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The demand for business valuation, litigation support, and forensic services is robust – and so is market for the appraisers and related experts who perform this work. According to Accounting Today, business valuation bumped attest services as 2010′s top specialty niche, litigation support is second, and forensics and fraud is number four among the nation’s top 100 accounting firms.

Appraisers by the Numbers

While one can debate the effect that the increase in the number of qualified appraisers and forensic experts has on competition for their services, there is no doubt that the number of analysts performing this work is increasing. These figures are current as of 11/1/2010.

• Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors – 700 members / 390 CM&AAs

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – 2,900 ABVs

• American Society of Appraisers – 2,100 members in the BV section

• Canadian Institute of Certified Business Valuators – 1,300 CBVers

• Institute of Business Appraisers – 2,000 CBAs

• National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts – 7,000 members / 5,000 credential holders (AVA, CVA, CFFA, CMAP)

Yes, there is some member overlap between organizations because of overachieving multi-credentialed individuals (like me!) … but still, if you are looking to reach this market, consider advertising on the Standard of Value blog.

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