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December 29, 2009 Location, Location, Location
One of the things an appraiser has to take into consideration when determining the value of a piece of equipment is its location. Each state is governed by its own set of laws that can affect the worth of a piece of machinery or equipment. Take California, for example, where Present Value has an office. [...]
December 10, 2009 Present Value: More than an Appraisal Firm
Following up on our press release that went out on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, we’d like to focus a little bit more on some of the characteristics that make Present Value a unique full-service appraisal firm. While lenders and business owners have many choices when it comes to finding an appraisal company, at Present Value, [...]
September 8, 2009 What We Appraised on Our Summer Vacation
We have written a number of blog posts on machinery and equipment appraisals, including What’s It Worth? and Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraisal. We have talked about the complexities of appraisals for custom-made equipment, such as dies, molds, or custom machinery, and the importance of working with an experienced appraisal company to ensure that you [...]
September 3, 2009 Article for the NEBBI Newsletter
Chris Kinzie and Chris Spinelli of Present Value had an article featured in the latest National Equipment and Business Builders Institute (NEBBI) newsletter. The NEBBI is an international organization that trains and certifies certified machinery and equipment appraisers to perform appraisals that comply with USPAP standards, and Present Value is proud to be an NEBBI [...]
August 28, 2009 Asset Verification
Oftentimes as part of the operation of their businesses, business owners will secure financing or investors to support the purchase of machinery and equipment. Investors and lenders, who have their money tied up in a business, want to and need to know where and how their money is being used. While it is of course [...]
May 12, 2009 Exit Strategies
You’ve worked hard to build your business. Small business ownership is a pursuit filled with extremes – extreme excitement, extreme disappointment, and extreme sacrifice. It’s no wonder that deciding how best to leave your business can also be an emotional decision. Today’s topic takes the emotion out of that decision and simply lays out your [...]
April 21, 2009 Pending SBA Loan Policy
The number of Small Business Administration-approved loans is declining — so far this year, the number of loans is down 50% from this time last year. Many factors have contributed to this decline. Lenders say that high fees associated with SBA loans make them less profitable. And the practice of selling loans to a secondary [...]
March 19, 2009 Why use a certified appraiser?
A survey was recently conducted at an American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Conference in which more than 100 CPAs said that when assigning value to a business’s tangible assets, like machinery, one of the biggest problems they face is liability risk as a result of invalid information. This is one of the reasons why [...]