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Three Numbers That Took a Two-Man Electrical Company to $32 Million

Mike Agugliaro started an electrical company in New Jersey in 1994. Two guys, one van. For twelve years he stayed stuck somewhere between $700,000 and a million dollars in revenue. He worked seven days a week. He couldn't figure out...

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She Was $80,000 in Debt. The Fix Was Firing Her Best Clients.

In 1984, Debbie Sardone started a cleaning company called Buckets and Bows Maid Service in Lewisville, Texas. She didn't have a business plan. She had a mop, a bucket, a beat-up car, and a willingness to clean anything for anyone...

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The Question Every Customer Asks That You're Not Answering

Marcus Sheridan had a pool company in Virginia called River Pools and Spas. In 2008 the financial crisis nearly destroyed him. Three contracts cancelled in a single day. The marketing budget was gone. He couldn't afford to buy attention anymore,...

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The Referral Programme That Generated $100,000 in New Revenue

The Referral Programme That Generated $100,000 in New Revenue

Mark Borst founded Borst Landscape and Design in Allendale, New Jersey in 1989 and spent three decades building it into one of northern Jersey's largest design-build and lawn care companies. Landscape Management magazine profiled the referral system he built, and...

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