Out of Business

Shimon: I built this company with blood, sweat, and tears to ensure our family’s  security. How can you just walk away?

Asher: I know you dreamed of me taking over, but the very thought is suffocating me.

Shimon

The first coffee of the day was still wafting steam in my face when Baruch knocked on the door.

“Slight problem,” he said with a grimace. “The shipment of yearly planners is held up in customs. They’re asking for additional paperwork, and it’s going to take at least two weeks to clear it.”

“Two weeks?” I nearly knocked over my coffee. “We can’t do that. We have orders that need to go out this week. It’s a yearly planner, for goodness’ sake. It’s not going to be selling in March!”

Baruch shrugged. “I know, what a mess. I have someone trying to get hold of the higher-ups in the customs office—”