“I went back through my own files on 22 family and owner run businesses… I counted every time the business still needed the owner… I found 376 dependencies. The typical business had 17, the fewest was seven. The most was 26… 31% of the things… were decisions.”

Chris Green · The Green Room with Chris · You could build a $100 million business. But why would you?

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analyzed 22 family-owned businesses between 2019-2026 to count owner-only dependencies

376 total dependencies; average 17 per business; range 7-26; 31% were decisions

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