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Wash & Shine

How installing holiday lights helped a window-washing business grow.
Source: Lisa Kae Ruff of Lisa Kae Photography

Chris Fisher was a recent college grad with a pregnant wife and was considering taking a steady sales job. But he kept thinking about what his grandfather, a wwii pow, told him: Even if you’re not making a lot of money, be your own boss in America. “He came to the

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