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Seal Deal Over Business Meal
This article is new this week in The Business Journal's small business how-to section. To see what else is new, click here or click on the "how-to" tab at the top of The Daily Business Journal Online home page.Doing business over meals is a ritual that has existed for centuries. Taking clients to breakfast, lunch or dinner has long been an effective way to build relationships, make the sale or seal the deal. These business meals are essentially business meetings. Knowledge of your product or your service is crucial to the success of the meeting, but so are your manners. But too many people jeopardize an opportunity because they fail to use good dining etiquette. So here are a few basic rules to make the experience pleasurable and profitable. <more>"