Business Valuations and Appraisals for Privately Held Companies

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For over 25 years, Sun Business Valuations has helped business owners and their advisors navigate critical financial decisions with confidence. Whether you're selling a business, resolving a dispute, or planning for the future, we deliver clear, well-supported valuations tailored to your situation quickly and cost-effectively.

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Why a Certified Business Valuation Matters

Understanding your company’s true worth is essential for making informed decisions. A professional valuation goes beyond a number; it provides the insight needed to plan, negotiate, and protect your interests.

Whether you're preparing for a sale, navigating a partnership buyout, settling an estate, or resolving a dispute, a certified valuation gives every party a credible, fact-based foundation. It minimizes conflict, satisfies IRS requirements, and holds up to scrutiny in court because it's prepared by accredited professionals following established methodology.

Common reasons include:

  • Selling or exiting your business
  • Partner buyouts or disputes
  • Estate and succession planning
  • Divorce or legal matters
  • Tax and compliance requirements
  • SBA financing and investor due diligence

Why Work With Sun?

What You Gain Working With Us

When the stakes are high, you need a valuation that stands up to buyers, partners, the IRS, and courts.
Here's what you get working with Sun:

Make confident decisions backed by a clear, defensible valuation
Strengthen your position in negotiations or disputes with certified, third-party documentation
Receive audit-ready reports accepted by accounting firms, lenders, and courts
Work with NACVA- and ASA-credentialed professionals who stand behind every conclusion

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Ricardo N. profile picture
Ricardo N.
01:33 23 Apr 26
We had an excellent experience working with this business valuation company. Their team was professional, responsive, and extremely knowledgeable throughout the entire process. They took the time to explain everything clearly and provided a detailed, well organized valuation that gave us confidence moving forward with important business decisions.

What stood out most was their honesty, transparency, and ability to deliver everything in a timely manner. They made a complicated process feel smooth and manageable. I would highly recommend them to anyone needing a reliable and professional business valuation service.
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Melissa R.
23:19 06 Apr 26
Tom and his team have been incredibly professional, knowledgeable and efficient in helping us obtain a business valuation. The report received was extremely comprehensive and well done. Highly recommend.
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John M.
18:16 03 Apr 26
Tom and his team were excellent to work with. They provided a very thorough evaluation for me in a very timely fashion. I highly recommend Sun for any business valuation - they will be my go-to moving forward.
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Alex A.
16:03 31 Mar 26
I highly recommend Sun Business Valuation for anyone needing a precise, professional business valuation. They were able to accommodate a demanding schedule and kept the process moving quickly through their streamlined portal and easy scheduling. It’s rare to find a firm that balances fair pricing with this level of responsiveness and technical ease. A truly top-tier experience.
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Mitchell M.
14:13 26 Mar 26
Tom & Steve did a great job doing a discount valuation for estate purposes on a commercial real estate asset our family owns. Quick turnaround and good pricing. I would definitely use them again
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Kathy L.
23:12 09 Mar 26
My husband used SBV a few times for evaluating a business in which he was a minority owner. He was always pleased with the valuations, professionalism and timeliness of the reports. Upon his passing, I needed a Date of Death Valuation. I found everyone I dealt with extremely professional, helpful and willing to go to great lengths to explain and make sure I understood the process. I would certainly use them again should the need arise. Thank you everyone!
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Brian C.
18:30 24 Feb 26
Tom, Stephen and the entire team at Sun Business Valuations provide responsive, high-quality services at great prices. Highly recommended!
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Jeff L.
16:05 13 Feb 26
Experienced, patient, thorough in their explanations and extremely fast turn around when pressed for trial. Definitely recommend.
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Mary C.
17:50 12 Feb 26
Working with Tom Theurkauf of Sun Business Valuations for both my estate and business valuations was such a positive experience. He was professional, responsive, and incredibly easy to work with from start to finish. He explained everything clearly and made what could have felt overwhelming very manageable.

I especially appreciated his quick turnaround time and attention to detail. I felt confident that the work was thorough and accurate, and his efficiency really helped move things along smoothly. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him!
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Michael C.
19:01 09 Feb 26
Sun Business Valuations was absolutely outstanding. Courtney was extremely helpful throughout the entire valuation process and consistently went above and beyond expectations. Even after completing the valuation, Courtney took the time to supply us with additional information and next steps, which was incredibly valuable. I highly recommend Sun Business Valuations.
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David D.
22:02 04 Feb 26
Reasonably priced and responsive.
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Levaton Family T.
20:07 09 Jan 26
I must say that Sun Business Valuations were very responsive to our needs in providing quick and truly exceptional service when we needed it the most. They honor their time lines and actually came in a day early! We will definitely work with this firm again...
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Clinton S.
00:57 02 Dec 25
Needed a valuation for a small business during a divorce case. After calling multiple companies, I decided to go with Sun Business Valuations — and I’m extremely glad I did. From start to finish, their customer service, communication, and follow-through were exceptional.

The valuation report was incredibly detailed, accurate, and professionally prepared. They took the time to walk us through every section so we fully understood the numbers and were completely prepared for court if it came to that.

In fact, at pre-trial, our report stood out so strongly that nothing further was even needed. We finally received the correct, fair valuation of what the business was truly worth.

I would highly recommend Sun Business Valuations to anyone needing this service. Absolutely worth every dollar.
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Faith Q.
19:35 07 Oct 25
My experience with Sun Business Valuations was beyond professional. Every person delt with was exceptional, timely and extensive in their knowledge. Not to mention they were generous with their time, explaining in detail what I needed to know and provide. Evaluating a Service based company is difficult, but they did the leg work, and got it done quickly. The end result was a thourough, complete and detailed report that met my needs entirely and was invaulable! I highly reccomend!!!
Thank you Tom, Stephen and Tonya for your exceptional service!!
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Chuck Y.
11:29 19 Apr 25
I've been in the financial services industry for 40+ years and have been on both sides of numerous business transactions.

