Tip For Maximizing Business Value

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Tip #25 Burying excessive personal expenses in the business financials can lower business value! The most popular method of valuing a business uses a multiple of earnings over a period of years. Business owners should be aware of that while attempting to reduce the bottom line with personal expenses to minimize taxes. Though there are […]

The #1 Thing Private Equity Investors Look for in a Company

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By Meghan Daniels, Axial | July 13, 2017 A recent study by Harvard Business School found that up to half of venture capitalists rely more on gut instinct than financial metrics when making investment decisions. Among other findings, the study reported: 9% of all VCs and 17% of early-stage VCs use zero financial metrics Nearly […]