But, "when you don't know the answer, refer them to someone who does and know when it's not our place to say something, " says Ms. FitzPatrick.

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The brand rep may refer you to someone, but you'll still have to go through the approval process, and they'll only want to wait so long for you to get your property up and running and paying the royalties and fees.

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Picking up the phone and asking someone to become a client or refer business to me was terrifying.

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The next time you find yourself engaged in this debate and someone tells you that you that taxes must be raised to pay down the debt, you can refer them to this article.

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