Unleash the true value of your business and pave the path to lasting success! Selling your business requires more than just looking at profits and client numbers. Join us as we uncover the key to understanding what truly makes your business successful and how future owners can sustain that triumph.
In this episode, David Grau Jr. and Ryan Grau, CVA, CBA explore the reality of evaluating a business as a financial advisor and how to determine the value of a business even after selling it. They dive into key performance indicators a buyer focuses on when the future of a business and its value after the sale.
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Ryan Grau earned his Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) credential and Certified Business Appraiser (CBA) credential from the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) and Institute of Business Appraisers respectively. He’s currently a candidate for the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) credential. Ryan’s also certified by the Appraisal Foundation on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and has been admitted multiple times as an expert witness by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as well as various state judicial authorities.
Ryan’s an industry authority on value and valuation of investment advisory, wealth management, and insurance-based businesses. He’s performed thousands of valuation in the last ten years for various purposes such as mergers, acquisitions, charitable gifting, granting shares, divorces, damage claims resulting from breach of contract, C-S Corp. election, estate tax, and institutional lending. Ryan authored, as well as contributed to, various industry publications and best-selling books on the topics of succession planning, valuation, and acquisition of independent financial service and advisory practices. In 2018, Ryan was recognized as one of the NACVA’s top 40 Under Forty honorees for his accomplishments and contributions to the profession.