{"product_id":"9781430247852","title":"Know and Grow the Value of Your Business: An Owner's Guide to Retiring Rich","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKnow and Grow the Value of Your Business: An Owner's Guide to Retiring Rich\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMcDaniel, Tim\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman looking to retire said to author and valuation expert Tim McDaniel, “I need to sell my business for $2.5 million to support my country club lifestyle.” The reality was that her business was worth $750,000. How could she have been so wrong? As McDaniel—a veteran of over 2,000 valuation engagements and dozens of M\u0026amp;A deals—knows all too well, most owners work in their businesses and not on their businesses. He has seen the look of surprise on client faces far too often: “It’s only worth that much?!” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the rush of day-to-day work and decisions, business owners sometimes forget that their business is an investment—and something they need to watch, nurture, and care for just as they would a valuable antique vase or painting. Know and Grow the Value of Your Business: An Owner's Guide to Retiring Rich shows readers how to develop the “investment mindset,” value the business, bolster that value and maximize the return on their investment, and, finally, exit the business either through a sale to outside parties or by passing it on to family or other business insiders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis information couldn’t be more important: Typically, 60–80% of a business owner’s wealth is tied up in the value of the business. This is their most important asset, but they usually guess at its value and have no concrete plan to increase it. That’s why this book shows: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe importance of treating your ownership interest in a business as something deserving near-daily attention. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow a company is valued, and how others outside the business view that value. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSteps you can take immediately to increase the value of your business. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe different kinds of potential buyers and what attracts them. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to remove yourself from the day-to-day work of the business to plan for a brighter future. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to exit the business on your terms. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, this book helps business owners get the most for theirbusiness when they decide it’s time to move on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-03-11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781430247852\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4302-4786-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 252\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47189445902476,"sku":"9781430247852","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781430247852.jpg?v=1775051923","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781430247852","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}