Business rates, paid on shop and company premises, can be just as hard to handle in a downturn.

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For artists whose careers truly take off, as seems to be the case with the aforementioned musicians, it becomes hard to handle everything on their own.

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In a bad situation, a strong communications professional will be the best resource to help determine how to handle a hard situation as well as you can.

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