Calculate business value. Increase business worth. Maximize your price.

Justify your asking price

Quickly determine a reasonable asking price range in any of 400 industries by using the market-derived Rules of Thumb in ValuAdder.

Based on analysis of actual business sale comparables, the Rules of Thumb let you quickly see what the buyers are paying for businesses similar to yours.

Use the Deal Check to construct a business acquisition proposal on terms that are attractive to the buyer and get you the best selling price.

Increase your business value - and selling price

See how making adjustments to your business can greatly increase its value to the buyers.

Identify high impact opportunities for increasing your business worth by using the 14 selectable multipliers available in the time-tested Multiple of Discretionary Earnings valuation.

Make these changes before putting the business on the market, attract a lot of qualified buyer interest, and justify the much higher selling price.

• Hire a manager who can replace you.
• Add skilled workers.
• Face-lift the shop.
• Add new products or services.
• Sign up more customers.
• Document your business procedures.
• Offer attractive seller financing terms.
• Pre-qualify the business for an SBA 7(a) or commercial acquisition loan.

Put together a deal that meets your objectives

Qualify serious offers quickly with ValuAdder. Use the Deal Check calculation to account for all the parts that make a sound business acquisition deal. Factor in the working capital and capital investments needed to run the business. Check the downpayment, note, and loan terms.

Let ValuAdder automatically account for the standard debt service coverage — used by lenders for business acquisition loan approvals. Show the buyer that the business throws off plenty of cash flow.

Spend less time marketing your business

Impress the serious buyer by using the power and precision of the Discounted Cash Flow method. Input your cash flow projections directly, and let ValuAdder show what the buyer gets for paying your price.

Make more money through seller financing

Define the deal terms that get the serious buyer's attention, using the Deal Check, Discounted Cash Flow, and Loan Schedule calculations in ValuAdder. Quickly check various seller's note terms.

Discount the note income to see what it makes you in present day dollars. See how you make thousands more with a higher selling price, seller's note interest income, and deferred taxes on the business sale gains.

Communicate effectively to accomplish your goals

Quickly learn and apply essential small business buying and valuation concepts available in the ValuAdder Learning and Information Center. Communicate with confidence and authority with business buyers, brokers, and professional advisors to achieve your goals.