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The CVA and AVA credentials have been accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), a division of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA). A primary requirement for becoming a CVA is to hold a valid license as a Certified Public Accountant, while AVAs must hold a business degree and/or MBA or higher business degree from an accredited college or university and demonstrate substantial business valuation experience, among other requirements.
Who Should Attend this Webinar Series
Tax, audit, and accounting services practitioners who wish to specialize in a lucrative, non-seasonal consulting niche; merger and acquisition consultants, investment and financial analysts, investment bankers, financial officers, business advisors, accounting and finance professionals; anyone who deals with business value in the course of his or her work.
Business Valuations: Fundamentals, Techniques and Theory (FT&T) (8hrs CPE)
Webinar Time: 2 - 4pm EST
Part 1 - March 2
Part 2 - March 4
Part 3 - March 9
Part 4 - March 11
Program Content
The cornerstone of NACVA’s training; FT&T is a rigorous four-session Webinar series on business valuation that provides the basis and framework for subsequent courses. It provides insights into every facet of valuation theory, with hands-on training taking you from the fundamentals of the valuation process through the advanced techniques in current use.
Primary focus of the sessions will be to provide the basis and framework of business valuation theory and practice. Discussion will center around the elements valuation from financial and operational analysis through the methods found in the three approaches to valuation; asset, income, and market. Highlights include the development of discount/capitalization rates and the application of appropriate adjustments (i.e., premiums and discounts) to the calculated value.
Learning Objectives
After completing this Webinar course participants will be able to:
- Perform a financial analysis of a company as it relates to a valuation engagement
- Identify an appropriate valuation approach and method for a given valuation purpose
- Match a discount or capitalization rate to the appropriate benefit stream under the income approach
- Identify and explain the differences in standards of value and their application in a valuation engagement
Business Valuations: Applications and Calculations of the Income and Asset Approaches (4hrs CPE)
Webinar Time: 2 - 4pm EST
Part 1 - March 16
Part 2 - March 18
Program Content
This fast-paced two-session webinar is the perfect follow-up to FT&T. It builds on the applications of the income and the asset approaches and provides you the opportunity to perform numerous calculations using various methodologies for the income and assets approaches.
Primary focus is to build on the fundamental aspects of the Income and Asset Approaches found in the Fundamentals, Techniques & Theory (FT&T) Course. The Course uses multiple hands-on exercises that will give the participant practical experience in the application of the methods found in the Income and Asset Approaches in valuation engagements.
Learning Objectives
After completing this Webinar course participants will be able to:
- Calculate a value using the adjusted net asset method under the Asset Approach.
- Determine when it is appropriate to use a Capitalization of Single-Period Earnings Method vs. Discounted Future Earnings Method under the Income Approach.
- Identify appropriate normalizing adjustments and calculate a normalized benefit stream.
Completed Transaction and Guideline Public Comparable Methods (4hrs CPE)
Webinar Time: 2 - 4pm EST
Part 1 - March 23
Part 2 - March 25
Program Content
The market approach is one of the three commonly accepted ways to value a private company. Within this approach there are two primary methodologies; the Completed Transaction Method and the Guideline Public Company Method. While similar, these methods vary on the empirical data that is used to generate supportable results.
Learning Objectives
After completing the course titled, The Market Approach, participants will be able to:
- Perform the market approach using the completed transaction method
- Perform the market approach using the guideline public company method
- Explain their work in a written narrative
- Utilize these results with other studies to determine the value of a private company
Case Studies in Business Valuation-Facts to Conclusion (2hrs CPE)
Webinar Time: 2 - 4pm EST
March 30
Program Content
The two final sessions are designed as a result of numerous participant requests to provide a learning event that brings the business of business valution full circle and is given from the eyes of actual valuation practitioners. The information portion of the webinar series is staggering and often is is easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal of the course; to learn to be a valuation professional.
The series will include:
- A review of the appropriate valuation methodologies
- A case study discussion to allow the attendee to work with actual valuation projects
- Practice management tips
Participants of this course will leave with a better, clearer understanding of the process associated with completing a business valuation (start to finish). Additionally, participants will also gain valuable knowledge pertaining to growing and managing a valuation practice. It is the goal of this course to address any questions about this business that participants may have.
Learning Objectives
After completing this Webinar course participants will be able to:
- Identify the necessary steps to complete a business valuation
- Locate the necessary data, models and studies
- Explain the valuation through a business valuation report
- List the critical steps in building a successful valuation practice
- Review and check valuation work against other report
Special Purpose Valuations (2hrs CPE)
Webinar Time: 2 - 4pm EST
April 1, 2010
Program Content
The two final sessions are designed as a result of numerous participant requests to provide a learning event that brings the business of business valution full circle and is given from the eyes of actual valuation practitioners. The information portion of the webinar series is staggering and often is is easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal of the course; to learn to be a valuation professional.
The series will include:
- A review of the appropriate valuation methodologies
- A case study discussion to allow the attendee to work with actual valuation projects
- Practice management tips
Participants of this course will leave with a better, clearer understanding of the process associated with completing a business valuation (start to finish). Additionally, participants will also gain valuable knowledge pertaining to growing and managing a valuation practice. It is the goal of this course to address any questions about this business that participants may have.
Learning Objectives
After completing this Webinar course participants will be able to:
- Identify the necessary steps to complete a business valuation
- Locate the necessary data, models and studies
- Explain the valuation through a business valuation report
- List the critical steps in building a successful valuation practice
- Review and check valuation work against other report
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