{"id":122,"date":"2018-11-12T09:20:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T14:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/the-real-deal\/?p=122"},"modified":"2020-06-02T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:48:13","slug":"myths-misconceptions-buying-or-selling-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/myths-misconceptions-buying-or-selling-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths and Misconceptions about Buying or Selling a Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think you can do it yourself? Think again! Don&#8217;t risk making a bad business deal by assuming everything you&#8217;ve read on the Internet is true. Instead, learn from one of the best who has bought and sold more than 40 businesses in his lifetime, starting with his first purchase at just 19 years old. He knows the biggest myths and misconceptions out there, because he&#8217;s lived them! 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