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What are the business stages that D-one covers?
- Idea and development stage: this platform will help the entrepreneur to check if the project is feasible and will generate positive cash flows that will cover the entrepreneur’s planned invested capital adjusted for the risks based on the qualitative and quantitative data.
- Startup and Growing stage: Entrepreneurs’ needs start changing to raising funds to grow or seek exit strategies. This platform provides the infrastructure to negotiate with investors.Furthermore, this platform can help in analyzing the cash inflows and outflows of businessmaking it easy for businesses to work in enhancing the business value.
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Why value your business? the Purpose?
- Fundraising – banks, VCs, and angel investors
- Selling or buying a company
- Feasibility study and cash flow budgets
- IFRS reporting: impairment testing
- Managers performance review
- Selecting and Shortlisting potential investments
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What are the current market challenges that an entrepreneur and a business owner face?
- They are technically capable but don’t have a financial background
- Top tier financial advisories are too expensivest
- Second-tier financial advisories don’t provide high-quality services and tend to charge a lot if they are good
- Sharing a business idea or a business model could be risky as a breach of confidentiality is not uncommon
- It takes 2 to 4 weeks to get a report from the advisor, with one or two times update (draft reports).
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What distinguishes D-one Platform from other traditional business valuators?
- The platform eliminates the entrepreneur needs to learn financial calculations and allow to focus more on the business idea and product. The platform is constructed using the most used valuation methodologies.
- A valuation by a top tier costs as low as USD 20,000 with a maximum of 2 updates before issuing the final report. D-one costs only USD 250 and provides 5 updates before issuing the final report.
- Once the entrepreneur is done from entering data and answering questions a report is automatically generated with one click.
- Need to add a comment about confidentiality and privacy
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What are the limitations of D-one Platform? Can I rely on the valuation?
- The valuation results are as accurate as the assumptions and data provided by the clients. D-one platform does not perform an audit on the data entered and answered by the client. As such the valuation results represent the calculation of value based on the data provided. Should the client requirea full assessment of value, he/she needs to hire D-one on a separate engagement. A full assessment of the value of the business along a stamped report will be provided then.
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Can I use the results to get bank finance and/ or raise funds?
- D-one will hold your Data and reports for a one year period from the day you subscribe.
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- D-one will hold your Data and reports for a one year period from the day you subscribe.
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Is my data confidential?
- D-one will hold your Data and reports for a one year period from the day you subscribe.
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How long can I access my drafts and final report?
- D-one will hold your Data and reports for a one year period from the day you subscribe.