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	1. Take Time to Give! Volunteer! 2. Find the cause that fits 3. Prepare to volunteer (All the Key Ideas) For more, go to the homepage of this episode. And, join your local chamber! Q: How do I get started? 26 answers
	4. Target Your Marketing 5. Hire college students 6. Keep Raising the Bar (All the Key Ideas) For more, go to the homepage of this episode and meet the Fluker family. Q: How do I keep repeat customers? 46 answers
	7. Buy the family business to right a wrong 8. Buy your competition 9. Prepare for the worst ( All the Key Ideas ) For more, go to the homepage of this episode and meet Calise family of Providence, Rhode Island. Q: How do I buy a business? 38 answers
	10. Use other people's money 11. Go with your strengths 12. Turn employees into owners (All the Key Ideas) For more, go to the homepage of this episode and meet Bob Simpson (pictured) and Steve Palko and their team that built a billion dollar business in less than a lifetime. Q: Who is the best buyer? 9answers

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Tile Connection - Jimmy Fand Sources Globally

Tampa: Meet Jimmy Fand and his wife, Maria. They were shopping for ceramic tile for a new home. Jimmy thought the selection in the USA was too limited and the prices were too high. So unlike most people, they started a business!

Their business, simply called The Tile Connection, is the largest North American importer of major manufacturers of tile. immy was born in Columbia (South America), traveled the world extensively, and speaks Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese. Jimmy came to New York City when he was 19, completed three university degrees, and became an American citizen. He met his wife, a Cuban-American. They encourage us all to source globally!

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