The Things Entrepreneurs Should Know™ Podcast is for busy entrepreneurs, founders and business owners who want to build lasting value. We talk about tips and tricks that you can use to help level up your business from seven-figures to eight, and from eight-figures to nine. And, you’ll learn from the brightest minds of savvy entrepreneurs like you, so that you can create, innovate and achieve.
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A weekly podcast for cannabis business owners, investors and industry insiders. Join host Chip Schweiger, The Green Leaf CPA, as he brings you a podcast about cannabis, accounting and finance with actionable tips to make more money, improve profits and increase the value of your cannabusiness. Each week, the brightest minds in our community, from under the canopy to inside the boardroom, share knowledge and drop wisdom.
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Feeling the emotional whiplash of running your business? You're not alone. In this episode we deliver invaluable insights to help you conquer stress, tackle burnout, and overcome the fear of failure. From setting realistic goals to celebrating small victories, discover practical strategies to navigate the inevitable highs and lows of entrepreneursh…
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Four Levels of Effective Delegation to Create a Self-Sustaining Business
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Can your business truly thrive without you? Unlock the secrets to effective delegation and learn how to avoid common pitfalls like the hot potato delegator, the delegation hippie, and the false delegator. We’ll explore the importance of delegation in creating a self-sustaining business and introduce four impactful levels of delegation. From "follow…
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Ever found yourself in a cash crunch and wished you'd seen it coming? Learn how to take control of your business finances with a 13-week cash flow projection! In this episode, we break down the steps to create this powerful forecasting tool that helps you visualize your cash inflows and outflows. By anticipating periods of surplus or shortfall, you…
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Why Running Your Private Company Like a Public One Can Create Maximum Value
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Small businesses often operate as if their sole purpose is to fund the owner’s lifestyle, but the most valuable companies are run with financial rigor. You may be years from wanting to sell, but starting to formalize your operations now will help you predict the future of your business. Then, when it does come time to sell, you’ll fetch more for wh…
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Can your business withstand unexpected crises, or are you leaving it vulnerable to unforeseen threats? In this episode of Things Entrepreneurs Should Know, you'll learn essential risk mitigation strategies that every business owner needs in their toolkit. From identifying and assessing risks to creating robust risk management plans, we cover all th…
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What if you could protect your hard-earned personal assets from business risks with just a few strategic moves? In this episode of the Things Entrepreneurs Should Know podcast, we discuss the essential steps to establish your business as a separate legal entity, ensuring your home, car, and retirement funds stay safe even in the face of lawsuits. W…
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Your Complete Guide to Building Business Credit
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Could understanding the difference between business and personal credit be the game-changer your business needs? In this episode of Things Entrepreneurs Should Know, I unravel the essential steps to building robust business credit. We kick things off by exploring why separating your business and personal finances is crucial, followed by practical a…
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Can mastering accounts receivable management really supercharge your business's cash flow? Find out as we unpack the essential strategies for optimizing your receivables process and boosting your financial health. In this episode, Chip breaks down the nuts and bolts of accounts receivable—from setting clear payment terms and ensuring invoice accura…
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5 Types of Business Borrowing for Entrepreneurs
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Feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of business borrowing? We're here to guide you through the labyrinth of different borrowing options available to entrepreneurs. This episode is all about demystifying the process of borrowing, enabling you to make smart and informed decisions for your business. We decode everything from traditional bank loans…
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Mastering the Science of Achievement: How to Amplify Business Success & Fulfillment
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Ever wondered why some entrepreneurs seem to sail effortlessly towards their goals, while others keep treading water? It's all tied to an intriguing blend of motivation, focus, and drive. But there's one factor that's more important than all of these. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the science of achievement and delve into a surprisin…
