2006-07-10 16:00:39 · 3 answers · asked by krissy h 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
If your customer is Federal, state or local government, nope, it is highly illegal. If your customer is a private company, it's not ethical at all and many jurisdictions make this illegal, too, depending on the nature of the business. For example, if I manage an apartment building and I hire a plumber to do a job, then the plumber gives me $50 for hiring him, that's illegal.
2006-07-10 16:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make the "kickbacks" legal and offer hefty discounts. Whatever is the difference - this is what you pay for winning the job without giving anybody an opportunity to kick your teeth in.
Example: in a $10M contract, be prepared to go down at least 5% higher than your acceptable margin level. So better work on your initial proposal to give you enough leverage to play the field.
Otherwise, don't leave paper trails if you can't avoid shelling out for kickbacks. One way is not to deal directly with the person and let somebody else do it for you.
2006-07-11 06:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by Tingkuling 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but it's not very legal.
2006-07-10 23:03:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