On today’s SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Scott Ellis, an owner of MichiGrain Distillery and a member of the Small Business Association of Michigan's Leadership Council. “One of my recommendations to anybody that is starting a business or running a business is really to make sure you have the ability to cash call, because that could have really been devastating to us if we didn't,” he says. “The other thing I want to say is that I think I made a mistake not owning the building. I highly recommend investing in the property because we can look to move now to maybe a better facility, but we're kind of stuck in a lease.”

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