuation to sell a business.

However, in terms of engaging JPAbusiness to sell your business, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’, you do need to get a valuation before you embark on a sale process.

The reason for that is part of our point of difference among business brokers. It’s based on a lesson learned early in the life of JPAbusiness, and backed by years of subsequent experience. 

Topics: Case study, business advice, selling a business, Business valuation, Business advisor, James Price, JPAbusiness, Parramatta, client case studies, Central West NSW, transaction advice, business sale transaction advisor, selling my business

A few years ago we worked on a business sale transaction in which one side had far less robust advice than the other – you can guess which side was which!

Our client – the vendor – was selling a reasonably large, engineering-style business.

The purchaser – while a successful business operator – was not experienced at acquiring businesses and did not appear to have thought deeply about the sort of expertise they would need to advise and guide them.

Topics: Buying a business, Advice, Case study, business buying, Business advisor, business broker, risk management, James Price, JPAbusiness, Parramatta, client case studies, buy a business, Central West NSW, business buyer

The simple answer is ‘no’, you don’t need a valuation to sell a business.

However, in terms of engaging JPAbusiness to sell your business, the answer is ‘yes’: we always recommend clients have their businesses independently and professionally valued before they invest time and money in a sale process.

In this video I explain how our first experience of helping a client sell their business – combined with our many years of subsequent experience – has shaped this philosophy regarding valuation and its role in a successful sale process.

Topics: Business Value, Video, business advice, selling a business, Business valuation, Business advisor, Business selling, JPAbusiness, Parramatta, client case studies, Central West NSW

Whether or not you choose to engage the services of a business advisor is really up to you and your preferred mode of operating your business.

Obviously I believe there is value in seeking independent business advice; I think we’re all better decision makers if we’re able to test our propositions with someone who isn’t directly related to the issue at hand, but has relevant expertise.

In the blog I’m using examples from our own clients to show how independent advice is adding value in their businesses.

Topics: staff management, business advice, Business advisor, risk management, strategic planning, business basics, Parramatta, Orange NSW, client case studies

We recently facilitated a business sale for a long-term client in south-west Victoria.

The client operated an industrial services and utilities business that had been operating for over 20 years.

The business had about 20 staff, a turnover of around $5 million and earnings before interest, tax and depreciation in the order of $650,000 per annum.

Topics: Selling your business, Advice, Case study, business advice, selling a business, client case studies, business sale