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How Business Owners Can Prepare for A Successful Exit in 1-2 Years - Roger Loh (Forvis Mazars)

How Business Owners Can Prepare for A Successful Exit in 1-2 Years - Roger Loh (Forvis Mazars)

Update: 2025-09-11
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In this episode of the iSearch podcast, Benjamin Lim (iSearch) discussed with Roger Loh (Forvis Mazars) on how business owners can value their business and prepare for a successful exit in 1-3 years.



The areas of discussion include:



0:00 - Introduction



1:28 - Roger’s opinion on whether all businesses are sellable



2:56 - Making your business more sellable if it has key man risk



4:53 - Commonly used methods to value businesses in Malaysia



7:57 - Using EBITDA for valuation



8:39 - Obtaining data for SME businesses



9:43 - Common mistakes business owners make when valuing their business



11:50 - Roger shares real life experiences of business exits



15:17 - Key financial metrics in business valuation



20:21 - Other factors that affect business valuation



23:41 - Red flags that may scare off potential buyers



25:23 - Working with a valuation expert



26:22 - Steps to take for business owners planning to exit in the next 2 years






Check out Forvis Mazars here:



https://www.forvismazars.com/my/en



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How Business Owners Can Prepare for A Successful Exit in 1-2 Years - Roger Loh (Forvis Mazars)

How Business Owners Can Prepare for A Successful Exit in 1-2 Years - Roger Loh (Forvis Mazars)