Business Value:
Understanding the Factors

The following articles will give you a thorough understanding of all the factors to consider when selling your business and determining it’s business value.

What’s Your Business Worth?

It’s natural that you would place a higher value on your business than a buyer would, because you have some strong emotional ties to it.

Read About Your Business Worth

Business Value Drivers

Although all value drivers could be important, there are some that are key: The Ten Fundamental Factors That Affect Business Value.

Read About Business Value Drivers

Qualitative Factors in Selling a Business

Read this list of qualitative factors that can have an impact on the buyer’s perceived level of risk and the selling price of your business.

Read About Qualitative Factors

Value Enhancement in the Sale of a Business

If you’re not planning to sell your business right away, you have the opportunity to build its value.

Read About Value Enhancement

Business Valuation Multiples

The business valuation multiple is a way of measuring a buyer’s level of risk. The higher the multiple, the lower the perceived level of risk.

Read About Valuation Multiples

EBITDA & CAPEX

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) is a measure of the cash flow of a business. CAPEX = Capital Expenditure.

Read About EBITDA & CAPEX

Business Valuation Report

It’s very easy to get caught up in all the formulas, industry standards, and different business valuation methods. That’s why we designed our ‘Business Valuation Model’,which is intended to help the average business owner understand how business value is derived in a straightforward and logical way.

After providing more than 5,000 opinions of value over the past decade, we are well positioned to provide you with a comprehensive report on the value of your business. If you would like to know what your business is worth, contact us to order your business valuation report.

Words are not enough to express our gratitude for Randy and Hammad at Alberta Business Exchange. From our very first meeting in late 2021 until closing day in June 2022, we knew they had our best interests at heart, every step of the way.

I highly recommend Alberta Business Exchange when considering selling your business. We worked hard to build our business over 27 years and Randy and Hammad gave us the confidence to make the decision to use their expertise when selling our business.”

Alberta Business Exchange has developed a process that is easy to understand, and guides you through the necessary steps to sell your business without any added stress.

From the initial meeting till the very last moment, the ABE team was top-notch! I would recommend anyone who is looking to acquire a business, to contact the ABE team, you won’t be disappointed! They don’t deal like any other business brokerage, they make sure that the business is a perfect fit for the buyer. Thank you Randy, Hammad, and the entire ABE team for making our acquisition smooth!.

Best in the industry! I had the pleasure of working with Randy and Hammad recently. The knowledge, attention to detail, and organization they bring to the table are unmatched and unheard of in this industry. I have bought multiple businesses in the past few years, I am impressed by the level of professionalism they offer, and my last transaction was the easiest ever I did so far. Thanks Randy and Hammad.