• QuickRead Top Story - Valuation/Appraisal

    Back to Basics

    COVID-19’s Impact on Micro and Small Business Valuation As summer comes to an end, while COVID-19 remains a concern, business owners have resumed contemplating their succession and growth strategies. What have valuation analysts learned? In this article, the author shares additional questions that business valuation practitioners should be asking. The hysteria from the huge unforeseen social and economic changes arising from COVID-19 is starting to fade. For business valuators that means we are seeing our normal valuation processes and procedures, with modifications, are sufficient to value micro and very small businesses with revenues under 10 million dollars. These modifications mean…

  • Case Law - Litigation Consulting - QuickRead Top Story

    Unique Circumstances When Calculating Lost Profits

    Reliability of Client’s Data This article discusses how experts can handle the unique situation of receiving unreliable data. Litigation and appraisal literature will be reviewed as will the author’s handling of unreliable data in a recent lost profits case. In the end, warning signs will be reviewed to alert the expert to potential problems with the projected data.