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January 18, 2017

An upbeat sign: Sales of small firms up 8%

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer

Sales of small businesses rose more than 8 percent last year, a sign of increasing confidence in the economy. That's the finding of a report by BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace for small companies.

BizBuySell counted 7,844 closed transactions reported by brokers across the country, up from 7,240 in 2015. Last year's total number of sales was the highest since BizBuySell.com began tracking sales in 2007.


 
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