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		<title>Buying an existing brokerage business</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[we bought our first salon becaus]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[we bought our first salon because of the client base. It does help out. What you want to make sure of is that there is some type of clause in the sale stating he CAN NOT contact any of these clients. Since he built the business it would be easy to sell ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[It is not uncommon for service t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[It is not uncommon for service type businesses to sell for 1-2 times earnings. This one is at about 50% - so on the surface it seems like a good price. While you may be able to create the contacts and client list yourself - how much you you have to inve]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi everyone,
I am not sure if t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone,
I am not sure if this is the correct place to post this or not.&nbsp; I am looking into purchasing an exiting tree brokerage business.&nbsp; The owner is asking $150,000 for the business which essentially has no hard assets other th]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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