But an internal market governs the privately held company, and the accounting firm KPMG has calculated a rising valuation for KI in each of the last 23 years.

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Sageworks recently surveyed accounting professionals who work closely with privately held companies and found that only about 1 in 5 expects clients to boost staffing over the next 12 months.

FORBES: What Private Businesses Think About Hiring

Sageworks recently polled accounting professionals and bankers who are in constant contact with the owners of privately held companies.

FORBES: Private Companies Are Too Smart To Hire

Sales trends for privately held companiesThrough its cooperative data model, Sageworks collects financial statements for private companies from accounting firms, banks and credit unions, and aggregates the data at an approximate rate of 1, 000 statements a day.

FORBES: 3Q GDP consistent with private-company trends

Profitability of privately held gas stationsThrough its cooperative data model, Sageworks collects financial statements for private companies from accounting firms, banks and credit unions, and aggregates the data at an approximate rate of 1, 000 statements a day.

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