Everyone who owns a business needs to know it's value in today's national and international marketplace.

Having an independent, third-party certified business appraisal is vitally important if you are considering:

• Selling your business.
• Financial Estate Planning.
• Succession Planning for your business to a family member.
• Setting a basis for a C to S Corporate Conversion
• Looking for ways to increase the value of your business.

UGOOGLE has a strategic relationship with several local and national companies for business valuation. They specialize in privately held companies and small business valuations using Fortune 500 valuation techniques adapted for the privately held business market.

Their appraisals are accepted and used by lenders such as the Small Business Administration, Bank of America, CIT, UPS Global, and PNC among others. We offer four types of business appraisals:

1. Snapshot Valuation: Restricted use valuation intended for small companies with sales less than $250,000. The report is approximately 11 pages. The basis of this valuation is a market comparison with like companies within an industry.
2. Value Analysis: Limited scope, small business valuations for "Main Street" businesses with sales below $1,000,000. The report is about 40 pages long and considers primarily historical/current performance basis of valuation is discretionary cash flow.
3. Limited Formal Valuation: Also a limited scope valuation, this business asset appraisal is suitable for firms with sales between $1M and $7M. About 70 pages long, the report emphasizes ratios, trends, and common size analysis. In addition to company earnings, the balance sheet will be a key component of this analysis.
4. Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A) Value: This is a stock valuation and intended for Middle Market business with yearly revenues in excess of $5M. This follows USPAP & IRS 59-60 guidelines.

A Business Advisor will help you determine which business appraisal best suits your requirements based on your individual situation. The Advisor will also help you gather the information necessary for the appraisal and assist in packaging it to be sent to the independent appraiser.

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