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Paths Within Step 7 (from
The
Basics)
1. The Basics.
In some of our stories you meet people who are
really flying high; within a few years, many have broken through $3 million in
revenue, some through $10 million, and a few through $20 million. They are
examining their limits to growth, international markets, and e-commerce.
Some of our case studies are of people who are in their 70s and 80s (and even
one who was 96 when we taped the story) and still work every day. They would
not have it any other way.
Everybody also continues to ask themselves basic questions about who they are
and what they "want to do when they grow up." Some are looking forward to a
little time off, to a break in the schedule. Maybe you are, too! Certainly you
deserve it. You also deserve to begin harvesting some of the fruits of your
labor. That often means sharing equity. Sometimes it means preparing the
business for acquisition and selling part of it back to key people within the
business, to business partners, to board members, to suppliers, and sometimes
even to customers!
There are examples of each within our case studies.
Three types of Case Studies
Buying others to grow larger:
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