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Oct 2023
25m 12s

Scaling Two Businesses Against the Odds:...

HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
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Entrepreneur Wendy Estrella is attempting to simultaneously scale her law practice, as well as her property management and development company. What strategy will benefit both businesses, and is there a downside to scaling them together, rather than focusing on each one separately? 
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