Maricopa County does not issue or require a General Business license for unincorporated areas of the County. If you are located in an incorporated city or town, check with your municipality. For more information, the Arizona Department of Revenue provides a Licensing Guide for obtaining business licenses in Arizona.
The date of execution and thus the actual transfer of ownership of shares in the case of a share deal or of assets in the case of an asset deal is referred to as closing. Several weeks, or even months, may pass between signing and closing.
In contracts that contain conditions that must be satisfied after the agreement is signed and dated but before it can become effective, the closing date is sometimes referred to as the date when these conditions precedent are satisfied and the transactions contemplated by the agreement are finally completed.