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Jul 19
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£1M Accountancy Firm, But the Business O...

James Sinclair
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John Noble runs a £1M-a-year accountancy firm. £80k a month in revenue, £30k profit, a team of 10 - on paper, he's smashing it. The problem? He's 80% of the business.

Find out more from John here: John-noble.co.uk

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