a 1.5x multiple you could sell it for $150,000. Sadly, most business owners are lucky if they get a 1x multiple valuation on their business, in fact most don't even sell they just shut the doors. When you know what to do, and who to sell to you could get a 2x-3x multiple and sell that same business for $300,000 without having to increase the profits any further . I didn't know any of this when I just 18, nieve and fed up with my business. So I sold my first business for just $600, 10x LESS than it was actually worth based on only a 1x multiple. "Who Is Carl Taylor and Why Should You Listen To Me?" That's a great question, here's some background... I'm a young guy, I recently turned 26 years old but I've been in business now for the last 11 years, where I've started, built and sold businesses in varying industries from Gift Hampers to Computer Services, each time learning more and getting better results. I've come a long way from my first ever business at age 15, where I quickly realised that starting a business is a tough slog... long hours... and little pay . It took me a while to really learn that lesson though because I continued to start businesses -- many of them failing. It takes on average 2 years for a Start Up business to become profitable You see when I started my first business ZainyFX it was going