Know and Grow the Value of Your Business : Apress : 9781430247852 : 1430247851 : 11 Mar 2013 : A woman looking to retire said to author and valuation expert Tim McDaniel, ?I need to sell my business for $2.5 million to support my country club lifestyle.? The reality was that her business was worth $750,000. How could she have been so wrong? As McDaniel?a veteran of over 2,000 valuation engagements and dozens of M&A deals?knows all too well, most owners work in their businesses and not on their businesses. He has seen the look of surprise on client faces far too often: ?It's only worth that much?!? In the rush of day-to-day work and decisions, business owners sometimes forget that their business is an investment?and something they need to watch, nurture, and care for just as they would a valuable antique vase or painting. Know and Grow the Value of Your Business: An Owner's Guide to Retiring Rich shows readers how to develop the ?investment mindset,? value the business, bolster that val