| When you have a successful product or
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| | eliminate some problems before they
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| service, you can either grow your
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| | arise. If you make planning a standard
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| business at a regular, normal rate, or
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| | part of your business operation, you will
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| you can push it to take off like a
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| | stay ahead of your competition and keep
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| rocket. Here are the ingredients you need
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| | your business on the cutting edge." Cash
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| to blast your way to success.
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| | to grow. Hypergrowth takes a lot of
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| Imagine this scenario: you wake up one
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| | money. You've learned about the working
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| day to find that your product or service
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| | capital cycle, and what to do when you're
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| has become phenomenally successful. What
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| | awaiting customer payments and you need
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| will your next step be? You can either
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| | to meet payroll. Hypergrowth is a
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| grow the company at a regular, normal
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| | different ball game. You're nearly always
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| rate (and try not to get excited over
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| | going to owe someone something, so get
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| your initial success) or, you can push it
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| | used to borrowing on a regular, and often
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| to take off like a rocket.
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| | expensive, basis. Banks are not
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| If you shoot for the stars, you're in for
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| | necessarily comfortable with the idea of
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| a thrilling ride filled with high-stakes
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| | companies growing at the speed of light,
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| risks and rewards. Welcome to the world
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| | so you cannot rely on them as your only
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| of hypergrowth.
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| | source.
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| Here are the ingredients you need to
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| | On the other hand, if you've established
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| blast you off to incredible success.
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| | a good relationship with your bank, and
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| Bold vision. Success begins in the mind.
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| | have played by the rules as a responsible
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| You, as the business owner, must totally
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| | borrower, you'll have a greater potential
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| and completely believe that your product
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| | for success with your banker.
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| or service will be a smash hit.
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| | Remember the perspective of bankers:
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| Blast off; burn rubber and leave your
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| | They're looking for assurances that the
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| adversary in the dust. You must have a
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| | loan advanced to your company will be
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| vision so clear, so big and bold that
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| | paid back. In any case, the patchwork
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| it's alive and three-dimensional at all
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| | approach will be critical to your success
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| times. Stay focused on what you're trying
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| | in rapidly growing your business. You'll
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| to attain. Envision your future clearly.
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| | rely on everything from bootstrapping to
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| Accept as inevitable the successes you
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| | creative financing to get to your goal.
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| will achieve. "I will succeed" should be
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| | The best employees. Excellence is
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| your mantra - and your employees as well
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| | virtually always a prerequisite for
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| (if you have any). You also need to be
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| | phenomenal growth. Think about it--how
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| able to communicate this vision to anyone
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| | can you expect to achieve your goals if,
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| and everyone. More importantly, your
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| | for example, your attention to detail is
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| vision should be based on solid ground.
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| | sloppy or your investment in your people
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| Know, beyond any doubt, that you will
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| | is minimal? In committing to hypergrowth,
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| triumph.
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| | you're committing to excellence. You're
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| Enthusiasm. If you aren't continually
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| | sending the message that you're going to
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| 150-percent excited about your vision,
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| | be the best, and this will be reflected
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| how can you expect people to follow suit?
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| | in all aspects of your business.
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| Rekindle the flame daily; keep your
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| | In a hypergrowth company, there's no room
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| enthusiasm burning. Remember, positive
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| | for laggards. All of your employees need
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| energy is contagious. Expressing this
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| | to be top performers who "get it" about
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| excitement on an ongoing basis will do
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| | your vision. One of the challenges facing
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| wonders to bring your dream into reality.
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| | small business is attracting the right
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| As your coworkers and customers climb
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| | people. Oftentimes, small business owners
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| aboard the vision, the spirit multiplies
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| | compromise, thinking that they will not
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| geometrically, and the group energy
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| | be able to find anyone better.
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| propels the company through both the good
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| | That perspective alone could stunt your
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| times and the challenges.
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| | growth. Objectively assess the skill
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| Share the vision. Everyone from your
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| | levels of your staff, and make
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| chief operating officer to your
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| | adjustments where necessary.
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| receptionist should fully understand the
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| | To develop the best employees, Rickey
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| company's vision for the future. As
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| | Price, the Small Business
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| Russell Johnson, Small Business Person of
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| | Administration's Welfare to Work Small
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| the Year for the state of Montana and
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| | Business Owner of the Year Winner,
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| President of Earth & Wood Craftsmen, Inc.
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| | advises: "Develop a culture for your
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| advises, "To build a successful
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| | company then train your employees and
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| organization, you must surround yourself
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| | train them well into that culture.
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| with talented people. These people must
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| | Training is the number one factor
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| only share your visions for the business,
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| | affecting the morale of your employees.
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| but also your visions of life and your
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| | It is only human nature for everyone to
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| role in society." Initiate programs in
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| | want to be the best they can possibly be
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| your organization that could help your
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| | at their job and to receive the reward
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| employees imbibe your vision. You can
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| | and recognition for being the best. A
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| place reminders of the vision everywhere
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| | well-trained employee who feel good about
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| - be it a poster, or even as screen
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| | his job and is confident in the execution
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| savers. And don't stop there--your
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| | of his job is more motivated and more
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| customers and vendors will know about it,
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| | loyal to you and the company." A word
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| too. You want to build a vision with an
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| | about family. Most business owners are
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| identity that's instantly recognizable.
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| | already wrapped up in their businesses.
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| What is your equivalent of the golden
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| | When you want to propel your business to
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| arches or Nike's swoosh? Constant
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| | the next level, your involvement will
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| benchmarking. The vision then must
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| | become even more intense. Do your family
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| translate into goals. What must happen in
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| | a favor by sharing the dream with them,
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| order to reach the aggressive goals you
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| | and explaining what you'll need for
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| are setting? This is a function of
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| | support during this exciting time. As
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| determined and focused planning where
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| | Magdalena Torrez, Owner of Ranchito
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| everyone owns the end result. Blasting
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| | Restaurant and Wyoming Small Business
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| your way to success does not occur
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| | Person of the Year said, "Be consistent
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| haphazardly; it's the result of creating
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| | in your product and in your hours. Know
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| and working a dynamic, forward-thinking
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| | that it will take long hours of your own
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| plan. You'll establish rigorous
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| | personal time and that if you have a
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| benchmarks, against which you will
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| | spouse, they too must share the same
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| measure your company's actual
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| | dream. Because it is hard enough doing it
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| performance. By monitoring your plan
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| | alone." To increase your efficiency, take
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| against actual results on a frequent
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| | time to relax with your family ---even if
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| basis, you'll be able to see early on if
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| | it is only Sunday brunch--so that you
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| you're going off course. As Patrick
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| | keep those relationships intact.
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| Joseph Stella, President and Owner of
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| | The decision to skyrocket your way to
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| Fire Sprinkler of Nashville, LLC,
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| | success is entirely yours. You'll need an
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| advises, "As a small business owner, you
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| | unwavering, strong desire that translates
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| will be pulled in a thousand different
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| | into action. Talk it over with your
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| directions, but you must stay focused on
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| | trusted advisors and business confidants
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| your core business. The best way to
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| | before you start. Clearly assess all the
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| maintain this focus is to plan ahead and
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| | risks, as well as the rewards. Then once
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| to create your vision on paper. Planning
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| | the rocket takes off, hang on. You're
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| will keep the fires small and help you
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| | business will never be the same.
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