
How to Value a Small Business: The 3 Core Methods Explained
Valuing a small business comes down to three core methods: asset-based, market-based, and income-based. Asset-based valuations set a baseline by totaling what the business owns minus what it owes, while market-based valuations look at what similar businesses have actually sold for. The income-based approach is the most forward-looking, valuing a business based on the cash flow it can generate in the future.





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