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BUSINESS EVALUATION SITES
Springboard for Searches
www.business.com
In addition to listing the most popular user
searches and an option to download a free version of its
toolbar, this search engine and business directory provides
news stories by industry–financial services, human resources
and small business, for example. Visitors also can find job
opportunities through a link to Work.com , and CPA/ABVs will
find many valuation resources here. A search of the words
business valuation yielded more than 200 results,
including the following:
www.bulletproofbizplans.com
Free registration leads users to a brochure
for this company’s valuation services that has brief case
studies on how e-commerce data providers and technology
developers implemented business strategies. Visitors can
read a sample business plan including a financial snapshot
of projected earnings and purchase BV software.
www.business-valuations.biz
CPA/ABVs can find help in valuing a
business by choosing various options from a pull-down menu
to get tips tailored to their individual scenario. Users can
read frequently asked questions on business appraisal and
valuation services, get this company’s methodology for
selling a business, or sign up for access to a business
valuation calculator.
www.bizbuysell.com/guide/sellval.htm
Business valuators looking for resources
will find them here with articles including “Valuation Rules
of Thumb” and “Choosing an Appraiser.” Users can find links
to information on BV methods, estimating a fair price and
valuing a business for sale in the Elsewhere on the Web
section.
www.trugmanvaluation.com
CPA/ABVs Gary and Linda Trugman offer
visitors to their site recent issues of the Valuation
Trends newsletter, featuring the latest court
decisions on cases involving buy-sell agreements, enterprise
vs. personal goodwill and IPOs. For more information users
can order Mr. Trugman’s book, Understanding Business
Valuation: A Practical Guide to Valuing Small to Medium
Sized Businesses (AICPA, hardcover, # 056600JA, www.cpa2biz.com ).
Don’t Rock the Boat
www.johnglenncrp.0catch.com
CPA firm owners and HR managers can get
information on business continuity, disaster recovery and
emergency management plans at John Glenn’s e-stop. The
archives of articles on contingency planning include the
titles “Approaches to a Common Goal” and “Mitigating a
Negative Concept.” Other links take users to presentations
on business continuity ethics and other topics.
HR = Heavy Resources
www.workforce.com
Business owners and human resources
managers can register here for free to open all channels of
this Web site about managing your workforce. The site is
loaded with articles, surveys and worksheets on benefits,
business trends, legal issues, staffing and technology. Need
to know how to assess informal workplace learning or defuse
morale breakdown? Read the Dear Workforce column for advice.
Users also can find case studies and webcasts or look into
subscribing to Workforce Management magazine.
Expect the Unexpected
www.disaster-recovery-guide.com
Here CPAs can find all of the resources
they need to continue normal firm operations in the event of
a disaster. Users can sign up for the free Business
Continuity Planner newsletter, read true stories on disaster
recovery, find sample copies of company floor plans to
emulate for their own office space, and download
documentation to help organize emergency services and staff
contact numbers. Visitors also can become members of the
disaster recovery planning discussion forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disaster-recovery-guide
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LLC 101
www.llc-explained.com
CPAs trying to find information on limited
liability companies can read a detailed overview of the
topic here, including the free report The Windfall
Profits Paradox on building long-term business
wealth. There are tips on how to secure a loan, manage your
time or set up the best possible trade-show displays and
links to resources on incorporation services for offshore
businesses.
Excellent E-Lookups
www.infoplease.com
Almanacs, atlases and encyclopedias, oh,
my! Users can find them all here—along with dictionaries,
thesauruses and telephone books at this e-reference desk.
The home page features This Day in History, Today’s News and
What Does It Mean? sections. There’s a glossary of financial
terms, and CPAs can find financial calculators for budgeting
and saving, home mortgages, insurance, mutual funds,
retirement, Roth IRAs and stocks and bonds. The Business and
Finance section lists the top NYSE stocks by dollar value
and the link to http://infoplease.4jobs.com
unlocks channels for users to search industry-specific
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