Kipp Krukowski, PhD, ASA, CVA, is a Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at Colorado State University, bringing both academic perspective and real-world experiences to students. He has also founded several advisory firms focused on business acquisitions, business valuations and equipment appraisals and continues to be a trusted advisor. His business brokerage firm had multiple locations in the Midwest and successfully completed over 100 small business transactions, and his valuation firm that he founded, Equipment Appraisal Services (EquipmentAppraisal.com), completed over 1000 nationwide valuation assignments prior to being acquired in 2018.
Kipp has worked with numerous business acquirers, accountants, attorneys, lenders, government agencies, privately held and public businesses, and insurance companies to help them or their clients make more informed decisions related to valuation and Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). He received the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in Machinery and Technical Specialties (MTS), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Certified Business Intermediary (CBI), and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designations and was recognized by Business Brokerage Press as an industry expert for selling manufacturing companies. He has also provided expert witness testimony in multi-million dollar litigation cases related to valuation.
Engagement contexts for business valuations and equipment appraisals have included: Mergers and Acquisitions, Purchase or Sale of Ownership Interest, Growth Planning and Value Creation, Business Succession and Exit Planning.
He completed his doctoral studies at Oklahoma State University, received his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Youngstown State University, and MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. For the past 15+ years, he has served as a mentor for Carnegie Mellon entrepreneurs and judge for the McGinnis Venture Competition.
Recent Awards
Colorado State University Management Department Overall Faculty Excellence Contract/Continuing Faculty Award (2024-2025)
Colorado State University College of Business Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (2022-2023)
Colorado State University Department of Management Outstanding Teaching Award (2022-2023)
Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Faculty Fellow (2022-2023)
6-Time Tinberg Teaching Innovation Grant Recipient (2020-2021, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2026-2027)
Recent Publications
Krukowski, K. A. (2025). Value Creation Strategies: Improving Product or Service Value Propositions Before Selling a Business. The Value Examiner, March-April 2025, 18-22.
Krukowski, K. A. (2025). Value Creation Strategies: Improving Customer Segments, Channels, and Relationships Before Selling a Business. The Value Examiner, January-February 2025, 28-37.
Krukowski, K. A. (2024). Value Creation Strategies: Improving Company Infrastructure Before Selling a Business. The Value Examiner, November-December 2024, 30-38.
Krukowski, K. A. (2024). Examining the Business Model: Value Creation Strategies for Improving Financial Viability Before Selling. The Value Examiner, September-October 2024, 16-23.
Krukowski, K. A. (2024). Business Advisor and Dealmaker Testimonies- Deficiencies in Privately Held Small Businesses Leading to Failed M&A Transactions. The Value Examiner, July-August 2024, 4-10.
Arteaga-Fonseca, J., Phillips, D., Rutherford, M., & Krukowski, K. (2024). From liability to asset: A receiver’s perspective on eponymy signals and market value. Journal of Small Business Management, 1-29.
Krukowski, K. A., Flink, N. A., & Edwards, B. D. (2023). Why are you selling your business? Understanding signaling effects of seller rationale at time of entrepreneurial exit. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 20, e00427.
Krukowski, K. A., & DeTienne, D. R. (2022). Selling a business after the pandemic? How crisis and information asymmetry affect deal terms. Business Horizons, 65(5), 617-630.
Krukowski, K. A., Pollack, J. M., & Rutherford, M. W. (2023). Winning the opportunity to pitch: Piquing startup investors’ interest by sending the right signals in executive summaries. Business Horizons, 66(1), 75-86.
Krukowski, K. A., & White Jr, L. J. (2021). A call for industry specialization: An academic perspective on the importance of Qualitative Research. Value Examiner.
Krukowski, K. A., & Rutherford, M. W. (2021). Human Capital Across the Life Cycle of Entrepreneurial Ventures. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.
Phillips, D., Rutherford, M. W., Madison, K., Arteaga, J. L., & Krukowski, K. A. (2023). Name-Familiness, Narcissistic Communication and Cognitive Legitimacy. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 18977). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.