Chapter 16

Write It Before the Smile

The Handshake That Destroyed the Business

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Years later, Jonah was invited to speak to small business owners in a community hall above a supermarket. The organizers wanted inspiration. Jonah brought copies of a onepage agreement template. He told them the story without making himself a hero. He spoke of pride, friendship, missing receipts, unpaid salaries, a house nearly lost, a young worker's delivery book, and a wife whose caution had been mistaken for.

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