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Ever wondered what the secret sauce is that makes some companies more valuable than others in the same industry? This episode of Things Entrepreneurs Should Know could hold the answers you've been looking for. With nuggets of wisdom drawn from transactional data of over 55,000 businesses, we explore ten attributes that can push your company's value…
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The 4 Best Business Structures and How to Pay Yourself From Each
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Ever wondered about the best business structure for your startup while navigating the maze of tax implications? Well, look no further. We’re shining a light on the complexities of business entities and legal considerations that often befuddle even the brightest of minds. We dissect the limitations of sole proprietorship, analyze the ease of setting…
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Five Key Strategies for Navigating Economic Downturns
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[ORIGINALLY AIRED AUGUST 3, 2022] Strapped for strategies to keep your business afloat during these tumultuous times? Imagine if you could have a roadmap to deftly navigate the stormy waters of economic downturns. In this episode of Things Entrepreneurs Should Know, your host, Chip Schweiger, provides just that. He shares five invaluable pieces of …
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Unlock Business Success with Standard Operating Procedures: Part Two
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What's the secret to having autonomous employees and running an efficient business? The answer lies in properly documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Welcome back to another episode of Things Entrepreneurs Should Know, where we're breaking down the art of SOPs. From customer service to logo usage, every nook and cranny of your operations…
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Unlocking Business Success with Standard Operating Procedures: Part One
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Ever wondered how to build a business that’s designed to sell and deliver consistent customer experiences? Join Chip Schweiger and unravel the secret that successful businesses swear by - Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). This is the first episode of a two-part series where Chip discusses the instrumental role SOPs play in structuring businesse…
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The Surprising Truths Behind Small Business Hurdles & How to Transform Them Into Growth
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Are you a small business owner who's tried to grow but never quite achieves the success you want? In this week's edition get the inside scoop on why your business may be stuck in a rut and what you can do to start scaling up. We'll talk about the 4 primary reasons why growth stalls out for so many small businesses, and how you can make sure yours d…
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Secrets To Effective Delegation For Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
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Are you an entrepreneur or business owner with too much on your plate? If so, you need to discover the secrets to delegating effectively to free up your time! In this week's episode of the show, we'll be exploring the four degrees of delegation where you'll learn the key strategies entrepreneurs and business owners can use. And Chip reveals the "Ye…
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Growing Award-Winning Flower with David Miller & Erich Maelzer of Flow Gardens Indoor Cultivation
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Organic and premium flower not only attracts discerning customers, but also wins some of our industry's top awards. So in this week's episode, Chip sits with David Miller and Erich Maelzer from Flow Gardens Indoor Cultivation to talk about how these two founders and cannabis entrepreneurs are bringing organic and hydroponic grown premium hemp flowe…
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How to Keep Your Business Going in Tough Times
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We’re headed into uncertain economic times. Between inflation, and the continuing war in Ukraine to another election where all these folks seem to do is yell at each other from the top of their lungs. And while your industry may be mostly immune to rough economic times, and even grew during the pandemic in a lot of ways, it still creates complicati…
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How to Effectively Delegate to Scale Your Cannabis Business for Growth
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Entrepreneurs start bootstrap companies and leverage their unique skills to grow a business. As they achieve success, many founders fall into the same trap, where they hold on to too many responsibilities and struggle to delegate tasks effectively. As a cannabis entrepreneur, you need actionable solutions to this challenge. So in this week's episod…
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Winning Strategies to Price Your Product or Service
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No matter what business you're in, pricing is always a key consideration. But when it comes to an inflationary economy, pricing can be especially tricky. There are countless factors to consider, from regulatory compliance to supply and demand. In this week's episode Chip outlines some of the most important considerations when setting prices for pro…
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Private Equity - Match Made in Heaven or Hell on Earth?
