Evaluating a Stock Sale of a Company compared to an Asset Sale Sale of Stock;  If the transaction is structured as a sale of stock, then each shareholder is selling his or her shares of stock to the b

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How do you deal with emotional people and emotional situations in a business sale?   A seasoned business broker understands that many emotions have to be dealt with to have a successful business sale.

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