The “Baby Boomer” exit has been a major factor in supplying the marketplace with a relatively large number of businesses listed for sale over the [read more …]
Current Profile Of The Small Business Sector In Australia
For over 30 years, Business Values Newsletter has been reporting on the small business to medium business market in Australia. Whilst there is technically over [read more …]
Restaurants, Cafes, And Coffee Shop Valuations
This industry was last reviewed in BVN145 of October 2018. However, with significant impacts of COVID 19, the fast uptake of food delivery platforms (such [read more …]
Small Business Market Outlook for 2023
2022 has generally been a solid year for business brokers, where there has been both a good supply of businesses for sale as well as [read more …]
Working Capital In Small Business Valuations
With Covid-initiated supply chain issues, this has increased the working capital (WC) requirements of many businesses. As such, it is an opportune time to review [read more …]
Market Update October 2022
Most small business have benefited from the strong economic recovery in Australia over the past two years. They have typically improved the strength of their [read more …]
Factors Affecting Valuation Multiples For Small Business
In Business Values Newsletter No 159, the logic and method of establishing the maintainable earnings (profit) was worked through. The second main part of the [read more …]
Market Update July 2022
There has been a profound change in main economic indicators within the Australian economy over recent months. On the positive side, GDP remains strong on [read more …]
What Profit To Use?
The topic of what profit to use was last covered by Business Values Newsletter No.107 as at April 2009. This was during the Global Financial [read more …]
April 2022 Small Business Market Update
12 months ago unemployment was at 6.4%, the 12 monthly economic growth was negative (1.1%) and inflation was 0.9%. How the economy has strengthened over [read more …]
Retail Bakery Businesses Valuations January 2022
Retail bakeries were last covered by Business Values Newsletter, in Issue 101 of October 2007. In recent years there has been a trend of consumers [read more …]
Market update and small business outlook for 2022
The coronavirus pandemic continues to be the major factor affecting the economy and small business market in Australia. Most forecasters are predicting a continuing recovery [read more …]
Financial Planners And Advisors Business Valuations
Financial planners were last reviewed in Business Values Newsletter No.134 of January 2016. The subsequent Royal Commission into the Financial Services Industry from December 2017 [read more …]
October 2021 Market Update
Around six months ago it looked as if the small business market in Australia was recovering well from the initial impact of COVID-19. The Australian [read more …]
Plumbing And Electrical Business Valuations 2021
Plumbing and electrical businesses are similar in a range of aspects, meaning that their values are also closely aligned. These trades provide maintenance/repair and replacement [read more …]
