{"id":3291,"date":"2019-07-18T14:28:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T19:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2020-08-17T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T17:40:24","slug":"thumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/thumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Rules of Thumb Don&#8217;t Work in Valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\r\n<p>Rules of thumb don&#8217;t work unless it&#8217;s dumb luck. Are you counting on luck to value your business? Find out what to do instead. Secure link <a href=\"https:\/\/jhorncpa-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/p\/josh\/EVa7at2JBShJpzmATnwpuLsBOIrV9smJhgd5JGgVM-1OlA?e=WbyAcM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> or YouTube here:<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Rules of Thumb Don&#039;t Work in Valuation\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zf9bwOZLJBo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>Thanks,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/contact-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Sign up for this blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/7a3317ea591d\/6q8fz5tqml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and connect with me on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/josh-horn-cpa-abv-cva-0346975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hornvaluation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hornvaluation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSwtFpjSTwP8Ikdi7bZMc_Q?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hornvaluation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Can I Help You?<br \/><\/strong>Hi, I\u2019m <a href=\"mailto:josh@jhorncpa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Horn, CPA\/ABV, CVA<\/a> of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Horn Valuation<\/a>.\u00a0I help with business valuations in friendly or unfriendly situations. I also help owners build valuable companies. My clients are business owners and attorneys. If you\u2019d like more information, check out my website <a href=\"https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hornvaluation.com<\/a>, email me at <a href=\"mailto:josh@jhorncpa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">josh@jhorncpa.com<\/a>, or call me at <strong>217-649-8794<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-1553\" src=\"https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jhorn17-small-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Horn CPA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jhorn17-small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hornvaluation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jhorn17-small.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>I&#8217;m a licensed Certified Public Accountant (<strong>CPA<\/strong>) and\u00a0<strong>double-credentialed in business valuation<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>CVA &amp; ABV<\/strong>). I&#8217;ve been a tax and business consultant in a top 100 CPA firm and a controller in a large international company. I&#8217;ve also valued and been the primary adviser to multi-million dollar and small companies in various industries.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>&#8220;If you&#8217;re not working on business value, who is?&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0Josh Horn, CPA, Certified Valuation Analyst and Accredited in Business Valuation<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rules of thumb don&#8217;t work unless it&#8217;s dumb luck. Are you counting on luck to value your business? Find out what to do instead. 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