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THE GIFT OF CATASTROPHE

Hey, all you Chicken Littles of the world. Contrary to how you are feeling, the sky is not falling. Yes, there’s no way around it—this has been an extraordinary year, and the sheer magnitude of the calamity and sorrow might make some entrepreneurs inclined to simply pack it up and call it a disaster.

But this is not the time for inertia and despair or running around like the proverbial scaredy-cat.

If your company is among those with a place on the Inc. 5000, you have already had to overcome incredible obstacles (not to mention the pain of broken posteriors) to achieve that position. And that’s why now is a good time to

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