Credential program for value growth advisors June 6-10
Valuation professionals who want to extend their practices to advising business owners on ways to maximize that value can pursue a Certified Value Growth Advisor (CVGA) credential.
Trugman’s Understanding Business Valuation has hit the stands!
The PDF version of the new sixth edition of Understanding Business Valuation (UBV6) has been published and is now available.
‘Key players’ in valuing IP per QYResearch
QYResearch has published a research report on the global market for valuation services for intangible assets.
Thumbs-up reviews for UBV6 and VAB6
The March issue of Business Valuation Update has reviews of two important books that are about to be released: Understanding Business Valuation, 6th edition (UBV6), by Gary Trugman (Trugman Valuation) and Valuing a Business, 6th edition (VAB6), originally written by Shannon Pratt and updated by a team of contributors.
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Start due diligence before accepting an engagement
This is one of the tips in an article from the latest journal of the Chartered Business Valuators Institute (CBV Institute), Canada’s valuation professional organization (VPO) and standard-setter.
‘Brain drain’ is top challenge to appraisal profession, per ASA’s White
“Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the appraisal profession now and soon is the sunsetting of careers by baby boomers and their exit from the workforce,” says Johnnie White, CEO of the American Society of Appraisers, in an interview.
Looking for a few good industry experts
BVR has done a series of webinars and What It’s Worth guides that cover specific types of firms, such as restaurants, construction companies, law firms, breweries, wineries, automobile dealers, and even paving contractors.
Use the ‘stay interview’ to keep good BV people, advises Borrowman
Many business valuation firms are facing a crisis in terms of staffing.
BV Year in Review 2021: End of an Era
A recap of significant new ideas and developments as reported in over 70 articles and hundreds of news items in the pages of Business Valuation Update during 2021.
A Closer Look at the ‘Perfect Storm’ in BVFLS Staffing
A vigorous discussion has been underway about the demand and supply issues related to staffing at business valuation, forensic, and litigation support (BVFLS) firms.
Ownership transition in the middle market
There are an estimated 200,000 middle-market businesses in the U.S., which represent about one-third of private-sector GDP and close to 50 million jobs, according to the National Center for the Middle Market.
Perfect pair: VAB6 and UBV6
Two important books are in the wings for an early 2022 release: Valuing a Business, 6th edition (VAB6), from the American Society of Appraisers and Understanding Business Valuation, 6th edition (UBV6), from Business Valuation Resources.
New Year’s resolution: Give back to the BV profession
The future of the valuation profession depends on the contributions that practitioners make to the advancement of the profession.
Survey shows the graying of the appraisal profession
Two-thirds of appraisers in the U.S. are age 55 and older, according to a survey The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) and the Appraisal Institute (AI) conducted.
Items of Interest Gleaned From the ASA Conference Networking Ops
BV firm staffing troubles, Shannon Pratt’s video remarks about his new book, a new app for fractional interests, a heightened interest in businesses with a real estate component, and help needed in developing a new module for the Cost of Capital Navigator are just some of the things we learned outside the regular sessions at the ASA conference—in and around the exhibit hall and during the many networking breaks.
BV News and Trends December 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends November 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Reminder: Preorder Trugman’s sixth edition
Understanding Business Valuation by Gary Trugman (Trugman Valuation) has been the go-to book for real-world examples on how to apply valuation theory and complex topics.
ASA conference hits the jackpot in Vegas
About 600 attendees converged—both on-site and virtually—for the American Society of Appraisers’ International Conference in Las Vegas October 24-26.
Audax PE invests in Stout
Audax Private Equity has agreed to make an investment in Stout, a firm that provides advisory services in corporate finance, valuation, financial disputes, and investigations.
BV News and Trends October 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Trugman talks about his new book at the ASA confab
If you visited the BVR booth at the American Society of Appraisers International Conference in Las Vegas, you would have had the chance to chat with Gary Trugman (Trugman Valuation), who was taking a break from working on the new, sixth edition of his book Understanding Business Valuation.
Citizens completes acquisition of Willamette
Citizens Financial Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of Willamette Management Associates, a leading valuation consulting and forensic analysis firm with offices in Chicago, Atlanta, and Portland, Ore.
Trugman’s sixth edition now available for preorder
The new, sixth edition of Gary Trugman’s Understanding Business Valuation is now available for preorder for an early 2022 release.