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  Wizardjoe,
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  I`d ]]></title>
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  Wizardjoe,
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  I`d begin by developing a business plan that describes how the business will be built and how profits will be generated. If (in addition to the above) you can show market and business scalability - tha]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  RobertJ
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  I meant]]></title>
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  RobertJ
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  I meant valuation in this case as a means of estimating beta (since I thought that if&#160;valuation represents&#160;a possible equity value then it could be&#160;compared to the market as a whole).&#160;]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[WizardJoe,
Since beta is mathem]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[WizardJoe,
Since beta is mathematically derived as a ratio between the return on&nbsp;the individual security&nbsp;vs the market as a whole - the individual security needs to have some "history" over time.
While it may be an "in]]></description>
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  I`m writing a business plan ]]></title>
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  I`m writing a business plan and would like to determine the beta values for similar companies. The problem is that almost all are private. Should I just use the beta values of the nearest public companies, or is there a way to estimate beta for pr]]></description>
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