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Do you spend time worrying about buying at the right price? You’re not alone.<\/p>\n

Nearly all the owners I talk to obsess about the same thing. While it’s good business practice to stay competitive and keep your eye on cost, you shouldn’t get bogged down with the wrong side of the numbers, or your business is going to suffer. Stop focusing on what you save during the day and instead dare to dream. Make the sky your limit by focusing on what you can make. No team ever won by playing only defense. If you have no offense, you will lose! Focus your time and energy\u00a0on coming up with an offensive game plan…..READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do you spend time worrying about buying at the right price? You’re not alone. Nearly all the owners I talk to obsess about the same thing. While it’s good business practice to stay competitive and keep your eye on cost, you shouldn’t get bogged down with the wrong side of the numbers, or your business […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tt-biz"],"yoast_head":"\nYour Future: Getting What You Pay For by Karen Bentlage - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you spend time worrying about buying at the right price? You're not alone. Nearly all the owners I talk to obsess about the same thing. 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