Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lien De Pau, founder of The Big Exit. Sell your biz for max value. Businesses that actively work to increase their value before ...

Many business owners believe their company is worth millions because they work eighty hours a week to keep it alive. In reality, long hours do not increase value. Transferable profit does. Many ...

"Based on our experience," McKinsey & Co.'s Albert Bollard, Alex D'Amico and Igor Yasenovets write, "it is possible to increase business-services efficiency as much as 20% in terms of cost per lawyer, ...