Praise for VALUE MAPS"Equivocator, Explorer, Experimenter, Exploiter,Extender--Chapter 12 might be well served as mandatory readingfor all subject matter experts! SPARC is not a valuation, per se,but rather a separate consulting engagement that might interest aclient--especially if that client is preparing for a sale orplanning an exit strategy. Miller has taken the good ideas fromfive disciplines and married them with value enhancement, creatingwhat could become a very good 'add-on' consulting engagement. NACVArecommends, and looks forward to, further dialogue related to thisnew approach. This book will open your eyes to newopportunities."--Parnell Black, MBA, CPA, CVA, Chief Executive Officer,National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts(NACVA)"No one illuminates the murky intersection where businessstrategy and private company value creation meet better than WarrenMiller. Now he's focused his extensive professional training andreal-world experience to produce this intellectually rich, yetdown-to-earth and fun-to-read road map we can all use. Businessowners and leaders, financial analysts, management consultants,wealth managers, CPAs, business brokers, private equity investors,business appraisers--no one should plan to increase the valueof an enterprise without Value Maps in their passenger seat."--David Foster, CEO, Business Valuation Resources"Private-equity analysts do not often come across scholarly andtechnical professional reading laced with laugh-out-loud moments!Yet this is exactly what one finds in Value Maps. WarrenMiller's advice stems from his career as a finance executive, aCPA, a valuation analyst, and a 'recovering academic.' Withpitch-perfect balance, Warren has created both a must-haveprofessional reference guide and a best-practices road map designedto enhance the profitability of your client's business and yourown--all in a very readable style with just a 'spoon-full ofsugar.' Enjoy the read!"--Gary M. Karlitz, ASA, CPA, Partner-in-Charge, ValuationServices, Forensic Services, and Forensic Accounting, CitrinCooperman & Company, LLP"Extremely readable, with numerous real-worldexamples--valuation specialists who don't read this book willsoon be looking for a new profession. Miller takes the term'valuation' to new levels, suggesting that appraisers can indeedadd real value to their clients' businesses. Clients should demandthat a valuation professional read this book before he or she willbe hired."--Alfred M. King, Vice Chairman, Marshall & Stevens,Inc.