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Piers Linney is joined by Susie Ma, the founder of Tropic Skincare, who shares the story of how her business grew from a market stall to a multi-million partnership with investor Lord Sugar. Susie explains some of the hurdles she’s faced as a young woman in business, from staffing to fraud – plus the reasons why Tropic decided to avoid wholesale selling to shops in favour of recruiting a team of direct-selling ambassadors – empowering others to become entrepreneurial along the way.
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