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Valuing Your Dental Practice

August 13, 2018

You’ve worked hard and you should be proud of yourself – you’ve graduated from your College of Dentistry and are ready to embark on your ...

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Why We Use Industry Averages in Our Valuation

July 16, 2018

Everyone does it.  People will try to peer into their neighbours’ yards to see what they have and what they are doing.  As valuators, we ...

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Why Do I Need a Valuation? Employee Stock Ownership Plans

June 11, 2018

Motivated employees are creative, efficient and hard working. So how can you keep your employees motivated? Companies, often under the direction of their human resource ...

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Don’t Pay Too Much for that Business -The Basics of Contingent Consideration

May 14, 2018

Have you ever worried that the business you’re purchasing won’t do as well as you’re hoping? Or what if there’s an outstanding debt you weren’t ...

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Hired Guns in the Court System?

April 16, 2018

Hired guns. TV legal dramas show witness stands full of shady “experts” who bow to the wishes of either clients or legal counsel in an ...

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Hindsight Part 2 – Exceptions to the Rule

March 12, 2018

In a February, 2018 posting The Fine Art of Retrospect – Hindsight Part 1, we’ve discussed that courts typically don’t allow the use of hindsight knowledge ...

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Hindsight Part 1 – General Exclusions

February 12, 2018

We all know that hindsight is 20/20, but how can this affect your business valuation? What happens if events occurring after the valuation date have ...

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Why Do I Need a Valuation? Management and Shareholder Buyouts

January 15, 2018

If you’re ready to sell your business, some of the most likely purchase candidates are the company’s management and other shareholders. They know the market. ...

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Why Do I Need a Valuation? Selling a Business

December 18, 2017

As an owner of a business, chances are you’ve grown quite attached to your company. Perhaps you’ve led the business through some tough years as ...

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Bookkeeping: Can anyone do it?

November 27, 2017

As we have been looking back over the last half century for Davis Martindale’s 50th anniversary, it has become obvious that the world and business has ...

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Why do I Need a Valuation? Corporate Reorganization

November 13, 2017

Here are some common reorganization methods: Transferring an unincorporated business (i.e. a sole proprietorship or a partnership) into a corporation; Amalgamating multiple businesses into one ...

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State of the Industry – Used Car Dealers

October 16, 2017

Gone are the days of viewing used car professionals as slick salespersons who will do anything to sell you a lemon. With a slowly recovering ...

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