Business Valuations

[ad_1] After pouring years of hard work to create and build a successful business, you earned the right to sell it so that you can move on to new pursuits. Maybe even a well-deserved retirement in Maui.   But selling a company is not the same as selling your products …

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[ad_1] It has come to our attention that many accountants, entrepreneurs and other professionals are interested in expanding their firm by adding a business valuation practice, however there isn’t much existing easy-to-understand literature on what exactly a business valuation is as well as its components. A business valuation is a …

[ad_1] You and I both know that not every tech startup is going to make it. Many startups tank within the first year or two; the competition is fierce in the tech space, and the economy isn’t as strong as it was a few years ago. Getting an exit is …

[ad_1] Tesla Motors stock dropped Monday after Morgan Stanley suggested that its shares had risen for the wrong reasons. Shares in the electric car maker fell more than 9 percent by Monday afternoon, after Morgan Stanley researchers posited that they “do not expect the stock to appreciate so consistently and …

[ad_1] Company founder and CEO Elon Musk may not mention Tesla Motors Inc.’s  stock price when his electric car company gives its latest financial update on Wednesday, but it will be front and center for investors divided over its seemingly rich valuation. After a rally that ended in April, Tesla’s …

[ad_1] This story appears in the July 2015 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » When Brian Duerring decided last fall to pursue venture capital for StreamSpot, a Cincinnati-based start-up that provides automated streaming services to faith-based organizations, he needed to calculate a valuation for his business to effectively negotiate terms with …

[ad_1] Messaging app Snapchat Inc. has raised $1.81 billion in an equity offering, indicating strong investor interest in the company despite concerns that it is struggling to attract advertisers. Snapchat did not disclose its valuation in the latest round of funding in its filing on Thursday. However, technology website TechCrunch …

[ad_1] Cyber security software firm Tanium has raised $120 million from investment firms as more U.S. federal agencies rely on its technology to fend off attacks from nation-states and hackers, the company announced Wednesday. Tanium closed the round – its third in just more than a year – at a …

[ad_1] Chinese car-hailing app Didi Chuxing Technology Co. has raised $7 billion in its latest fund raising effort, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Didi closed a $4.5 billion fundraising round that attracted $1 billion from Apple and $600 million from China Life Insurance Co. …