Dennis Fortnum is Canadian Managing Partner for KPMG Enterprise™ and the Global Head for KPMG’s work with entrepreneurial owners of private companies and family businesses in 152 countries around the world. He can be reached at dfortnum@kpmg.ca. This article is based on the recently published book, That’ll Never Work: Business Lessons From Successful Canadian Entrepreneurs (Penguin). Visit www.kpmg.ca/bottomlineblog and www.thatllneverwork.ca.
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