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		<title>By: Objectives: Session 8 &#8211; Getting Financed — Start Your Business Course</title>
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		<description>[...] Business Valuation: What a business is worth. Types of valuation include: [...]</description>
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		<title>By: BA410.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Objectives: Class 8 &#8212; Getting Financed</title>
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		<title>By: Bob Macek</title>
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		<description>Informative articles and should be of help to anyone thinking of going into business.</description>
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		<title>By: Harry Hvostov</title>
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		<description>Asset and market-based business valuation methods are rarely used in valuing young start-ups. Reasons:

1. A start-up has an assemblage of assets with little track record of producing earnings.

2. Most businesses sale comparatives are for established businesses. There bear little resemblance to a start-up.

The most common methods are income-based. Most notably, the Discounted Cash Flow method is used, using the best/worst/most likely case financial forecasts.</description>
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<p>The most common methods are income-based. Most notably, the Discounted Cash Flow method is used, using the best/worst/most likely case financial forecasts.</p>
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