by Appraisal Economics | Jul 31, 2017 | Asset Appraisal, Valuation
Jeff Bezos was briefly the world’s richest man. The founder of Amazon achieved this title after Amazon stock jumped $15. However, the stock did end up dropping by 4% a day later, so Bill Gates was able to take back the title. Still, many analysts believe that Bezos...
by Appraisal Economics | Jul 6, 2017 | Business Valuation
In any consumer products and services business, maintaining strong customer relationships is important to long-term success. When consumer products and services businesses invest in developing, managing, and upgrading customer relationship assets, like customer lists,...
by Appraisal Economics | Jun 2, 2017 | Patents
Have you ever been to a restaurant and the meal was so good that you thought they should get a patent for it? In truth, the food industry is comprised of intellectual property at every level. If you were to search the United States Patent and Trademark Office, you...
by Appraisal Economics | Apr 7, 2017 | Business Valuation
If a company has multiple owners, it will most likely have some form of a buy-sell agreement in place. A buy-sell agreement is designed to protect the interests of an individual owner’s estate as well as the interests of the other owners and the company as a whole. It...
by Appraisal Economics | Jan 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
A good trademark can add inherent value to a company. When you consider the level of competition and number of choices out there, a distinguishing name, symbol, or phrase is essential to create brand awareness and produce a following. We can easily name a few brand...