Chris Best has provided business valuation services to privately held businesses since 1987. He is a leading authority on the valuation of businesses that sponsor employee stock ownership plans and the review of ESOP valuation reports for credibility and compliance with standards.
Mr. Best is a Certified Public Accountant and retains the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA), and Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR) credentials.
Mr. Best is a nationally recognized presenter and speaker on business valuation topics, having presented for the Institute of Business Appraisers, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, the ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership, and the Society of Financial Service Professionals.
Mr. Best is the developer and instructor of a course on ESOP Valuations for the Consultants Training Institute (CTI) and he also teaches other advanced courses for CTI. In addition, he teaches other courses on advanced business valuation topics for the Institute of Business Appraisers and other organizations.
Mr. Best’s career has taken him to South Dakota, Minnesota, and North Dakota, where he held positions at various CPA firms in tax, audit, and consulting. He founded Acclaro Valuation Advisors (formerly known as Best Business Appraisals) in 1999. Since he began his career, Chris has prepared more than 1500 valuations.  Most recently, Mr. Best opened an Acclaro branch office in the Orlando, Florida, area.