James Tuckerman, Editor-In-Chief, Anthill Magazine

For this part of our Magazine 2.0 Experiment, we are looking for real, personal stories on the topics below. Would you like to share yours?

For now, all we need is for you to click here.

You’ll be asked to tick some boxes (ie. those that you are available to write/talk about) AND explain why you are suitable to write/talk on this topic below.

If your entry is selected, we will then send you an email asking you a series of questions relating to your topic.

If you’d like to share your experiences, click the link below:

How to…

Buy a business
Open a bar
Launch a cafe
Become an expat
Go country and farm (ie. Alpacas)
Join a nunnery
Get into the movies (ie. act, direct, write, distribute)
Get into politics (ie. Federal, State, Local)
Perform Jedi Mind tricks on your customers and staff (ie. influence)
Spy on your competition without getting caught (ie. Competitor Intelligence)
Re-invent your brand… then sell your company (ie. both/either)
Turn a bland business blog into a Machiavellian money making machine
Sack your customers (and have then thank you for it)
Make a profit and a difference, while attempting to save the world
Start a franchise, open a franchise or get the ‘f’ out of franchising altogether
Re-awaken the mojo in an 800 pound gorilla without being labelled bananas
Reverse roles (and become a Stay-At-Home Dad or Corporate Mum)
Quit your business (and have it still send you cheques)
Disappear completely off the grid
Start again.

To put your name forward and share your experiences with our readership, click here.

James Tuckerman, Editor-In-Chief, Anthill Magazine

Anthill’s ‘Magazine 2.0′ edition will be circulating throughout Australia during the December/January period - often aptly described as the ’silly season’.

But the holiday period is also a time of reflection. It’s a time for evaluating our work lives, our personal lives, our goals and our ambitions.

For that reason, as the next installment in our Magazine 2.0 Experiment, we’re asking you to nominate how you (or how you think other readers) might want to…

Buy a bar.
Open a boutique.
Become an expat.
Go country and farm Alpacas.
Join a Nunnery.
Direct a movie.
Run for Parliament.
Disappear completely off the grid.

And… change their lives!

You may have goals that are not so bold and more specific, such as…

How to spy on your competition without getting caught.
How to re-invent your brand… then sell your company.
How to turn a bland business blog into a Machiavellian money making machine.
How to sack your customers (and have then thank you for it).

This is your chance to tell us what you want to ‘discover’ this holiday period.

Of course, we’ll also be inviting other readers to answer your questions.

All you need to do is leave your suggestion below.

James Tuckerman, Editor-In-Chief, Anthill Magazine

I posed this question earlier this year when we offered to run a blog series on the ‘black art’ of business valuation.

Our readers responded with gushing enthusiasm. I responded with a trip to the hospital.

Unfortunately, a highly disruptive spinal injury thwarted our attempts to address this important topic.

Here’s what I initially proposed, way back in May…

“Over the next new few weeks, I plan to review five different aspects of valuing a private company. And, of course, I’ll be seeking your comments and observations along the way… Therefore, if you are interested in the value of your business, or if you are interested in the potential value of your business opportunity, read on. If you are an expert in this area, please join the conversation and help inform our readers.”

Of course, as history reveals, I never got around to publishing my second post.

Today is your chance to pick up where I left off.

As part of our Magazine 2.0 Experiment, I have two new propositions:

Firstly, I’m asking you (dear reader) to provide your ‘top tip’ on the topic of business valuation.

Simply leave a comment below, with your name and URL. The best will be published as part of a story on this topic in our Dec/Jan edition.

Secondly, if this is your area of expertise and if you have more to say than simply providing a tip, I’m inviting you to contribute an article topic (and, later, an article).

I’m interested in any aspect of business valuation that can be addressed in under 600 words (the average length of an Anthill article).

So… if you would like to provide a ‘tip’, simply leave your comment below. If you would like to suggest/contribute an article, please also leave us a comment below.

Here are some terms and topics to get you thinking…

Liquidity Event, Hurdle Rate, Pre-Money Value, Post-Money Value

Comparable Method of Valuation
Discounted Cashflow Method of Valuation
Profit Multiple Method of Valuation
Strategic Buyer Method of Valuation

If you have any further suggestions, please don’t be shy, as together we attempt to explore the ‘black art’ of business valuation.