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31 January 2025 | 121 replies
We're in a small town so we ask our bank loan officer who is involved in the community for a CPA reference.
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23 December 2024 | 5 replies
They’re familiar with the towns, businesses, and, in some cases, even the commercial tenants, which can work in your favor.
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2 January 2025 | 50 replies
You never want to build a business that is completely reliant upon another platform that you have no control over.
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24 December 2024 | 2 replies
This is expensive but you'll have a place to work and meet with people when you're in town that matches your online presence.
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23 December 2024 | 34 replies
Perhaps the most important of which is that its more predictable and more CONTROLLABLE.
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11 January 2025 | 31 replies
You should target states that have more common sense and people oriented government and regulations (hint-hint: stay AWAY from Dem controlled jurisdictions.
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30 December 2024 | 11 replies
For example: A small town has a large employer close down.
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31 December 2024 | 418 replies
We like to stay in control all through the process..
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23 January 2025 | 56 replies
They all said the original contractor’s work had been fine—even the tiling was far better than what the 2ndcontractor did as a redo.I heard later that Joey, the 2nd contractor was spreading it around town the reason he hadn’t finished my job was because I was slowing things down by changing everything and, also, that I owed him a lot of money.
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24 December 2024 | 13 replies
I suspect those guys grew to fast and it got out of control..