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Re:MacKichan Software, maker of Scientific Word, has gone ou... by aynyc on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @08:45AM (#27820212)
People buy restaurants and car shops mainly because of licensing such as alcohol and zoning laws. It's rare for a specialty shop to be sold unless the owner has an apprentice.
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Re:MacKichan Software, maker of Scientific Word, has gone ou... by tibbetts on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:43PM (#27828570)
It’s more common if the specialty shop has expanded to a chain. Because the same skills and tactics it takes to make a chain business also make a salable / maintainable business.
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