In this episode, host Jenny Stilwell sits down with Mike Williams, CEO of Exit Value Advisers. With over 20 years of experience in SME business valuation and exit strategy development, Mike has valued more than 500 businesses and assisted many in crafting successful exit strategies and succession plans. He delves into the intricacies of business valuation, explaining key concepts in plain English to help business owners understand and maximize their business's value. Mike shares insights on the importance of growth, leveraging technology, and the critical factors that contribute to high business valuation.

What You'll Learn:

• Understanding Business Valuation
• Importance of Multiples
• Impact of Size and Profitability
• Leveraging Technology
• Exit Strategies
• Growth Strategies for Increasing Value
• Importance of Succession Planning

About Mike:

Mike is a specialist in SME business valuation and exit strategy development, having advised privately-held businesses for more than 20 years. He has valued more than 500 businesses over this period and assisted in many exit strategies and succession plans for business owners wanting to unlock the hidden value they need for the next phase of their lives.

His focus is to clearly break down and explain the concepts that determine the value of a business so that the business owner has a plain-English understanding of how it can be increased. He helps business owners defend, grow or cash in their business value through in-depth analysis communicated clearly with innovative exit strategies.

Mike is the CEO of Exit Value Advisers Pty Ltd, and a past and present director of a diverse range of small businesses. He has the knowledge, skills and experience to advise any business owner when it comes to business valuation, business development, exit strategies and succession plans.

His background has given him a diversity that can be applied to almost any business with:

• Formal training in science, mathematics, computing and business.
• Specific corporate finance training and MBA.
• More than 10 years management experience in the manufacturing and process industries, and more than 20 years consulting experience.

LINKS:

http://www.exitvalue.com.au/