Tag Archives: William Bruce Business Sales & Acquisitions

Small Business Valuation Multiples Explained

Posted on February 20, 2022 by William Bruce

In trying to value a small business, are you confused about which earnings metric to use? There are at least six earnings computations, including: SDE – Seller’s Discretionary Earnings EBIT – Earnings Before Interest and Taxes EBITDA – Earnings Before … Continue reading →

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What Do Business Brokers Do?

Posted on March 5, 2020 by William Bruce

What do business brokers do? Very few people know, as the profession usually operates under the radar. Business brokers are intermediaries who facilitate …. Continue reading →

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What is Intellectual Property? How Do You Value It?

Posted on July 3, 2017 by William Bruce

Intellectual property is something originally created in the mind. Among other things, it can be an invention, a written manuscript or a company logo including words, phrases and images used in business. How do you place a value on intellectual property? Continue reading →

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Selling a Business: Buyer Acquisition Financing

Posted on February 1, 2015 by William Bruce

Previous articles have discussed the importance of having a good reason for selling your business, getting the business ready for sale, setting the right asking price, and taking your business to market. In this article, we will talk about the question … Continue reading →

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Ranking of states by dollar amount of incentives used to recruit industry.

Posted on March 3, 2014 by William Bruce

It’s ironic that New York, with one of the greatest net outflows of industry, is tops by a mile among incentives granted to companies to locate within the state. Here’s the list of states ranked by dollar amount of incentives used to recruit industry. Continue reading →

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The Business of College Football. Who’s Making the Most Money?

Posted on August 29, 2013 by William Bruce

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that college football is big business. In fact, it’s huge. Listed below are the top 20 schools in the country ranked by total football revenue. Continue reading →