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In some circles private equity has gotten a really bad reputation, but the reality of the value of private equity to the economy is much more positive. If you're thinking about talking with a private equity partner in the future or just curious about how private equity in the cannabis industry works, this episode is for you. So, in this week's epis…
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Why Cash Flow is So Important and How to Get It
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One issue that seems to be coming up a lot lately for business owners is cash flow, and for good reason. If your business runs out of cash, and cannot borrow from somebody or get more investment capital, then it’s probably about to fail. For your business to be as healthy and prosperous as possible, you need to keep an eye on profit, but also on ca…
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You probably already know that a customer or employee dependency can undermine the value of your business, but have you ever stopped to think how one of your suppliers could also lead to a valuation drop if you ever want to sell your business? In our study of over 55,000 business and thousands of actual transactions, we know that acquirers want to …
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Four Reasons Why It’s Better to Own a Big Chunk of a Small Company
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It’s one of the fundamental questions all owners must wrestle with: should you own a big chuck of a small company or a small piece of a large company? And this is especially important if you're starting up a cannabis company and thinking of funding growth with equity. Owning a relatively small slice of a big pie has worked out well for both Elon Mu…
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Why Taking a Vacation Can Make Your Business More Valuable (And How to Do It)
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While taking time off from work is often much-needed to get away from a hectic work life, research also shows that it is important for your health.Whether you have three days, one week or two weeks of glorious vacation time, doctors say that if you don’t take advantage of this break from work, your stress and mental health will suffer. But for toda…
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4 Simple Ways to Turbocharge Your Business
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The growth of your business is essential. However, to grow any enterprise you must continually seek ways to turbocharge its engine and your business is no different. Essentially, you need to develop strategies that will drive sales to ever-higher levels while ensuring that your growth in revenues translates into higher cash flow and rising profits.…
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Five Topics Cannabis Business Owners Are Talking About Right Now
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This week's episode is all about answering questions from cannabis business owners. Chip covers a range of topics, from resources to help you step back from your cannabis business without getting fully out, to lease accounting, to finding and keeping great budtenders, to the best software solutions for your cannabis business. Whether you're just ge…
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3 Reasons Businesses Fail (and How To Fix Each Of Them)
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There are a lot of reasons business fail. Some of them are due to poor management, not being in a definable niche or just plain dumb luck. And, while these circumstances are frustrating, a lot of times they’re unavoidable. At the same time, there are common themes we see from failed businesses that come up time and time again and really don't have …
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The Big Thing Holding Back Small Cannabis Businesses
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Most every cannabis business starts small. It’s you and maybe a few investors realizing your dream of starting up a new cannabis venture, maybe in a state that just went legal. A lot of small businesses, cannabis or otherwise, stay small though either by choice or because they start chasing growth in the wrong places. So, this week let's talk about…
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9 Warning Signs You May Stuck In The Middle of Your Business
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If you were to draw a picture that visually represents your role in your business, what would it look like? Are you at the top of a traditional Christmas-tree-like organizational chart, or are you stuck in the middle of your business, like a hub in a bicycle wheel? As anyone knows who's tried to fly United when O’Hare Airport has been hit by a snow…
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5 Ways to Get Your Cannabis Business to Run Without You
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Do you feel stuck in the middle of your cannabis business, and maybe can’t even take a vacation? Well, the good news is there’s hope! And good reasons to get your business to run itself. A cannabis business that’s not dependent on its owner is the ultimate asset to own. It allows you complete control over your time so that you can choose the projec…
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How to Keep Your Cannabis Business Going in Tough Times
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We’re headed into uncertain economic times. Between inflation, and the continuing war in Ukraine to another election where all these folks seem to do is yell at each other from the top of their lungs. And while the cannabis industry has generally been mostly immune to rough economic times, and even grew during the pandemic in a lot of ways, it stil…
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Winning Strategies to Price Your Product or Service
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No matter what business you're in, pricing is always a key consideration. But when it comes to the cannabis industry, pricing can be especially tricky. There are countless factors to consider, from regulatory compliance to supply and demand. In this week's episode Chip outlines some of the most important considerations when setting prices for canna…
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Six Essential Steps To Start A New Cannabis Business
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As more and more states legalize the plant, cannabis businesses – even existing ones – are presented with more profit-earning potential. But before you start any business, you need to have some idea of what the industry landscape is like: What's the earning potential? What risks will you face? Who's your competition? Given the cannabis industry’s r…
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How to Leverage Data To Increase Sales with Jeffrey Graham of Pistil Data
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Embracing digital adoption and integrating data tools properly are two critical ingredients in the recipe of successful cannabis businesses. In fact, the use of data that has been prevalent in mainstream companies of all shapes and sizes is starting to gain traction in the cannabis industry. And that's because using data properly can be a total gam…
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Why Cash Flow is So Important For Your Cannabis Business and How to Get It
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One issue that seems to be coming up a lot lately for cannabis business owners is cash flow, and for good reason. If your business runs out of cash, and cannot borrow from somebody or get more investment capital, then it’s probably about to fail. For your cannabis business to be as healthy and prosperous as possible, you need to keep an eye on prof…
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Unique Tactics to Save Big on Taxes with The Cannabis CFP
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Cannabis business owners are always looking for ways to save money in all aspects of their businesses, and none more so than with taxes. But with IRC 280E it can get very difficult to minimizing what you pay to Uncle Sam and also put that money back in your pocket. So in this week's episode, Chip sits with Justin Klein of Klein Capital Investments …
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What's So Important About Owning A $1 Million Business?
