Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

First, let's look at the performance of these seven stocks in 2023, when their collective market capitalization increased by a staggering $5.1 In a group of standout stocks, Nvidia and Meta were the best performers, with the former more than and the later almost tripling in value over the period.

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Scott Mashuda

JUNE 7, 2023

In business – like a Rubik’s Cube – each decision, action, internal force or external force creates a different outcome. Manage Risk While Maximizing your Company’s Value and Marketability Much like the Rubik’s Cube, M&A deals require strategic thinking and planning to solve.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 10, 2023

If you’re a founder at an early stage SaaS startup, you’re always looking for ways to drive higher and higher company valuations, especially as you move from one round of funding to the next. If your company is growing at a faster and faster pace, then you could expect a larger CAGR. How Do You Improve Your SaaS Valuation?

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Start-ups Marketability Finance Equity 98

Lighter Capital

AUGUST 25, 2023

Revered for its seemingly magical superpowers that promise a happy ending, venture capital (VC) is often seen as the secret to startup success, even though the real power to make your dreams come true lies within you. Venture capital funding is to tech startups what the Wizard of Oz was to Dorothy. Venture capital is absurdly hard to secure.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 4, 2024

While higher interest rates and inflation contributed to a decline in deals and dollars invested in tech businesses overall, AI startups in the U.S. While higher interest rates and inflation contributed to a decline in deals and dollars invested in tech businesses overall, AI startups in the U.S.

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Finance Equity Start-ups Marketability 45

ThomsonReuters

JULY 20, 2023

In response, Thomson Reuters has created an Advisory Report Quiz as an easy way for CPA advisors to assess where their firm stands in its advisory journey and take actionable steps towards elevating their practice. As technology continues evolving, the demand for advisory services has grown exponentially.

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Accounting Firms Technology Marketability 98

Peak Business Valuation

MARCH 4, 2023

Due to this increase in pet ownership, demand for pet care in the years following 2020 has spiked. Due to this increase in pet ownership, demand for pet care in the years following 2020 has spiked. For this reason, it is helpful to understand key value drivers for a pet training, grooming, and boarding business.

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Peak Business Valuation

JANUARY 10, 2023

With increased awareness of the importance of mental health, the outlook for counseling centers is positive. If you would like to better understand how to increase the value of your counseling center this article is for you! The following sections discuss key value drivers for a counseling center.

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Business Valuation Appraisal Fair Market Value Marketability 52

Peak Business Valuation

MARCH 11, 2023

Due to consumers spending more time at home, we have seen an increase in media consumption. Understanding key value drivers for an advertising agency helps you understand how to be successful and competitive. Understanding key value drivers for an advertising agency helps you understand how to be successful and competitive.

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Business Valuation Appraisal Fair Market Value Marketability 52

Peak Business Valuation

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Despite the economic downturn, this industry has seen growth in the past five years, according to IBIS World. This is because there is increasing demand for mental health treatment. Whether you are buying, growing, or selling a counseling center, it is important to understand the fair market value. Schedule a Free Consultation!

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ThomsonReuters

AUGUST 1, 2023

For more experienced practitioners with four to five years of experience, a majority (36%) are making more than $100,000 in metro areas. While you may find yourself thinking your firm can’t afford to pay higher salaries, the truth is you can’t afford not to. hours per week.

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Accounting Firms Technology Compliance Finance 98

Internal Audit 360

DECEMBER 21, 2023

There’s consternation, for sure, over how things like artificial intelligence, increasing digitalization, the data of everything, climate change, political uncertainly, and geopolitical tension will impact the business world as a whole and internal auditing in particular. Upheaval and change will rule the day.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 6, 2022

Technology has become an indispensable part of modern business by automating mundane tasks, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs. By delegating mundane tasks to technology, you may find your workforce is more motivated to put forward ideas for further development and innovation. How would you spend that time?”

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Technology Start-ups 95

Audit Board

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Today’s business and IT leaders face unprecedented challenges in understanding and quantifying IT risk. How resilient is your organization’s IT risk management (ITRM) program? Are stakeholders across the business getting the information needed to identify, quantify, and respond to the risks that matter for their roles?

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 21, 2023

In an increasingly competitive business world, the importance of showing gratitude and appreciation to staff members cannot be overstated. Whether it’s during the long hours of tax season or just a typical work day, showing your staff you appreciate them can go a long way. In fact, it can be used as a competitive advantage.

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Value Scout

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Do you have an exit plan for your business? Is your exit plan documented or something that’s just in your head as a future “to-do” activity? Do you periodically review your exit plan and measure your progress against the milestones? Related: Why Every Business Owner Needs an Exit Strategy?

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Value Scout

AUGUST 29, 2022

Potential investors should see the exit strategy’s results in the three main aspects of a business: people, processes, and business potential. I recommend entrepreneurs approach an exit process like a value enhancement process, i.e., plan backward starting from the ideal result. How do they influence value?

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IBG Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Helping the seller anticipate and negotiate issues that can cause deviations from the expected sale proceeds can add unexpected value to involving an experienced M&A intermediary. In a business sale, forewarned is forearmed. Potential value adjustments can start with the buyer’s letter of intent (LOI).

