For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 05, 1998
Transcript:
Michael: So, this end here will be a coffee shop! Gordon: Just a small one. Four tables and a counter. Tracey: We get so much traffic through here, and we already sell pop, coffee and sandwiches, so... Michael: Gord, when you bought this place, did you ever expect it would become such a success? Gordon: I dunno! But you don't work this hard to become a failure!
And yet about 1/2 of new businesses fail in the first 5 years, despite hard work. One has to admire the risk-taking and determination of those who give it a go.