Weld Valuations

09/28/2026

How does an SBA valuation differ from other types of business valuation? Get the answers you need.

A business valuation estimates what a business is worth, and an SBA valuation is a form of valuation prepared to meet specific requirements set by the U.S. Small Business Administration in SOP 50 10.

09/26/2026

Enlisting a broker to buy or sell a business? Here's what you need to know about the closers of your next move.

09/25/2026

Most owners don't find out which lens a buyer will use until they're at the negotiating table. You can get a read on it years earlier — and it changes how you should run the business today.

Most owners don't learn which lens buyers apply to their business until they're at the negotiating table. You can get a read on it well before that. Here's how it works.

09/23/2026

You don't need perfect books to get a valuation. A valuation done today, gaps and all, shows you exactly where you're leaving money on the table while there's still time to fix it.

A preview of what a buyer, lender, or appraiser will actually ask for — so you know which parts of your business are already provable, and which parts are worth tightening up while you still have time to do it.

09/22/2026

The industry multiple isn’t your client’s multiple. Help clients understand their multiple and how it's calculated.

When explaining a multiple to a client, it’s important to emphasize that the number is not arbitrary: it reflects what real buyers have paid for comparable businesses, adjusted for how risky and transferable their specific business looks.

09/10/2026

"Fair market value" gets used loosely in business acquisitions, as a stand-in for "a fair price," or "what it's worth," or "a number both sides can live with." In casual use, it can mean almost any of those things.

But fair market value is also a formal, defined standard of value that appraisers apply deliberately, with specific assumptions built in.

A Benchmark, Not a Forecast

09/04/2026

Closing leakage is systematic, not heroic. Bill every stop, tie chemicals to accounts, keep a rate card current, and reconcile billing against what you actually delivered.

The gap between what you deliver and what you bill.

09/02/2026

Help clients understand the function of add-backs in their valuation — and why every adjustment has to be documented and traceable.

Add-backs, also referred to as earnings adjustments or normalizations, are changes made to a business's reported financials so its earnings reflect normal, ongoing operations under a typical owner.

09/01/2026

Incomplete records force buyers to make conservative assumptions, impacting outcomes for business owners. Here's the checklist of what a buyer, lender, or appraiser will actually ask for.

https://www.weldvaluations.com/forge/pool-service-business-valuation-checklist

08/31/2026

When explaining a multiple to a client, it’s important to emphasize that the number is not arbitrary: it reflects what real buyers have paid for comparable businesses, adjusted for how risky and transferable their specific business looks.

This guide covers what a multiple represents, where it comes from, what moves it up or down, and how a client can influence it before going to market.

When explaining a multiple to a client, it’s important to emphasize that the number is not arbitrary: it reflects what real buyers have paid for comparable businesses, adjusted for how risky and transferable their specific business looks.