Practical Resources for Business Owners
Straightforward explanations, financial concepts, and useful references to help you understand, strengthen, and prepare your business for the future.
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These resources explain the numbers, decisions, and practical issues that affect privately held businesses. Start with the subject that interests you.
Understanding Business Value
Earnings, valuation multiples, goodwill, and the factors that influence what buyers will pay.
Financial Tools & Concepts
Working capital, financial ratios, cash flow, and practical calculations.
Building a More Valuable Business
Management, employees, customers, suppliers, and operational strength.
Selling or Transferring a Business
Due diligence, seller financing, transaction structures, and preparation for a sale.
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Understanding EBITDA: Why Sustainable Earnings Matter More Than Owner's Discretionary Income
Why management compensation matters, how EBITDA differs from SDE, and what operating earnings really tell a buyer.
Read the resource →Understanding Working Capital and Its Impact on Business Value
How working capital supports earnings, why buyers expect it at closing, and why the whole operating business matters.
Read the resource →Are You Selling the Same Business You're Asking the Buyer to Value?
Why buyers must receive the operating assets, people, relationships and working capital that support the earnings used to value a business.
Read the resource →More practical resources and tools will be added as the library grows.