Business Valuation Bluebook: How Successful Entrepreneurs Price, Sell and Trade Businesses (Paperback)

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Product Description

The definitive guide for successfully buying or selling a business.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Facts on Demand Press; 2nd edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889150320
• ISBN-13: 978-1889150321
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #615,614 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have for Introductory Business Valuation, January 2, 2008

By	Ilia Muriente "Seeker of Knowledge" (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Business Valuation Bluebook, 3rd Edition: How Successful Entrepreneurs Price, Sell and Trade Businesses (Business Valuation Bluebook: How Successful Entrepreneurs) (Paperback)

If you are brand new to this topic, like I was, this is the book for you. It's easy to read and you will be left with a great overall understanding of the process. You can use the capitalization rate method to ballpark a value for your business in minutes. I've since gone on to order several other books that will hopefully expand on the topics covered. However, I'm 100% confident that this book should be the starting point for everyone new to this topic. And, I could now entertain offers for my business confidently, without getting out gunned, overwhelmed, or low balled by experienced business buyers, including individuals investors or brokers. On top of that, I know precisely how to expand my business value by hundreds of thousands this year 2008!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!, April 23, 2007

By	Gary G. Gallagher Jr. "ggallagher02" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Business Valuation Bluebook, 3rd Edition: How Successful Entrepreneurs Price, Sell and Trade Businesses (Business Valuation Bluebook: How Successful Entrepreneurs) (Paperback)

After ten years as a bank underwiriter for small businesses, I am very impressed at how this book distills a great deal of information down and puts it all in one place. If you are planning on buying or selling a business, are a beginning or experienced entrepreneur, or are just interested in what makes a business valuable or not, this surprising book is for you.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Handbook for Entrepreneurs, October 14, 2002

By A Customer

A "blue collar" book for gaining a negotiating advantage. From reading financials to closing strategies . . . this twenty dollar book saved me thousands. If your buying a business . . . or selling one . . . you'd be a fool not to invest in this one.