Investing in Innovation

HOW THE EUROPEAN UNION INVESTS IN INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

Navigating through the countless EU projects for promoting investments into innovative companies can be challenging for entrepreneurs. The reality is that most of the direct financing takes place on a local level  – the best source to identify these financial intermediaries that have accessed European funding to finance local companies are listed directly on the official EU database, Read more about HOW THE EUROPEAN UNION INVESTS IN INNOVATIVE PROJECTS[…]

THE INFORMATION BASE IN VALUATION

Before starting with your valuation you should establish a good information base, whether you’re doing it for your company internally or for an external client, which will save you time and prevent mistakes. This means going through a checklist on the assignment’s characteristics and collecting all key information. If you’re carrying out a valuation as an external Read more about THE INFORMATION BASE IN VALUATION[…]

DECODING THE VALUATION PROCESS

In a valuation, nothing can be viewed in isolation, you always need to consider the overall picture. However, the big picture is also made up of many sources, inputs, logical decisions and methods, without which the overall picture would no longer make sense. Because the value of a company is not to be viewed in isolation, Read more about DECODING THE VALUATION PROCESS[…]

AUSTRIAN, GERMAN AND ITALIAN VALUATION STANDARDS AT A GLANCE

Until recently few countries had released their own valuation standards. With the market demanding stronger valuation standards, many countries have started working on their own guidelines. The International Valuation Standards Council, for example, seeks to unify these standards. However, the local standards tend to go more into the technical valuation details. The OIV (Organismi Italiano di Read more about AUSTRIAN, GERMAN AND ITALIAN VALUATION STANDARDS AT A GLANCE[…]

WHO CAN VALUE YOUR COMPANY?

  Business valuation is a constantly evolving science, shaped by empirical research, opinions of leading experts and the judgement of the valuer. It is impossible to pinpoint the exact intrinsic value of a company, so all methods are aimed at detecting and quantifying as many factors as possible that can have an influence on the Read more about WHO CAN VALUE YOUR COMPANY?[…]