List four reasons for buying an existing business.

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The reasons for buying an existing business can be condensed into the following four general categories:
1.To reduce some of the uncertainties that must be faced when starting a business from the ground up
2. To acquire a business with ongoing operations and established relationships with customers and suppliers
3. To obtain an established business at a price below what it would cost to start a new business or to buy a franchise
4. To begin a business more quickly than by starting from scratch.


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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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To encourage prompt payment, sellers offer a(n) ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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