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(Part 2) How Suzy Batiz made $1 million: She protected her concept, used friends’ input

Written by: Rich Sloan June 12th, 2008
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As I indicated in Part 1 of this series of blog entries, Suzy Batiz, founder of Poo-Pourri, shared her advice, further proving what a true shining star she is, right here, living and working among us in the StartupNation community. What a role model!
Below Suzy provides more of her advice.
In Suzy Batiz’s Words:
COVER YOUR BASES/PROTECT YOURSELF
Only once [...]

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Who don’t you partner with when starting a business?

Written by: Joel Welsh June 1st, 2006
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Family? Best friend since 4th grade? A co-worker that you never went to lunch with?
It sure seems like big fun to start a business with someone you love to hang around with. After all, being an entrepreneur means a lot of hard work & a lot of time spent together building & growing the business.
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Grab Your Partner

Written by: Joel Welsh December 1st, 2005
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You don’t have to do it all yourself. In fact, you can’t. Entrepreneurs all have a certain amount of maverick "I can do it alone" attitude, but real success comes when we can step aside and allow others to play important roles.
We do it all the time here at StartupNation. The guests that we have [...]

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