Closing A Business Deal Prints

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

'The contracts look good. Why don't you have your disgusting pests call my disgusting pests.'

"Chins up, people. It ain't over 'til the fat cat sings."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'There's good news and bad news, J. B. - we now control 51% of this corporation's stock!'

'It's a deal, lets sniff bottoms!'

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

'Gentlemen, I've been authorized to sweeten the offer.'

'You'll be happy to see that I've finally managed to turn things around.'

Do you want to win the game or my business?

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

Fish and color

'Dog eat dog.'

'This is Harris, he's been with the firm some 45 years!'

'Could we finish these negotiations via e-mail? That will allow me to think before I respond to your proposals.'

'He wants to close the deal with a handshake. What do you think about that?'

Remember take time to stop and smell the profits.

Money exchange

"Hire me and I'll bring in orders. Big orders. You're gonna need a bigger door."

'I hope you made the prospect say no three times before you gave up.'

'Guess who made a bushel today?'

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

"Oh, go on Jeffrey. . . Give him an order!"

'Behind every great business deal is a company lawyer advising against it.'

"Then he slammed the door on me!" "Not the closing you were hoping for."

'First, the Rules of Engagement for this meeting ...'

"...That's agreed then, we raise our salaries by 40%..."

"I always cry at mergers."

'Sell South Africa!'

"And here you see where we successfully concluded the merger to everyone's mutual benefit."

'Watch it...I'm carrying a concealed weapon...my lawyer.'

You are here

"Now the first thing you have to do is to get a client's attention."

"We got the cactus account!"