Tom Bronson, host of the Maximize Business Value podcast, speaks with Bharat Kanodia, Principal at Veristrat, a valuation and advisory firm based in San Francisco. They discuss how to raise capital, where business owners should invest, and what buyers are looking for in a business. As a leading valuation expert, Bharat stresses that getting a yearly valuation for insurance, accounting or tax purposes can also help business owners observe competition and growth trends. His unique YouTube channel, “What’s It Worth?”, educates business owners on what to think about long before wanting to sell. Tune in to this episode to learn how to value your business!
Bharat Kanodia is the founder of Veristrat. He has been in business valuation since 2000 and has valued assets in real estate, industrial, personal property and financial assets including some unique assets i.e., the Golden Gate Bridge, NYC subway system, Hartsfield Atlanta Airport and Las Vegas casinos. He has signed off on over 4,500 valuations with $2.6 trillion in assets globally. You can learn more about his tactics on his YouTube channel, “What’s It Worth?” Bharat lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his family and enjoys sailing, golfing, skiing, and horseback riding.
Tom Bronson is the founder and President of Mastery Partners, a company that helps business owners maximize business value, design exit strategy, and transition their business on their terms. Mastery utilizes proven techniques and strategies that dramatically improve business value that was developed during Tom’s career 100 business transactions as either a business buyer or seller. As a business owner himself, he has been in your situation a hundred times, and he knows what it takes to craft the right strategy. Bronson is passionate about helping business owners and has the experience to do it. Want to chat more or think Tom can help you? Reach out at tom@masterypartners.com or check out his book,Maximize Business Value, Begin with The Exit in Mind (2020).
Mastery Partners, where our mission is to equip business owners to Maximize Business Value so they can transition their business on their terms. Our mission was born from the lessons we’ve learned from over 100 business transactions, which
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Elevating Businesses to Achieve The Business Owner’s Dream Exit
The unfortunate reality is that for every business that comes on the market (for whatever reason), only 17% of them achieve a successful exit. You read that right. 83% of attempted business transitions never reach the closing table. Mastery Partners is on a mission to change that. We ELEVATE businesses to achieve maximum value and reach that dream exit.
Our objectives are simple - understand where the business is today, identify opportunities for dramatic improvement, and offer solutions to enhance the business, making it more marketable and valuable. And that all starts with understanding the business owner’s definition of his or her dream exit.
Mastery has developed a 4-Step Process to help business owners achieve their dreams.
STEP 1: Transition Readiness Assessment
STEP 2: Roadmap for Value Acceleration
STEP 3: Relentless Execution
STEP 4: Decision: Now that desired results are achieved, the business is ready for the next step in the journey!
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