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Succession planning: the 30-day owner absence test
A practical succession planning guide for Sunshine Coast business owners, with a 30-day absence test and a staged plan for reducing owner dependence.
The VALS journal
A closer look at business value.
What sits behind a valuation? What will a buyer question? Where should succession planning start?
Guides, worked examples and checklists for business owners across the Sunshine Coast and South East Queensland.
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Business value
What multiple is my business worth? An Australian SME guide
A practical guide to business valuation multiples, SDE versus EBITDA, owner wages and the evidence to check before applying a multiple to your profit.
Buying & selling
Enterprise value vs equity value: what does the seller receive?
Understand the difference between business value, equity value and sale proceeds, with a worked example covering debt, surplus cash and working capital.
Business value
Business valuations on the Sunshine Coast: where to start
A practical guide to independent business valuations for Sunshine Coast owners, buyers and advisers: scope, evidence, methods and choosing the right report.
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Business valuation add-backs: what counts and what does not
Understand how reported profit is normalised into maintainable earnings, which add-backs may be supportable and why evidence matters in an SME valuation.
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Business valuation checklist: the documents to prepare
A practical checklist of the financial and operational information commonly needed for an independent SME business valuation.
Business value
Business valuation methods: which one fits your business?
An accessible overview of capitalised earnings, discounted cash flow, asset and market approaches used when valuing Australian small and medium businesses.
Buying & selling
Buying or selling a business: check the value before the price
How an independent valuation can help sellers test expectations and buyers assess earnings, risks and price before negotiating an SME transaction.
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