Resources
Codiligent Compendium
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Issue 1: May 18, 2015
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Aswath Damodaran, a professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, is one of the pre-eminent experts on privately held company valuation. Here's a link to a website that contains his research and papers: Damodaran on Valuation
PricewaterhouseCoopers offers research and ideas on emerging trends, regulatory changes, performance benchmarks, and information on key business issues for a variety of industries: PWC Industry Reports
Like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte also has deep industry research reports:
Deloitte Industry Reports
Would you like market research reports for small businesses like a bike shop, fast food restaurant, or brewery? The Small Business Development Center has a variety of such reports: SBDC Small Business Snapshots
The Small Business Administration has resources for starting, managing, and funding small businesses: SBA
PricewaterhouseCoopers offers research and ideas on emerging trends, regulatory changes, performance benchmarks, and information on key business issues for a variety of industries: PWC Industry Reports
Like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte also has deep industry research reports:
Deloitte Industry Reports
Would you like market research reports for small businesses like a bike shop, fast food restaurant, or brewery? The Small Business Development Center has a variety of such reports: SBDC Small Business Snapshots
The Small Business Administration has resources for starting, managing, and funding small businesses: SBA
Groups and OrganizationsPeer Advisory Groups
Many small business owners don't have an impartial board of advisors. It's lonely at the top. It doesn't need to be that way. Following are formal groups that are available to business owners: Vistage The Alternative Board Entrepreneurs' Organization Consultant Associations and Business Groups Find the right consultants to help you improve your business: Institute of Management Consultants Association of Management Consulting Firms Service Corp of Retired Executives Lean Enterprise Institute Business Growth Group National Federation of Independent Business Association for Corporate Growth Small Business Development Center Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council |
Books & PublicationsAre you aware that the Wall Street Journal has an entire section of its paper and website devoted to small business? WSJ Small Business
A few other publications' websites that have quality content geared toward entrepreneurs and small business that are on Codiligent business brokers reading list: Fast Company Magazine Wired Magazine Inc. Magazine Harvard Business Review Strategy+Business Forbes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneur Magazine Duke University has an on-line entrepreneurship manual. However, it is a work in progress. It's a good concept, and may be a great future resource - but for now it's bare bones: The Duke Entrepreneurship Manual: A Resource for Entrepreneurs Codiligent has observed that one of the biggest differences between successful and unsuccessful small businesses is how well consistent repeatable systems have been created. Following are some recommended books on this topic: The Toyota Way The E-Myth Revisited Work the System E-Myth Mastery Would you like a better understanding of what a business broker or investment banker does? Valuing A Business: The Analysis and Appraisal of Closely Held Companies Acquisitions, Mergers, Sales, Buyouts & Takeovers: A Handbook With Forms |
BlogsFollowing are a few blogs Codiligent enjoys. If you have a business blog, or know of one that you think has compelling information on entrepreneurship, business, or preparing a business for sale - please let us know.
Portland Business Journal The Oregonian's Business Watch PDX CPA Hillas Law Entrepreneurship.org PWC M&A Snapshot Kinesis Marketing Stanford Technology Ventures Program |
Business For Sale Listing Websites |