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Pencil Power

When you’re starting a new business, you can get a better feel for the numbers by writing them down

RECENTLY, I HAD A CHANCE to visit a company owned by an entrepreneur who had come to me for advice almost 20 years ago. Her name is Anisa Telwar Kaicker, and she is a designer, packager, and marketer of cosmetics accessories—such as brushes and bags—that she sells to beauty brands, department stores, and high-end specialty retailers. When I first met her, she had been in business for roughly five

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