Closing A Deal Prints

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

"When you get a title remember title insurance."

"I've closed the fennerman deal, Ellen. Have some people toot my horn."

"She always plays the Rocky theme song after a closing."

Money exchange

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

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

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

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'

'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.'

'The school. My counselor told me to make the most of it...'

'Dog eat dog.'

'My ambition used to drive the economy. Now it drives my Mercedes.'

Fish and color

'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?'

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

Remember take time to stop and smell the profits.

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

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

'Guess who made a bushel today?'

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

"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."

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

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

'Sell South Africa!'

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

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

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