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Inc. Magazine Names the Hottest Industries in America

If you own a business that makes medicinal and botanical products or communications equipment, you’re in luck. Inc. magazine’s 2007 Business Valuation guide – featured in the January issue – on newsstands December 26 through January 30 – lists these industries as among the hottest in America, now commanding among the highest multiples.

Since so many small business transactions go unnoticed and unreported, owners of private companies almost always have a tough time determining the value of their investment. For the fourth straight year, Inc. has partnered with Business Valuation Resources, a leading provider of data about private company transactions, to create the magazine's most comprehensive guide to the most - and least - valuable businesses in America.

Companies in the life sciences, energy, financial services, and technology sectors boast high sale prices and robust sale multiples. Retailers, plumbers, and daycare centers are less lucrative.

Businesses Fetching the Highest Median Price Tag ($ 000's):

Medicinals & Botanicals $123,063
Metals, Service Centers and Offices $111,000
Communications Equipment $103,400
Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories $ 89,000
Investment Advice $ 86,153

Businesses Fetching the Lowest Median Price Tag ($ 000's):

Animal Specialty Services $ 62
Retail Bakeries $ 82
Radio, Television, and Electronic Stores $ 95
Beauty Shops $ 95
Sporting Goods & Bicycle Shops $106

Complete findings can be found in the January issue of Inc. magazine. A searchable database, by sector and type of business, is available online at www.Inc.com/valuation.

Inc. magazine's Valuation Guide is based on 3,339 transactions in 47 different industries completed between January 1, 2003, and September 29, 2006.

Source: Inc. Press Room

Published: December 26, 2006