Small-business owners warned not to risk ruin building a company

When a business is in its first years of existence, it’s very tempting for an entrepreneur to put every possible cent toward building the company, often at the expense of a personal financial portfolio. Years later, many owners are still neglecting their own finances, believing the investment they’ve made in a now-successful company is all they need.

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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