
Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is private-party vehicle acquisition software for franchise and independent auto dealerships. It helps dealers buy used cars directly from consumers in their local market, alongside trade-ins and instead of paying up at auction.
VAN pulls for-sale-by-owner listings from 25+ online marketplaces into one dashboard, filters out dealer and scam listings and Do-Not-Call numbers, and adds VIN decoding and market valuation to each vehicle. Buyers call, text, and email sellers from inside VAN, and every conversation stays attached to the car it is about. On VAN Accelerate™, outreach and follow-up run automatically, KBB ICO leads get a text back within minutes, and AccuTrade leads get an automatic response.
For dealers without a buyer on staff, VAN Managed Buyer™ supplies a full-time buyer who is hired, trained, and managed by VAN. The dealership still makes the final buy decision and signs the check. Every plan includes an Acquisition Coach™, and VAN works with vAuto, VINCUE, CARFAX, AutoCheck, and most dealer CRMs.
VAN was founded in 2013 and serves dealers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Plans start at $1,695 per month. To see VAN on your market, call 855-952-4949.
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BoldTrail stands out as the top-rated real estate platform designed to elevate your brokerage through cutting-edge technology that your agents will find both useful and enjoyable. You can highlight your distinctive brand with tailor-made websites that cater to your company, each office, and individual agents. Enhance lead acquisition by offering a modern, portal-like search experience for consumers, complete with smart behavior tracking. With hyper-local area pages, home valuation options, and rich lifestyle data, clients will continue to engage with your brokerage, recognizing you as the local authority. The platform features the most comprehensive lead generation tools available, enabling brokerages, teams, and agents to successfully attract new business regardless of their financial constraints. Additionally, empower your agents to swiftly generate free leads using our user-friendly landing and IDX squeeze pages. You can further increase lead quality while reducing costs through the in-house tools integrated into the platform. Expand your lead sources with automated social media postings, integrated advertising on Google and Facebook, custom text codes, and much more, ensuring a diverse and effective approach to lead generation. As a result, BoldTrail not only enhances the capabilities of individual agents but also strengthens the overall potential of the brokerage as a whole.
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eVal
eVal offers a range of complimentary data and analysis tools for peer companies, which encompass historical valuation multiples, past share price information, and detailed financial data, along with industry-specific Valuation Multiples reports tailored for investment and business valuations. Beyond just providing these analytical resources, eVal specializes in delivering precise investment and company valuations. The firm utilizes a proprietary, data-driven valuation software and platform, enabling expert evaluations tailored for valuation professionals, business proprietors, investors, and investment advisors alike. If you are seeking a business valuation as an owner, or if you are an investor in need of a private company valuation for your investment portfolio, we encourage you to reach out to us directly for assistance with our business valuation services. Additionally, our advanced outlier detection tool offers insights into the valuation multiples of peer groups, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the market landscape. This multifaceted approach helps clients make informed decisions in their investment strategies.
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Valid Value
Valid Value provides a professional valuation model for business valuation professionals. This model offers a unique combination of standardized calculation with maximum flexibility to analyze, forecast, and determine the value of a business.
Here are some key features:
Excel-Based Model: The foundation of Valid Value is an Excel-based valuation tool. Users can work within their familiar Excel environment, ensuring comfort and ease of use.
Multiple Valuation Methods: The model incorporates all
relevant valuation methods, including:
- DCF WACC: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) using the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).
- DCF APV: DCF method with separate calculations for the impact of debt financing.
- Multiples: Market multiple method based on proxies like EBITDA.
Database Links: While the models run on your local computer, they are linked to databases with relevant support data. This ensures accuracy and relevance in the valuation process.
Dynamic Reporting: Generate valuation reports in PowerPoint or Word using an add-in. The link between Excel and PowerPoint/Word is dynamic, allowing changes in the Excel model to be instantly reflected in the reports.
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