Seeing the hidden value in companies

How’s this for making intangibles tangible? This photo shows me sharing the summary graphs from two IC Value Driver Reports that we recently completed:

The photo was taken earlier this week at the Exit Planning Exchange Summit 2011.  The twist was that the legend for the graphs was hidden by a red pattern that could be filtered out with special glasses. Read more

Program on Intangible Capital Sept 30, 2010

The Exit Planner’s Guide to Increasing Corporate Value:
How to become an intangible capitalist

Mary Adams will be appearing at a breakfast meeting of the Boston Exit Planning Exchange (XPX) on September 30 at Babson College. The focus of her talk will be:

Today, roughly 75% of the value of the average private business is intangible—invisible
in financial statements and not well understood, even by those inside
the organization. Exit Planners, like their clients, are handicapped by
their business education and tools, which were optimized for the
factories of the industrial era. To maximize the value of a business,
you need new tools that focus on intangibles.

 What does Intangible Capital mean to the advisors of business owners?

• Corporate and M&A Attorneys have new challenges when documenting and protecting their clients.
• Consultants focus on value for clients need the tools to zero in on and improve performance and corporate value.
• Investment Bankers and Business Brokers want to
  present their clients in the best light possible so they must understand
  and explain the key intangibles driving corporate value to potential
  partners and acquirers.
• Financial Advisors who want to better understand
  their client’s business need to gain a whole new vocabulary around the
  strength and sustainability of the business and why.
• CPAs need to embrace these new concepts to help plan for, track and measure investments and returns on intangible capital.

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