BUSINESS VALUATION SOFTWARE

Business valuation software packages are useful tools supporting company evaluation. Here are a few of them::

• Business Valuation Software for Everyone. Interactive Business Valuation Software designed specifically for the valuation of small and mid-size businesses)

• ...A beginner to intermediate-level business valuation program intended for business owners, business brokers, and financial consultants who want a reliable valuation for planning purposes...

• ...a business valuation software program based on accepted U.S. professional appraisal practices, used in thousands of business valuations, and validated by business sale transaction data from real-world results...was specially designed by an actual business appraiser to be easily used by business buyers and sellers who want to determine the fair-market value of a business but don't want to get bogged down in valuation theory and complicated mathematics...

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COMPANY RESEARCH

Find out as much as you can about certain corporations using company research sites and tools and related topic based search engines. Learn also how to evaluate business assets:

• Company Research Search Engine

• Free Basic Company Research Tool

• Guide to Researching Companies, Industries, and Countries

• Business Evaluation: A new way to evaluate business assets... (Article/Tutorial)

• How to Make Sense of the Earnings Report - Earnings are the bottom line, but there's plenty to watch for on the way there ("..Although most investors fixate on earnings per share announcements, a company's quarterly and annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain a wealth of information that help you evaluate that company...")

• Evaluating Business Performance ("..we shall discuss the need for evaluation in business, meaning of book-keeping and accounting, rules of debit and credit and purpose of different types of books of accounts which are maintained for accounting records..." - Detailed)

• Investment Lessons 1-4. (Detailed. Including many company evaluation tips and related background information)

• Fundamental Analysis ("..At its broadest, Fundamental Analysis studies any data that might be expected to impact the price or perceived value of a stock, other than analyzing the trading patterns of that stock itself. Fundamentals include economic factors, industry-specific trends, capital market conditions, and company-specific data and qualities)

• The importance of stakeholders according to business leaders. ("..Debate has emerged regarding a shift of focus in the organization's relationships with its various stakeholder groups...")

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TUTORIALS

MARKETS

Besides financial matters, it is useful to concentrate on market outlooks. Here are some useful and very detailed guides:

• Analyzing Business Markets and Business Buying Behavior ("..Business markets consist of individuals and organizations that buy goods for purposes of further production, resale, or redistribution. Businesses (including government and nonprofit organizations) are a market for raw...")

• Evaluating the Feasibility of Business Opportunities (Detailed. Agriculture and Rural Division)

• 14 Profitable Small Business Products & Services (Detailed; PDF 94p!)

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OPPORTUNITIES

Not every new business is worth the investment. Find out what you need to be aware of nd where potentional business opportunities waiting for you:

• Finding and Evaluating Business Opportunities (PDF, 12 p.)

• Evaluating business opportunities ("..you have to ask yourself, what are the long-term implications of going off the beaten path to take advantage of this opportunity?...")

• Business planning/opportunities (PDF, 40 p.)

• First Steps for Biotech Stock Research ("..Biotechnology is the commercialization of cell biology for human ends. It's not an industry, but a technology -- technology that companies old and new will use to transform existing businesses as well as create new ones. Before investing...")

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Now doubts that the financial statements are the focus of any company valuation. Learn here how to read the numbers:

• Guide to Financials - A basic introduction to reading financial statements

• Financial Statements ("..Financial Statements essentially present a scorecard of a company's operations. At a certain time, or for a certain period of time, financial statements show what the company owns and what it owes, its profitability, and the company's flows of cash...")

• Understanding Financial Statements ("..This lesson serves as an introduction to financial statements and financial statement concepts. Some of the concepts covered are the accounting equation, double entry accounting, and debits and credits. Also, two basic financial statements--the balance sheet and the income statement--are introduced..")

• Getting Back to the Basics, Understanding Financials ("..The primary purpose of this industry aid is to provide a basic introduction to reading financial statements in a company's annual report..")

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