Living Above the Store: Building a Business That Creates Value, Inspires Change, and Restores Land and Community - by Martin Melaver - 6.29.09
When author Martin Melaver’s family sold their grocery store chain in 1985, 15 percent of the proceeds were distributed to employees past and present—anyone who had worked at the store for more than one year.
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When author Martin Melaver’s family sold their grocery store chain in 1985, 15 percent of the proceeds were distributed to employees past and present—anyone who had worked at the store for more than one year.
