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Shutting Down After a 4-Year Struggle

89 min • 11 januari 2024

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The cemetery services biz Philip Blackett bought in 2019 was finally squeezed to insolvency & shuttered 2 months ago.

Topics in Philip's interview:

  • Searching locally due to having twins
  • Buying a cemetery management business
  • The downside of flat monthly billing
  • Increasing expenses straining his bottom line
  • Covid deaths affecting his customers
  • Working a second job for a year
  • Unforeseen weather challenges
  • Taking high-interest loans to keep the business going
  • Importance of a support system
  • His decision to close the business

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