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The Wise Owner

A matter of no little importance

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Feb 17, 2023
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Thoughts from Machiavelli‘s The Prince (Chapter XXII): The Owner‘s obligations and some guidelines for being an outstanding non-executive proprietor of a successful enterprise.

The entrepreneurial objective, ultimately, is to create a profitable business that functions entirely without the operational input of the founder. Michael Gerber puts this objec…

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