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What’s it Worth? Determining and Increasing the Value of Your Business
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Category: Webinar/Call

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 What’s it Worth? Determining and Increasing the Value of Your Business

Planning for the future? Thinking about selling? Getting buyout offers? Even if you aren’t planning to sell your business anytime soon, understanding the value of your business is critical to meeting your financial goals for retirement. A business valuation can help identify any gap between today's value and the value you want to recoup when you exit.

Business valuation is not an exact science. In this webinar you will learn about different approaches to valuation, key factors that impact business value, how to prepare for a valuation, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business valuation, and what you can do to build value and meet your financial goals.

Presenters: 

Iwona Matczuk
Iwona Matczuk is a Social Enterprise Consultant for the ICA Group’s Home Care Team. In her role, she works to actualize the National Home Care Strategy through supporting existing home care cooperatives navigate technical hurdles and plan for long term sustainability and growth.  Most recently, Iwona has begun to steward home care agency owners through the process of converting to employee-ownership. To ensure a smooth and optimal transition of ownership, she works closely with businesses owners to understand their exit goals and timeline, financial analysis and business valuation, and collaborates with other stakeholders including employees and finance institutions. Iwona’s background encompasses ten years of experience directing projects in the fields of international development, healthcare, and the nonprofit sector. She is the founding member of a cooperative social enterprise, and the co-winner of numerous social enterprise competitions. Iwona received her BA in Anthropology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, her MBA in Social Impact with a focus on Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Management, and Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University.
 
Allison Curtis
Allison Curtis is a Senior Social Enterprise Consultant for ICA’s cooperative development team. Allison works with business owners across ICA’s industries and geographies who are pursuing transitions to employee ownership. This involves guiding business owners through the exit planning process, conducting financial and operational analysis on the feasibility of an employee ownership transition, and supporting owners and workers through the entire transition process. Allison is passionate about cooperative ownership as a tool to increase worker power and create access to well-paying jobs. Prior to joining ICA, Allison worked as an urban planner and data analyst for a regional planning commission. She earned a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy from Tufts University where she focused her studies on community land trusts and other community ownership models. She has a BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Lewis and Clark College.

Fee: This is a free webinar.