Every January, the owner of a family electrical contractor sits at the kitchen table with a stack of bid invitations. There are apartment buildings, a strip of new storefronts, and a warehouse two towns over. Each one is a big number. Each one would keep three
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On the second Saturday in July, a family-run canoe and kayak outfitter on a spring-fed river does everything a small tourism business hopes for. Every boat is out by ten. The phone keeps ringing. The parking lot is full of cars from three states.
It is also t
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The managing partner of a three-partner advisory firm is having lunch with a tax attorney she has known for years. Near the end of the meal, the attorney asks a simple question: "If I have a client who should talk to you, who exactly is that?"
She answers wel
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