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Screening brokers or
small companies
Free resources:
• American Association of Franchisees &
Dealers (AAFD) provides resources for
franchise buyers.
• BizBuySell is one of the largest online
databases of businesses for sale.
• International Business Brokers
Association (IBBA) is the world’s largest
professional community of business
intermediary specialists.
• The US Small Business Administration
(SBA) publishes contracting resources
for small business, a list of government
sponsored resources that allow you to
identify vendors of interest. The SBA
also publishes the guide Market
Research: A guide for contracting
officers with more resources and tools.
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