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Business Valuation Calculator
Business Valuation Calculator
How much is your business really worth? Our company valuation calculator provides your business with a fast, free, and 100% confidential valuation based on trusted industry data.
Whether You’re Looking to
Sell, Scale, or Plan Ahead,
We Can Help!
Every business owner wants to know what their business is worth — but more importantly, what that means for their future. We help you understand where your business stands today, what’s driving your value, and how to improve or capitalize on it. It’s all about helping you see the full picture so you can make informed, strategic decisions that guide your business in the right direction.
A Business Valuation Can Help You:
How Our Free Valuation Process Works:
1. ) Receive a Value Estimate
Utilize our free business valuation calculator to receive a value estimate of your business and help you gain a better understanding of what your business could be worth.
2.) Have a Valuation Consultation
Calculators are helpful for a rough idea, but no matter how detailed, they can’t capture the full picture. Our consultation ensures your valuation reflects the reality of your business.
3.) Get a Customized Valuation
After diving into further details about your business, we provide a more precise valuation while additionally identifying areas for growth to enhance your business’s value.
4.) Gain Clear Next Steps
We’re not here to just hand you a number; we want to help you understand where your business stands and guide you on the best path to achieve your individual goals.
What Makes Our Services Different
Meet The Owner
Hi, I’m Gary — owner of Ohio Valley Business Advisors. Over the years, my diverse background and experience have led me to one clear mission: to support the driven, hardworking individuals who pour everything into building their businesses. I have deep respect for small business owners — the ones who show up every day, make tough decisions, and create real value for the people around them — and I’m passionate about helping them protect what they’ve built and plan confidently for what’s next.
With 15+ years of experience working in the advisory space, I understand that every business is different, and so is every owner. That’s why I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. I take a hands-on, customized approach — working closely with you to understand your unique goals, challenges, and vision for what comes next. My role isn’t to take the wheel — it’s to give you the tools, guidance, and clarity to steer your business in the direction that’s right for you.
Whether you’re preparing to sell, planning for retirement, or simply want a clearer picture of where you stand, I’m here to help you make informed decisions that move you forward. When you work with me, you’re getting a committed partner who knows how to get things done — and genuinely wants to see you, your business, and your people succeed.
What It’s Like Working With Us
From valuations to full-scale advisory, hear how we’ve helped business owners gain clarity, make confident decisions, and take the right next steps for their future.
Testimonials
“Your analysis is great, except for one thing: where were you a year and a half ago?”
Business owner who has been struggling for over two years to make a decision about his business
“You are so organized, you make me sick.”
Fellow co-worker
“With many thanks for your wise counsel and for the difference it has made in our lives. God Bless.”
A satisfied client in a note with a gift
“We really appreciate all the hard work you have been doing for us. I know we can be particular and have lots of questions. Your patience to hang in there with us is wonderful.”
An unsolicited note
He is the most logical person I know.
A client talking to an attorney about our work
“Your help in our family financial and retirement quagmire has been immeasurable and we will be forever grateful for your wise counsel.”
A client during a client satisfaction survey
“I have dealt with other professionals but he excels them all for he has my best interests at heart. I trust him!”
From a Center of Influence
“Thanks for all your great work and follow up. You are acting like a financial planner who takes responsibility for people’s financial well-being. That’s a great sign.”
Early on, regarding work as a Treasurer
FAQ’s
Who will see my information?
All information you share is 100% confidential. We take your privacy seriously and only correspond with you or individuals you approve. One of the first things we do when we engage in a conversation with a business owner is send them a Non-Disclosure Agreement to acknowledge that we’re talking about weighty decisions and outcomes they’ve spent their lives working on and refining. We never want to even come close to upsetting their apple cart by spilling any beans.
How quickly can I get my estimate?
The form takes about 5 minutes to complete, and your estimate is delivered within minutes — typically under 10 minutes total. But hopefully the speed of getting a number is not your main concern.
We remember our college days of “plug and chug,” stuffing numbers into slots just to check the blocks. I resented just filling in the blanks then — and even more so now.
Our goal is to help you improve the quality of your business, your return on the investment of blood, sweat, and time you’ve poured into it, and the quality of your exit by looking beyond the numbers to spot trends, holes to fill, and opportunities. We want to help you take a deep breath and look objectively at your company — where it really is now and it’s potential, to see if those line up with your vision.
Your company is a blessing that God has afforded you, and along with your current cash flow and prestige of success from your business, why not really take advantage of what you’ve built and look toward the horizon for ideas on how to magnify the value of your largest asset?
Remember how to swim? Stroke, Stroke, Stroke, Head up/Look at where you are going; Repeat.
How much does it cost?
Our basic valuation estimate and consultation are completely complimentary, where we tell you what the standard market assessment will say.
But for those who want a deeper, customized, and personalized analysis, we offer a comprehensive valuation report and strategic guidance for $750. This is our “Broker Opinion of Value” — assessing the State of Readiness of both the Business Owner and the Business itself. This is where we assess the preparedness of the business’s financial reporting to help the owner look in the mirror and see what buyers will see — and to identify opportunities to leverage and new directions to push in.
What’s included in a more detailed valuation?
A Basic Valuation is only a basic valuation. Our comprehensive package goes much deeper. It includes a full financial analysis, adjusted earnings (add-backs), industry comparisons, growth potential, and risk factors.
More importantly, it’s a conversation over how we came up with the numbers and why — helping you understand the strengths and weaknesses of what you’ve built, and gauging what you’re willing to do to get where you want to be (or else what you’re willing to settle for).
What if I don’t agree with the estimate?
We hope you don’t agree with what the market says. Valuations are always an interpretation. That’s why we offer personalized consultations — so we can better understand your business and provide a more accurate, holistic view of its value.
Too many people think that “experts” have all the precise answers and are willing to stop there. The value of your business is what you make it to be. After all, it’s your business, and you are the expert of YOUR business.
We follow the principles of the Austrian School of Economics — emphasizing individual decision-making, market freedom, and organic, bottom-up growth rather than top-down control.
You don’t like what the standard industry multiples say about your business? Well, do something about it.
What financial data do you need from me?
For a standard valuation, we only need a few basics: Your industry; Last year’s earnings; The owner’s compensation
But in life, financial data is never a one-and-done thing. It’s a way of business. Whether you like it or not, financial data is how people keep score.
What would you think if you went to a baseball game and the field managers decided they weren’t going to keep the scoreboard updated?
For a real man’s list, click here.
How do you calculate the value?
Wizardry. Sometimes it seems like it. 🙂
At the basic level, we use the SDE (Seller’s Discretionary Earnings) method, which calculates the total financial benefit to the owner. This includes salary, profit, and add-backs like interest, depreciation, and one-time expenses. We then apply an industry multiple to estimate value — just like buyers do when evaluating a business.
On a deeper level, there’s so much that goes into calculating the value of a business. The value of a business is an ever-changing target — just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It’s a matter of properly assessing a company, understanding why things are the way they are, looking for diamonds in the rough, and positioning the value in the eyes of the beholder/buyer so that, hopefully, they can’t sleep at night without it.
Our advice after reading these FAQ’s?
Our main advice and insight to glean from reading these FAQ’s in search of technical answers?
- Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish.
- “Fight to create the value that you want.” Don’t just blindly accept the value that your company is labeled with. If you want more, get off your butt and make it worth more.
In business, as in life, “We get what we settle for”.
What are you willing to settle for?
