I want to sell my small business, and need to determine what the value of it is.
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Well whatever you do, don't ask an accountant.  Ask a financial advisor.\n\nBut in general, the selling price of a business is usually based on the amount of income or cashflow it generates.  A buyer will typically pay a multiple of that amount.  Whether that multiple is 5, 10 or 20 times depends a bit on what kind of business it is.  \n\nIf it's a great business with high profit margins and is growing at a fast pace and you're selling a product or service that's in high demand, a buyer may pay 20 times your earnings or cashflow.  (Ex., if it generates $100,000 per year in net income, the buyer may pay $2 million for it)\n\nIf it's a much slower growing business or is in any financial distress or is not as attractive, than the multiple will obviously be a lot less.\n\nThese multiples may be somewhat arbitrary, but keep this in mind:  Buying a business is like any other investment.  The buyer needs to earn an adequate return on that investment (with adequate being a different measure for different people).  If I require at least a 10% return per year on my investments, than I may not pay more than $1 million for your business that generates $100,000 in income.  And if there's risk that your business may not last more than a few years, than I certainly will not want to pay you more than the total cummulative amount of income it will generate over its remaining life.  So if your $100,000 annual income business will only be around for another 5 years, than I certainly won't pay more than $500,000 for it (although it will probably be much less than $500,000 after I adjust for the time value of money).\n\nAll of these factors combined are what go into this decision.  Again, it's all a bit arbitrary and there's no exact science for it, but hopefully this will at least serve as a guide.
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try going to a local auctioneer and get it valued or try valuations on line to get a rough quote i would like to give you 50 pence no ok then
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I own my own business and it sounds to me like you have a great opportunity to sell what you have done.  Advertise it, you would be surprised at how many people would be interested, you have done all the leg work, I'm impressed and sorry that it is not working out for you.  Maybe you could sell it and pay off some debt and begin again.  It would be well worth it. Kudos to you.
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You can get a general idea of it's value by checking eBay and other auction sites.  However for an accurate appraisal of your piano it will have to be examined by a local professional. There are far too many variables to get a real appraisal for anything on line.  Good luck sounds like a nice instrument and one that was well taken care of.
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you can get the book value from nada guides and/or Kelly Blue book, not 100% sure on the latter. Look under recreational vehicles.
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I'd start with 5% on top of the seller fees.\n\ncheck out the link below for more info...\n\nhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,316352,00.html
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I would check the value on www.zillow.com.  This site will tell you roughly how much your house is worth at a minimum.  Don't let other people tell you how much you home is worth.  California Real Estate is the most expensive in the country, and commercial real estate is more expensive than residential. So I would suggest getting a Realtor that only does commercial.  the other suggestion would be to develop the property yourself so that it is purely a commercial property without any residential qualities.  Further, I would not sell if I didn't have a plan to move somewhere else.  If it is money that you need, you can get a home equity line of credit.  That way you get the money you need and keep your house.  It is a means to lock in the value of the property.
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Most businesses have similiar issues no matter their product.\n\nCheck out the outline on the small business administration website.  It will take some time to do but I strongly advise you do it for several reasons.  It will make you consider all the details of your business and you can provide it to potential investors who will gauge your likelihood of success (and security of their investment).\n\nGood luck.
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I found a great article that should help you think through your proposal - it is "Measuring the Value of a Satellite Office" http://www.oandp.com/edge/issues/articles/2002-05_07.asp
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There many ways of doing this. When a business go out of business many times their stock is sold at Auction to liquidate debt. This a good way to buy items that are New. They may Auction in Lot Size, so you may have to bid on 5-10 MP3 players at a time (MP3 is an example), say they sell for $100, you may get them for $20 but have to bid on 10-50 at one time to do this.\nBuy from the company, you need to be a Business. A sole proprietorship is easy and you Social Security number is your tax I.D. in most cases. To buy Wholesale you need your business license which you get from your State Revenue Office, if I remember correct. It just a paper you hang on the wall with your company name (Go to a small business and ask to see theirs and they show you) You send a copy of this to the Wholesalers you buy from so they have it on record. They sell to you wholesale and tax free.\nThere other means of obtaining products, this just a few. There really too much to be able to cover here.
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Post it in US Dollars and your local currency\nInternational buyers will understand US dollar value without having to convert, and local potentials will be catered to also.
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Maybe try a classified ad in the local newspaper.  \n\nYou could also list it regionally on ebay, with a reserve price.  By listing regionally, the buyer has an opportunity to eliminate the shipping costs.  That way ALL the funds come to you.\n\nThe only draw back about a reserve price is, if it isn't met, your item is still not sold, you make no money and you are still responsible to pay the fees associated with listing it.\n\nJust check to see what they have been selling for. Make sure you have a realistic idea of its market value.
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Explain the business.
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How much more are you selling the item for than what you paid for it?\n\nSay you obtained a widget for $100.  If you sold it for $150, then the [simple] profit is 50%, since 50/100 = .5 = 50%.\n\nIn reality you would have to take into account things like opportunity costs, wages, store costs (if a store is involved), licensing, taxes, etc.  But above is how you get a simple profit rate or percentage.
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I expect it is worth quite a bit of money, so if you sell it take it to a `good` auction company who specialise in `musical entertainers` where you will get people who will go just to bid for that item. Don`t release it to the first person interested, get a couple of opinions.
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About 15 bucks. Have it appraised
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One of the simple rule of thumb is 2 x total yearly turnover. This means if your yearly turnover is US$1million, it may be possible to sell at US$2million. However, there are other additional parameters like profitability, loans & liability, growth prospects, customer base, brand value, etc. If you are really serious, involve a company to do a vaulation for you, for example KPMG.