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Think for a moment about what does the word valuable mean for you and your business? Maybe it’s a business you can pass along to your kids or other family members? Maybe it’s one that you can use as a platform to acquire other businesses in different markets or geographies, or as a means to vertically integrate. Often when we talk about a valuable …
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Here’s Why You Should (And Shouldn’t) Transact in Cryptocurrencies
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Bitcoin, Etherium or DogeCoin! You can't go anywhere anymore without hearing about cryptocurrencies. Add to that the lack of safe banking for marijuana companies and the risk of so many cash transactions, and you may be curious if cryptocurrencies are an option for your cannabis business. Well, this week Chip talks all about cryptocurrencies and wh…
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3 Things Successful Business Owners Do Differently
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Success. Wealth. Achieving our goals. The most successful among us do certain things and act certain ways that helps them be successful. If you’re an investor, or aspiring owner, or an industry insider you’ll likely get value out of this week's discussion. But in this week's episode, Chip speaks to the CEO about the three things successful business…
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How Being Like The Swiss Can Make Your Cannabis Business More Valuable
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You probably already know that a customer or employee dependency can undermine the value of your cannabis business, but have you ever stopped to think how one of your suppliers could also lead to a valuation drop if you ever want to sell your business? In our study of over 55,000 business and thousands of actual transactions, we know that acquirers…
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Get More Profits By Tracking These Seven KPIs
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If you want to run your business rather than having it run you, you should look at the ratios we call key performance indicators or KPIs. Just like baseball’s leadoff batters who measure their “on-base percentage” or doctors who measure their progress in curing diseases by improving the infant mortality rate, you can harness the power of these KPIs…
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Here’s The One Business Mistake To Avoid This Tax Season
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It's tax time again, and that means it's time to pay Uncle Sam! It also means the IRS once again ramping up audits of cannabis businesses. Yes, it seems as though the IRS is emerging from a COVID-induced slumber to once again set their sights on marijuana companies in legal states. And, when you understand that the average IRS audit of a cannabis c…
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The Future of Cannabis-Infused Beverages with Kenny and Chris of CannaLean
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Cannabis-infused products are among the growing trends in the diverse ways to consume marijuana. And, one of those products, cannabis-infused syrups, has already enjoyed consumer acceptance and excitement. In this week's episode, Chip spoke with Kenny Cottrell and Chris Johnson with CannaLean Infused Syrup. CannaLean creates specialized THC and CBD…
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Why Taking a Vacation Can Make Your Cannabusiness More Valuable And How to Do It
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While taking time off from work is often much-needed to get away from a hectic work life, research also shows that it is important for your health. Whether you have three days, one week or two weeks of glorious vacation time, doctors say that if you don’t take advantage of this break from work, your stress and mental health will suffer. But for the…
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Hey Fam, taking a short break so no episode this week. But, we'll be back on March 15 with another dope episode! Until then, check out: Episode 15 - How to Build a Successful Dispensary with Christy and Haley from Haus of Jayne Episode 01 - The 10 Reasons Why Investors Pass on Investing in Your Cannabis Business Connect with The Business of Kush: C…
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Four Ways to Turbocharge Your Cannabis Business
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The growth of your cannabis business is essential. However, to grow any enterprise you must continually seek ways to turbocharge its engine and cannabis businesses are no different. Essentially, you need to develop strategies that will drive sales to ever-higher levels while ensuring that your growth in revenues translates into higher cash flow and…
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The Three Reasons Cannabis Businesses Fail and How To Fix Each Of Them
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There are a lot of reasons business, either cannabis or mainstream, fail. Some of them are due to poor management, not being in a definable niche or just plain dumb luck. And, while these circumstances are frustrating, a lot of times they’re unavoidable. At the same time, there are common themes we see from failed businesses that come up time and t…
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