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4 keys to preparing your firm for a transaction

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Even if you have no plans to sell, taking these steps will mean you're running a better business.

Pat McClain, my business partner of 30 years, has repeatedly told me that we should prep our business for sale even if we have no intention of doing so.  

His reminders always prompt me to think about an old neighbor of mine who set about fixing up his house for sale. He had the place painte

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