In cooperation with The National Association of Guaranteed Government Lenders (NAGGL), BankerValuation.com was created by GCF Valuation, a full service business valuation firm located in Tampa, Florida. GCF Valuation specializes in the valuation of small to mid-market businesses for mergers & acquisitions, lending, estate planning, ESOP, divorce and litigation support. GCF Valuation and its principals, collectively, have more than 50 years of relevant experience in the areas of investment banking, corporate development and business valuation. Creator – Steve A. Mize, ASA Steve Mize, ASA is the managing partner of GCF Valuation and is responsible for Business Valuations and matters of litigation support. He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers in Business Valuation and is an experienced business valuation professional with concentration in the development and implementation of valuation and financial strategies. He has been directly involved in numerous business valuation engagements for estate and gift tax purposes, feasibility analysis, mergers and acquisitions, dissenting shareholder actions, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, as well as consulting engagements related to fairness opinions, private transactions, and value improvement. Mr. Mize engages with accountants, attorneys, commercial bank lenders, and bank trust officers across the United States for purposes of Business Valuation, Value Improvement, and related topics. His professional affiliations include the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA).