Follow the money is an interesting concept both for becoming more profitable AND getting lender or investor dollars.
It is easy to agree you need to become more bankable or interesting to an investor or buyer. Extremely hard to do without an outsider expert supporting your process.
What are the best things you have done in the past to become more interesting to check writers?
What is the biggest mistake you made along the way?
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