ValueJig

    Know Your Number. Buy or Sell with Confidence.

    Valuing big small businesses ($1M-$20M) is difficult, nuanced, and opaque. It doesn't have to be. JIG gives buyers & sellers the tools to do it right.

    Prototype Live|Full Platform Launching 2026

    Sample Manufacturing Co.

    Valuation Results • Manufacturing

    Session 1 • Complete

    Estimated Enterprise Value

    $3.18M - $4.24M

    Based on Adjusted EBITDA of $707,000

    Strategic Position Matrix

    Business Quality
    Selective
    Selective
    Invest
    Harvest
    Selective
    Invest
    Divest
    Harvest
    Selective
    Growth Attractiveness

    Quality Score

    72

    Growth Score

    65

    EBITDA Multiple

    Industry Base4.0x - 5.5x
    Quality Adjustment+0.3x
    Growth Adjustment+0.2x
    Final Multiple4.5x - 6.0x

    Key Strengths

    Revenue Quality78
    Profitability82
    Operations75

    Defensible value estimates in minutes

    The $10 Trillion Pricing Problem

    In the next 10 years, $10T of small businesses will change hands - and right now, 7 out of 10 small businesses that go to market fail to sell.

    For Owners

    No clear answer on what their business is worth

    The data doesn't exist in one place. A bad number can cost years of work.

    The only advice available is expensive or biased

    Brokers take a cut. Banks want the loan. Owners just want a straight answer.

    For Buyers

    Can't get a market read

    Deal data is scattered and unreliable. It's hard to tell if an asking price is fair or inflated.

    The odds are stacked against them

    Only 1 in 15 prospective buyers ever complete a transaction, wasting precious time and money.

    87%

    of owners surveyed can't get a defensible value estimate

    68%

    found it highly difficult to get trusted comparables

    7 in 10

    small businesses never find a buyer

    "I'd pay to know the number just to know it, but I don't want to talk to a salesman to get it."

    — Propane Service Owner, 30+ years

    "Gave real negotiation levers & post-close improvement plan with a roadmap."

    — Verified Post-MBA Searcher

    How It Works

    Get a defensible value estimate in minutes, not weeks.

    Enter Your Numbers

    Input revenue, expenses, and calculate your adjusted EBITDA with guided prompts.

    Answer Key Questions

    Complete a short assessment about your business quality, market position, and growth.

    Get Your Value Estimate

    Receive a defensible valuation range with plain-English reasoning you can use.

    Why JIG

    Guided Value Estimation

    Software guides you through calculating adjusted EBITDA & profitability-based value estimates.

    Value Driver Education

    Explains & quantifies what moves the multiple up or down within its range.

    Calibrated Benchmarks

    Benchmarks built from industry research and practitioner expertise, calibrated for the $1M-$20M market, not large-cap databases.

    Purpose-Built AI

    AI model tuned for lower middle market context: owner-operated businesses, normalized EBITDA, and deal structures that don't look like enterprise M&A.

    Better Data. Better Estimates.

    JIG improves with every transaction. Share anonymized deal data after you close, and help build better benchmarks for everyone.

    For Owners

    Free access. Your data stays private. After you close, anonymized details help improve estimates for the next owner.

    For Funds & Trade Groups

    Bring your deal flow data, get better benchmarks for your members. Interested in a partnership? Let's talk.

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