In all my experience, I've never worked with a business evaluation firm that equals the professionalism, the open communication, and the quality work product that was provided by Sun Business Evaluations.

Beginning with the CEO Stephen Goldberg and all the way through the organization, Sun is first class.

Chuck Yeager
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Kimberly M.
18:58 11 Apr 25
Tom Theurkauf did a rebuttal business evaluation to refute the inflated valuation opposing counsel's "expert" came up with. The Judge believed Tom. This literally saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars in my divorce.
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Hart T.
22:27 07 Apr 25
Sun Business Valuations was very efficient with a fast turn around time completing my business valuation. Tom made sure I understood the process and the report was easy to follow and informative. Thank you Tom for all of your help. I highly recommend Sun Business Valuations for any assessment needs.
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Dave H.
18:55 07 Apr 25
The ownership and staff could not have done a better job, in my opinion. They responded to our need for valuation quickly and worked super efficiently with our management. Excellent communication throughout the process and follow up afterwards. Very capable and professional business.
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Gez A.
18:52 27 Mar 25
Great experience. The team at Sun business valuations are professional and efficient. I highly recommend them.
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Raju V.
16:44 27 Mar 25
I have used the services of Sun Business Valuations several times during the past 5 years for different types of situations.

As managing partner in a venture investment firm and a M&A advisor, Sun's valuation services had been extremely useful for a wide range of situations such as transaction related valuations and internal buy-back valuations within the fund, to name a couple.

They provide a comprehensive valuation report that is derived from a diligent and thorough process. I have seen that the Sun's valuation reports are accepted by other financial professionals without any hesitation.

I am pleased with their services and highly recommend them.
Raju Venkatraman
Syven Capital LP
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20:41 20 Mar 25
After Interviewing four Business Valuation Firms, we chose Sun Business Valuations and have used their services twice in three years. We will only use this firm for Business Valuation Services because from the initial consultation to the delivery, explanation and invoicing for their Stellar Services, they have been consistently professional, diligent, and informative. We have received high-quality products at reasonable prices. We highly recommend Sun Business Valuations.
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Joslyn Family L.
09:25 26 Feb 25
As a domestic relations attorney who often utilizes business valuations in divorce cases, I highly recommend working with Sun Business Valuations, LLC, and especially Tom Theurkauf. I recently worked with Tom who was able to quickly prepare a thorough business valuation for use in an Ohio divorce case. He then testified about his prepared business valuation and was phenomenal in explaining the complex language and calculations contained in the report to the court in a common sense way that was easy for everyone to follow and understand. Sun Business Valuation, LLC's and Tom Theurkauf's work product and level of service is outstanding and I will use them again!

Jennifer L. Springer, Esq.
Joslyn Law Firm
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Erika
02:30 13 Feb 25
I highly recommend Tom and The Sun Valuation Company Team. They are honest, reliable, and very professional.
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Stormy G.
21:01 12 Feb 25
Tom & his team were efficient, cost affective and very thorough. Working with them was a pleasure! Sun Business Valuations was a vital part of my business valuation and divorce process.
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Po-Boys Wheel S.
18:43 07 Feb 25
Stephen and Tom were great to work with! They were able to work with our expedited timeframe and get it done. Their service is outstanding and will be using them again in the future for any evaluation needs.
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John R.
20:23 31 Jan 25
Aizip, Inc has worked with Sun Business Valuations for the last 4 years. The team is stellar and their service is outstanding. I’ve recommended them multiple times to other company Executive Officers in need of business valuations and will continue to do so. They never disappoint!
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Angelo C.
19:04 30 Jan 25
Working with Sun on 3 different occasions has been a pleasure. The Quality of their work is outstanding, I am a businesses owner and as you can see I would use them again when I have need in the future. No guarantees in life but if you use them I believe you will be Very Satisfied.
Angelo Ciocca
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Christy M.
22:56 27 Jan 25
I highly recommend Sun Business Valuations! This firm is professional, non-biased, thorough, fairly priced and produced a quick turn-a-round. Mr. Theurkauf does an excellent job explaining the results of the report provided and is available for questions until your deal is finalized. It's been a pleasure working with the entire team!
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Richard L.
20:19 20 Dec 24
We at Dunn Lambert, LLC have worked with Sun Business Valuations for many years. Sun offers a rare combination of high-quality work at reasonable prices on rapid turnaround. Our clients appreciate Sun's work product and so do we. They are highly recommended.
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William B.
16:06 19 Dec 24
Our firm has been recommending Sun Business Valuations to our clients for over 20 years. We have used the team at Sun to reach fair market value analysis in business transactions as well as for estate administrations and even as expert witnesses to establish business values in commercial litigation cases. In every instance, we have found the quality of their work to be best in class, with prompt turnaround time and a fair fee structure for our clients. The entire team at Sun is simply the best at what they do.

Meet The Experts Behind The Work

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Stephen J. Goldberg, CVA

Managing Partner

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Thomas F. Theurkauf, CVA

Partner

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Our Process

A streamlined, transparent process

Getting a professional business valuation doesn't have to be complicated. Sun's process is designed to be clear, efficient, and completely guided, so you always know where things stand.

1. Initial consultation

2. Fixed-fee proposal

3. Data review & analysis

4. Final Report Delivery

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