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Buying a Business: The Offer or Purchase Contract

A purchase contract (or “offer to purchase” as it is sometimes called) is a detailed document that a buyer submits to a seller in order to purchase the seller’s business.  In this document the conditions, warranties, non-compete conditions, financing, terms, inventory, training and other transition details, and other aspects of

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Buying a Business: What is a Letter Of Intent (LOI)?

To put it simply, a Letter Of Intent (LOI) is a letter that a buyer sends to a seller to let the seller know that they are a serious buyer who is looking to make a serious offer on the business. LOI’s are typically used for larger business transactions, though that

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An Inventory Evaluation Checklist

The following are a list of suggestions on how to value a business’s inventory: –          You and the seller will first need to agree on which method to use for the evaluation of the inventory. There are typically two types of evaluation methods.  The first is to use the vendor’s invoice

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