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Taking off: Grooming the next in line for your business

Grooming a successor for your business takes time (Photo: Shutterstock)

In my town between March and June last year, we witnessed the closure of the biggest supermarkets. However, some of us were already regular customers of the local wholesale shops where we go for bulk shopping.

One particular shop I visit has an all-male crew, one as young as 10 years old. Since they have already noticed my frequency of buying stuff from them, we are comfortable chit-chatting and so I found out that the shop is a family business.

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