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Buying or Selling a Business? Use These 7 Negotiating Tips.

Posted on May 26, 2020 by William Bruce

Once an initial and contingent written offer to buy or sell a business has been made, the transaction usually enters the negotiation phase. The negotiation phase is really not complicated. Most likely you’ve already bought a car and/or a home. The negotiations over the price of a business are similar. Here are seven suggestions to help.
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