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Business Valuation: Determining The Worth Of A Company

YoungUpstarts

A liquidation asset-based approach determines the value as confirmed by the net amount the company would be worth if all assets were sold and all liabilities paid off immediately. Strohl, CPA and founder of Protax Consulting, a firm that offers tax services to expatriate Americans , “everyone wants to live someplace warm and beautiful.”

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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

Up and Running

A study co-sponsored by Crawford International and HR.com in Palo Alto, California in 2006 found that “companies that create adaptive corporate cultures outperform companies with non-adaptive cultures by a factor of 900 to 1 as measured by long term net income and stock price growth.” How can a business owner assess their company culture?

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Startup Tax Planning for Better Cash Flow Management

Up and Running

Many small business owners have no idea what they will owe in taxes until it’s time to pay them,” says Paul Gevertzman, CPA, a tax partner at Anchin, Block, & Anchin in New York. If you own an LLC or sole proprietorship , allocate a portion of each draw to a tax saving account and learn to live on the net draw.

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Maximizing Profits in the Healthcare Staffing Industry by Susanne Mariga

Mike Michalowicz

BONUS … Honor the Value You Provide and Price Accordingly – Susanne Mariga, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Profit First Professional – Mastery Level, and Managing Member of Mariga CPA PLLC. When Healthcare Staffing Firms reduce their markup, they reduce their profit. About Susanne Mariga.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

2010 Net Income: $8 million. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Gross Margin: 94% –> i.e. for every $1 of revenue Kayak only spends $0.06 paying for travel data from ITA or others (customers acquisition spend is not included in COGS). 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Search Statistics: 2010 Queries: 634 million.

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Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value

Occam's Razor

All the things that directly tie to the bottom-line of your company, which you can tie to Net Income driven by digital. And then beyond, to measuring your Net Promoter Score (or the latest flavor of the month customer centric metric), etc. I'm not a fan of impressions, so I ignore things like CPM, etc.

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10 Things the Bank Will Ask When You Need a Business Loan

Up and Running

Regarding audited statements, having “audited” statements means you’ve paid a few thousand dollars to have a CPA go over them and take some formal responsibility for their accuracy. CPAs get sued over bad audits. You’ll also have to supply as much profit and loss history as you have, up to three years back.