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Finance Start-ups Banking Marketability 52

Sun M&A

MAY 24, 2023

When it comes to selling your business, there are many important factors to consider. For example, you may be concerned about getting maximum value from the sale or finding a buyer who aligns with your mission and values. Do they want to increase market share or scale up operations?

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Start-ups Marketability 40

Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

While boards and executive teams typically don’t see SOX compliance as an opportune area for innovation, a growing number of organizations are investing in automation and advanced technology tools to support their SOX activities — with great value-added benefits.

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Equidam

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Private venture studios are typically attached to a fund raised from LPs, in much the same way than a venture capital firm may operate. This allows the corporation to hedge against innovation in a cost-effective manner, with options to either incorporate successful ventures into the parent company, or spin them out.

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M&A Leadership Council

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

SaaS Executives Share 5 Lessons By John Christman, Former Corporate Development Global Head of M&A Integration, Cognizant Technology Solutions Digital transformation is increasingly driving the acquisition of new, different and non-traditional businesses that require a substantially different approach to integration.

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Equidam

JUNE 21, 2023

Use Equidam to calculate a fair valuation for your company at any stage of development, with the expansion of our industry leading methodology to account for risk and growth potential at later stages. This flexibility is thanks to our approach of balancing a combination of methods according to the stage of development of the venture.

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ThomsonReuters

AUGUST 3, 2021

When you start your own small firm, the confidence you have as a business owner may not be as strong as the confidence you have as an accountant. However, you can give yourself a boost of self-assuredness with these five keys to growing your business confidence. Know your value. Make connections.

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Audit Board

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Several key themes emerged across thought leadership sessions, many of which grappled with the challenges organizations face in today’s dynamic business environment and the need for an integrated, data-driven approach to managing risk. . A Connected Risk Model Is Key to Close the Business Resilience Gap.

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IBG Business

AUGUST 21, 2023

A powerful tool in negotiating a business’s purchase price, an earnout can bridge the gap between the amount that a buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to accept. One of the roadblocks that commonly arise in structuring a business sale stems from differing viewpoints of value. See “Terms” below.)

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EBITDA 52

Equilest

APRIL 3, 2023

However, valuing a manufacturing business can be complex, with multiple factors to consider. That's where business valuation software comes in. In this article, we will discuss how to use business valuation software to value a manufacturing business, step by step. What is business valuation software?

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Business Valuation Discounted Cash Flow Start-ups Marketability 40

ThomsonReuters

MARCH 9, 2023

And then having to decipher them into easy-to-understand nuggets that work for your clients? Breeze through tax season with ease It can be quite overwhelming thinking about navigating your way through all the possible deductions, exemptions, credits, and other important information related to filing taxes for individuals.

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EBIT EBITDA Technology Compliance 59

Appraiser Newsroom

MARCH 2, 2022

In recent years, businesses across industries have been exploring ways to reach their target audiences through social media platforms. Post daily content around the questions, challenges and goals of your ideal clients. This method will increase followers and clients organically. Educate Your Client Base.

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Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

What are your top priorities when developing a strategic IT risk program? How to effectively position your function for the right amount of investment from leadership within your organization. It’s also about developing a relationship with the business.

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IT Valuations

APRIL 22, 2022

Not a concert or an improv comedy show but a live business event with your peers and industry experts. We’re talking about people who might be more intelligent and experienced than you in your business. So, it would help you to have a strategic plan and cybersecurity solution for all your customers.

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Lighter Capital

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Determining your startup’s valuation is one of the more difficult tasks you’ll face as a founder. Getting it wrong can cost you equity and diminish future capital investments — and in some cases it could lead your startup to fail. Wouldn’t you rather focus on running your business? Why valuing startups is so challenging.

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Equity Start-ups Marketability Finance 52

Valutico

AUGUST 30, 2023

It’s used in financial modeling and valuation to estimate the company’s long-term value. In particular, the Terminal Growth Rate is used in a DCF analysis to help calculate the Terminal Value. What is the Terminal Growth Rate? Broadly speaking, it’s the rate at which you predict the company to grow in the future.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 25, 2023

I have always loved sports, playing tennis and cricket when I was growing up, before transitioning to fan status, cheering for my favored teams from the sidelines. I also like finance, perhaps not as much as sports, but there are winners and losers in the investment game as well.

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Start-ups Dividends Marketability Finance 92

Equilest

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Want to learn more about the power of customer-related intangible assets and how to value them effectively? From customer goodwill to customer contracts, these assets are a crucial part of any business and can significantly impact a company's bottom line." - Tamir Levy, Ph.D., Professional Valuer and Equitest's Founder-CEO.

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IBG Business

JULY 5, 2023

Your willingness to carry back a portion of your sale price expands the pool of potential buyers and can drive up your price, level the field in due diligence, and turn your sale into a good investment.

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Finance Start-ups Banking Marketability 52

Audit Board

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In AuditBoard’s Rising to the Audit Analytics Challenge: How to Prioritize Efficiency, Accuracy, and Value guide, we examine the challenges audit teams face when attempting to incorporate advanced analytics into their work processes — and why audit functions must strive to overcome these challenges to stay relevant.

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