“Because of this, he could borrow against one business, buy another, improve it, then borrow against the larger operation, and build the next.”

Casey Irving · The Knowledge Project · K.C. Irving: Competing with Giants

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borrowed repeatedly against existing businesses to acquire and improve new ones during the Great Depression

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