Buying a business? Selling a business? Starting a business?

 

Are you thinking of buying, selling, or starting a business? Joel Ankney is a business lawyer that helps people buy, sell, and protect their businesses, commercial real estate, intellectual property, and goods and services. His books give you a head start to learn what your lawyer already knows and can help you identify, understand, and navigate legal issues associated with business acquisitions, mergers, and startups. Their content can ease the stress you experience when doing business deals, help you make better decisions, improve your relationship with your lawyer (lawyer's love educated clients), and potentially decrease your legal fees. Whether you are a seasoned businessperson or new to business, Joel's books are a valuable asset that can be referred to (without being billed) whenever you have a question.

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Joel's first book, Here's the Deal: Everything You Wish a Lawyer Would Tell You about Buying a Small Business, is a valuable resource for people buying or selling a business and those in the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) community. Here's the Deal has been used in the University of Illinois Gies College of Business ETA course and Joel's expertise has been featured on multiple ETA podcasts.

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