At one time or another, nearly every employee dreams of owning a business. Perhaps you’re tired of all your hard work ending up helping someone else achieve his or her entrepreneurial success, or you may fear for losing your job in a weakened economy. Whatever your motivation, the compulsion to own a business is strong …

Whether you own a business and want to sell it, or else you’re an entrepreneur who desires to buy an existing small business, somehow or other you need to know what the company is worth. On the selling side, the plan is to make the price low enough to attract a bevy of buyers, while …