PricePoint Software | 2007 Buyers Guide Book | Buying a Business Due Diligence
PricePoint: Business Pricing & Analysis Software
Based on the Muiltiple of Discretionary Earnings Method to pricing a business, PricePoint incorporates business and industry characteristics as perceived by buyers and sellers of small to midsize businesses to arrive at a suggested selling price. PricePoint assists in structuring the deal so that the down payment and the terms of the loan can be justified to potential buyers while showing the business owner their potential gain from the deal. Throughout the program, industry rules of thumb are used as general guides and sanity checks to give a larger perspective on the detailed analysis of the businesses financials and industry position. PricePoint is a realistic approach to pricing that gets everyone on the same page.
PricePoint Features:
- Three Year Annualized Analysis And Weighted Pricing
- Price Variances Based On Down Payment Percentage
- Built-in Amortization Calculator
- Justification For Purchase
- Calculation Of Seller's Discretionary Earnings
- Multi-year Income Statment Analysis
- Full-color Graphing
- Printable Multi-page Price Report
System Requirements:
- Processor - 486/66 MHZ or higher
- Operating System - Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows NT 4.0 (SP 6a) and higher, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
- Memory - 16 MB of RAM minimum 60 MB of Hard Disk Space
- Drive - CD-ROM drive
- Display - Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors
- Peripherals - Modem or Internet connection for Online Help Connectivity
- Full-color Graphing
- Printing - Microsoft Word 2000 or higher
NEW!!!
2007 Business Reference Guide Book
by Tom West - Copyright 2007, 850 pages, paperback - Newest 17th Edition!
The most extensive and complete source of business buying and selling information and pricing data on the market today! Includes over 2,800 valuation "rules of thumb," tips and benchmarks for more than 650 different businesses.
Use this book to learn how to estimate a quick rule-of-thumb business valuation for almost 650 different types of businesses, provided by hundreds of active business brokers and industry experts from all around the United States. The absolute best and most unique book of its kind on the market today! Its 850 pages are packed with valuable valuation information based on actual transactions for business buyers, sellers, brokers, accountants/CPAs, consultants, bankers and attorneys.
This very latest 17th edition edition of this extremely popular business buying and selling resource is now available.
Table of Contents
The 2007 Business Reference Guide, now in its 17th year, is the essential guide to pricing businesses. This year, the entire Guide—all 850 pages—is devoted to the latest Rules of Thumb and up-to-date pricing information for hundreds of different businesses. Most business entries include:
- Rules of Thumb based on sales, earnings and other factors
- Pricing tips from many industry experts and business brokers
- Extensive benchmark information that provides comparison data
- Ratings based on several factors that can assist you in deriving a multiplier (not all ratings contain all factors):
° Competition
° Marketability
° Amount of Risk
° Industry Trend
° Historical Profit Trend
° Ease of Replication
° Location & Facilities
The Reference Guide also includes:
- Industry Resources—Associations, Publications—all with Web information
- General Information providing industry data, surveys & comments
- Fascinating facts about many different businesses and industries
- A complete listing of Business Brokerage Press’s Industry Experts for 2007
- Index for easy access to specific information
- The many different types of businesses covered are arranged alphabetically for even faster location of information
Thousands of readers call the Business Reference Guide “an absolute necessity—
invaluable to anyone involved in the valuation of a privately held business.”
About the Author
Tom West is the creator and author of the Business Reference Guide series. He is also the author of The Complete Guide to Business Brokerage, published by Business Brokerage Press and is the co-editor of the Handbook of Business Valuation, 2nd edition, and the Mergers & Acquisitions Handbook of Small and Midsize Companies. West is a founder, past president, and former executive director of the International Business Brokers’ Association (IBBA). He is also a founder and past president of several large business brokerage firms.
NEW!!!
Buying A Business - Due Diligence
by the Biz Buy Resource, LLC team
Our very own work book for the business buyer - a MUST HAVE and DO resource!!!
Our in-depth preparation work book will help the potential business buyer achieve the most important process in buying a business - due diligence. This book covers many facets of the business purchasing process including financial and other viable factors.
Table of Contents
- Preparing for Due Diligence
° CPA Resource
° Legal Resource
° List of Records to Obtain from the Seller
- Due Diligence Categories
° Industry Information
° Financials
° Competition
° Sales
° Customers
° Suppliers
° Contracts
° Government and Regulatory
° Legal
° Employees
° Marketing
° Property Appraisals and Real Estate
- Due Diligence - Franchise
The Truth about Legitamate Franchises
Is Franchise Ownership a Fit for You?
Meet with the Master Franchisor
Meet with Existing Franchise Owners
- Due Diligence Summary
- Resources
Sample Profit and Loss Statement
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