Professional Valuation Services

The valuation document is the single most important piece of financial information about any business.  Every smart business person knows the importance of being able to present a fair and accurate accounting of a businesses’ value.  It is particularly important when attempting to sell a business.

A valuation has many purposes and can be used to:

Prove the Fair Market Value of your business

• Provide information to lending institutions for a business loan
• Validate information for a Merger, Acquisition or Stock Offering
• Create a succession plan or a trust
• Develop an estate plan or tax plan to protect wealth
• To determine the value of assets and liabilities
• For the creation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

To know why it is so important to have a valuation, you must understand that the book value reflected on the financial statements of a business usually differs from its true market value.

Without a valuation, a business owner must be prepared to defend his opinion of value.  For example, any potential Buyer will place little creditability in a value arrived at by an owner’s accountant.  Therefore, a properly prepared valuation report by a valuation expert would become the best tool usable to obtain maximum selling price.

When working with a VR Intermediary to create a valuation report, the goal is a simple one – the creation of an accurate and comprehensive document that will stand up to scrutiny.

For larger businesses, VR has established relationships in place with accredited firms whose valuations are accepted by 95% of all SBA lenders in the country.  Using third party valuations makes the purchase price a small part of negotiations and puts the emphasis on agreements to other terms and conditions of the transaction.

VR’s depth of experience coupled with a vast knowledge of valuation methods will result in an expert opinion of value, delivered in a responsive, timely and efficient manner.  VR has valued and sold virtually every type of business.

You can rest assured that the valuation process will handled professionally and confidentially.