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Part 1: Free Initial Consultation Every successful valuation begins with clarity. In your complimentary consultation, we’ll focus on understanding your specific goals—whether that’s planning a sale, securing financing, resolving a dispute, or simply knowing what your business is worth. Together, we’ll define the scope of the engagement and recommend the valuation service best suited to your needs. Our services are tailored to the complexity of your situation, with pricing that typically ranges from $500 to $5,000. This ensures you get a valuation that’s both accurate and cost-effective, without paying for work you don’t need. -
Part 2: Engagement Letter Once we’ve clarified your objectives, we’ll prepare a formal engagement letter tailored to your project. This document clearly outlines the scope, goals, timeline, and fees—so you know exactly what to expect before we begin. For your convenience, the engagement letter is delivered by email and can be securely signed online through PandaDoc, making the process quick, transparent, and hassle-free. -
Part 3: Easy Document Collection Process We’ve designed an easy collection process with document and accounting data upload links. If needed, a short structured management interview will be scheduled. -
Part 4: Valuation of the Business We perform a thorough analysis of your company’s financial statements, industry benchmarks, and current economic conditions. Our reports meet the strict NACVA Professional Standards, making them reliable for use with the IRS, SBA, lenders, and other stakeholders. -
Part 5: Valuation Report Delivered After our in-depth analysis, we provide a comprehensive report detailing the information reviewed, valuation methods applied, and key assumptions used to reach our conclusion of value. Once complete, we’ll deliver the report and schedule a follow-up call to walk you through the results and answer any questions you may have.
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Josh Himan
I’m Josh and my journey started 15 years ago when I left the military determined to buy a business. Despite holding a finance degree, when I got the financials for the business I wanted, I couldn’t make sense of how the numbers came together. I hired professionals, but their valuations conflicted. The pressure mounted as I was about to put up a significant amount of my net worth as collateral, and I could not sleep. From that moment, I vowed to never be put in this position again and have been on a quest to know how these private SME companies are valued.
My valuation and financial due diligence experience comes from being in the trenches with big checks being exchanged and the stress that goes with it. Over these 15 years I have analyzed thousands of these businesses and have made and lost money investing in them.
Along the way, I have become a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a Business Certified Appraiser (BCA), to go along with having read over 400 books on private business valuation and SME transaction analysis.
Having invested, operated, and valued hundreds of private businesses for tax, litigation, and transactions, you can trust me to help with your valuation needs.
- Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA)®
- Business Certified Appraiser (BCA)®
- Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA)®
- Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA)®
- Professional Bookkeeper (PB)®
- Profit and Growth Expert (PGE)®
- Certified Turnaround Analyst (CTA)®
- Accredited Small Business Consultant (ASBC)®
- Masters of Science in Applied Economics (MSAE) — Johns Hopkins University
- Masters of Science in Finance (MSF) — George Washington University
- B.B.A. in Finance — Radford University
- Certificate Forecasting in Organizations — Johns Hopkins University
- Certificate Real Estate Finance and Investment — New York University
Alex Melesko
I'm Alex, the quantitative and market data expert for Business Valuation Advisors.
Prior to Business Valuation Advisors, I was a Senior Data Scientist for Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, founded by Ray Dalio. I also have experience as a quantitative analyst at a mutual fund and as a corporate financial analyst.
My background includes both fundamental and quantitative analysis and, have taught these concepts to hundreds of students being an adjunct professor.
- Charted Financial Analyst (CFA)®
- Master of Science in Computational Finance (MS) – Carnegie Mellon University
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Carnegie Mellon University
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Actuarial Science – University of Connecticut
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“Josh is truly the best in the world at valuing companies for business transactions. We worked with accountants and other financial consultants, but they never gave us the tools to close deals.”
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Private Equity & Growth Consultant
"Josh is exceptional at what he does and provided the exact skills I needed for a potential business acquisition. Accountants might be able to review financials, but Josh knows exactly what to look for in the business acquisition process. He can review financials, provide a valuation, conduct a quality of earnings analysis, create financial projections and provide guidance on financing and due diligence.
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"Professional, simple, and quick. Joshua was a great help to perform a summary valuation for our family business. Highly recommended!"
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Business Valuation Advisors Provides the Value of Privately Held Companies Nationwide
Here is a just a summary of valuation services we can provide. Contact us so that we can tailor your report to your needs.
Business Transaction Value
Business Valuation Advisors are an asset to business intermediaries by providing an independent, flexible, market-driven, most-probable selling price engineered to facilitate more business sales.
Litigation Valuation
Business Valuation Advisors develops certified valuations that meet your clients’ litigation needs. We provide well-established, court-tested techniques that deliver accurate estimates of value.
Tax & Estate Valuation
Accountants and other financial fiduciaries rely on Business Valuation Advisors to assist their clients with an independent business valuation related to a tax liability for estate and gift tax required by the IRS.
Leveraged Buyout (LBO)
Business Valuation Advisors specializes in evaluating businesses for investment purposes using leverage. Entrepreneur's through acquisition and private equity fund’s trust Business Valuation Advisors to produce investment analysis reports and models.
Quality of Earnings
Business Valuation Advisors provides quality of earnings reports and financial due diligence of private Small to Midsize Businesses with EBITDA adjustments, working capital targets, and proof of cash analysis.
SBA Financing Valuation
Business Valuation Advisors provides accurate business appraisal for SBA financing. We work with SBA underwriters across the country to approve SBA 7(a) loans with an independent valuation.
Partner Buyouts
Business owners can count on Business Valuation Advisors to deliver accurate and defensible valuations when an owner is considering selling to a related party.
Strategic Planning
Business Valuation Advisors provides you, your leadership team, and your investors with a clear picture of what the business is worth today so you can develop effective next steps to achieve your corporate goals and objectives.
Businesses with Real Estate
Real property and intangible business value can be challenging to discern in businesses such as gas stations. Business Valuation Advisors can help you separate the allocation between real estate and the business.
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“In a high-conflict divorce, their impartial valuation became the foundation of a fair settlement. It saved us money and time.”
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“My client needed a valuation for strategic planning and negotiations. Josh delivered the clarity we needed.”
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“Our buy-sell agreement required an independent appraisal. Business Valuation Advisors delivered a certified report quickly and professionally.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Denise Buy-Sell Agreement
“The QoE was clear, well-organized, and easy to present internally. Zero pushback on the findings.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Priya Quality of Earnings
“The valuation gave me clarity on pricing before listing. It helped me avoid undervaluing my business and strengthened my negotiations. Josh made it easy for me to understand”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Linda Business Sale
“As a first-time buyer, I needed confidence in the numbers. Business Valuation Advisors gave me a report I could rely on to make the biggest decision of my career.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Alex ETA (Entrepreneur Through Acquisition)
“The report not only gave us the enterprise value, but also highlighted cash flow adjustments that shaped our debt capacity. Exactly what we needed for our LBO model.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Anthony LBO Consulting
“Josh was incredible to work with. He took the time to explain every figure and made a complex valuation simple to understand.”
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“Josh delivered a certified valuation tailored to my situation. Knowing it met professional standards gave me peace of mind.”
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