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Pitching a small business

One to ten people: the shop, salon, clinic, tutor or home baker. The angle: fewer headaches for less than a day's takings.

Meet Nadia, who's made up. She bakes from home in Karachi, sells on Instagram, and has one helper. She's who you'll meet most often.
  1. 8:00Replies to last night's DMs. Two were ready to buy, and have gone quiet.
  2. 11:00Writes the day's orders on paper. One's for tomorrow, and she nearly misses it.
  3. 2:00A customer says she paid. Nadia scrolls through screenshots to check.
  4. 5:00A rider asks for the address again. It's somewhere in the chat.
  5. 11:00Still answering "price please?" in bed.

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