Back to regularly scheduled programming! Host Tom Bronson chats with Anneka Sciola about Quality of Earnings, or QofE, in this week’s episode of the Maximize Business Value Podcast. They emphasize that this Financial Due Diligence tool is imperative for buyers and sellers to understand the value of a business. An important takeaway for all business owners: the vast majority of businesses trade on a multiple of earnings, NOT revenue, so this tool will help prepare for the future. Anneka addresses the differences between audits and QofE’s and describes the three components of all QofE reports. Listen now to learn about a QofE today!
Anneka Sciola runs the Transaction Advisory Services practice at Calvetti Ferguson. Her passion is helping business owners grow and eventually sell. She is a Director in Advisory Services and has extensive experience in public accounting, consulting and industry. Her practice specialties include Valuations, Quality of Earnings, M&A Sell-Side Representation, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Technical Accounting and Litigation Consulting. Her industry specialties include oil & gas exploration, oilfield services, electric and utilities, manufacturing and distribution, industrial services, retail, professional services, construction and real estate development, healthcare and technology.
Tom Bronson is the founder and President of Mastery Partners, a company that helps business owners maximize business value, design exit strategy, and transition their business on their terms. Mastery utilizes proven techniques and strategies that dramatically improve business value that was developed during Tom’s career 100 business transactions as either a business buyer or seller. As a business owner himself, he has been in your situation a hundred times, and he knows what it takes to craft the right strategy. Bronson is passionate about helping business owners and has the experience to do it. Want to chat more or think Tom can help you? Reach out at [email protected] or check out his book, Maximize Business Value, Begin with The Exit in Mind (2020).
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Elevating Businesses to Achieve The Business Owner’s Dream Exit
The unfortunate reality is that for every business that comes on the market (for whatever reason), only 17% of them achieve a successful exit. You read that right. 83% of attempted business transitions never reach the closing table. Mastery Partners is on a mission to change that. We ELEVATE businesses to achieve maximum value and reach that dream exit.
Our objectives are simple - understand where the business is today, identify opportunities for dramatic improvement, and offer solutions to enhance the business, making it more marketable and valuable. And that all starts with understanding the business owner’s definition of his or her dream exit.
Mastery has developed a 4-Step Process to help business owners achieve their dreams.
STEP 1: Transition Readiness Assessment
STEP 2: Roadmap for Value Acceleration
STEP 3: Relentless Execution
STEP 4: Decision: Now that desired results are achieved, the business is ready for the next step in the journey!
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