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    Special thanks to: Pat “PJ” Johnson, Cheryl Jaeger, Brian Campbell, Debbie Elicksen, Debbie Meadows, Lynnda McBean, Shauna Butts, Scott McBean, Tony Fincannon, Dave Resendez, Sean Butts, Blair Upton, Kristy and Walter Wright, and of course, my sister, Susan Nazarenko, for helping and encouraging me in one form or another to eventually get me to the point of writing this book.
    Thanks to the scores of people who taught me so much and had fun with me so often: Dorothy Cram, Harold Whitbread; Doug Grey; Bill Yard; Harry Apps; Harvey Coates; Ken Chatwin; Stone Avery; Kenny Brown; Brian Sweeney; Bob Todd; Blair Upton; Barry Kuntz; Brent Dewar; Dave Ashton; Jerry Daniels; Bill Davies; Steve Blake; Rob Hutchison; Brian McVeigh; Ken Boa; Bobby Cavanaugh; Grant Rodgers; Judge Pat Koskie; Scott Brower; the Rusnak brothers, Dave and Wayne; Wayne Jensen; Stu McFadden; Ken Chyz; Rollie Wilcox; Bruce Keith; George Marlette; Ron “Rookie” Robinson; Ed Chynoweth; Doug Lindsay; Dave “Pick” Picket; Rick “Fergy” Jackson; Don “Crapper” Harapchuk; Wayne Knowles; Brian Vasey; Dave “Kingster” King; Bill and Carol Pettus; Glynda Fincannon; Jess and Jackie Cole; Craig Dunn; John and Julie Buckley; Nick Hardcastel; Roy Nazarenko; Don Wheaton Sr., Dave Windsor; Bridget Werner; Tim Keen; Stu Esplen; John Esplen; Greg Campbell; Doug Clark; Kent Harleson; Gary Bentham; Walter Hilderbrant; Bob “Art” Faulkner; Pete “Pistol” Badyk; Orest “O” Kinderchuck; Murray Fairweather; Donny Kozak; Mel Gross; Howie Hicks; Charlie Carins; Bobby Will; Mickey Shaw; Eldon Cooke; Bob Korpan; the Houston brothers, Greg and Kirk; Dennis Breker; Paul Monarch; Steve Hyatt; Will Sodski; Cathy Peplinski; Doug “Spitz” Spitzig; Don “Crapper” Harapchuck; John Laskoski; Scott Atkinson; Mason Cox; Stanley “Frenchie” Patoine; Mike Lemire; Doug Colville; Mary Cole; Ted Oakly; Arnie and Sharon Boeyen; Ken Jaeger; Brian Vasey; Skip and Irene Kretschmar; Mike and Jane Lewis; Jeff Dyke; Ron Gall; Mitch Lanier; Ken Laxdal; Mike and Tina Jones; Ray Schmaamn; Victor and Irena Papazov; Russ Vanden II; David Dunn; Ed and Bev Bacak; Doug Balfor; Dr. Keith Crocker; Cliff Wright; Jim Gibson; Dr. George Fisher; Michael and Toni Conte; Shannon Wilde; Scott Sherman; Chris and Cindy Duval; Tom Gauley; Judy Newman; Jack and Patty Bradfield; Shirley Pagen; Jeff Amidon; Jack Powers; Carlos Keeling; Pat Kasperitis; Rick Dames; Randy Sonnier; Laurie-Anne Rusnak; Mike Collins; Mike Ferlet; Frank Gleason; Pat “Dunner” Dunn; Jim Gentry; Randy Hicks; Preston Douglas; Patti L’Hommedieu; Terry and Phyllis Cox; Dave Brown; John and Diane Doyle; Walter Meadows; Bill Goodman; Lawrence “Frenchy” LaBonte; John Hobbs; Tom Flores; Donny Orcutt; and all my employees, past, present, and future.
    And, finally, a special thanks to Lynnda and Scott McBean, and Shauna Butts, and the soon-to-be newest arrival, “Keiki” Butts, for giving me the time and space to write this book.

Introduction
    Business ownership is a seductive magnet. It promises success, wealth, and a life full of rewards for you and your family. The fact is, though, that the reality is very different from the dream, even when you are successful. That’s because most would-be owners don’t have a very clear picture of what it actually takes to be successful. The Facts of Business Life is designed to remedy that. It is accordingly a unique business book that focuses on what needs to be done to create success, how to do it, and when to do it. And I know these business concepts will work for you because they’ve done so not only for me but for hundreds—if not thousands—of other successful business owners.
    One of the reasons it’s unique is that it provides a series of seven facts without which no entrepreneur’s business can succeed.