Stoddart predicts his holding company will generate up to $5.5M in 2024
Tim Stoddart · I Make $5M/Year With 3 Businesses · Apr 27, 2024 · at 1:26
Tim Stoddart, entrepreneur and owner of Stasi Internet Marketing, discusses the revenue breakdown and projections across his portfolio of businesses.
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“This year for Stasi, we'll do probably like two and a half million, but on the side and more and more throughout the day, I find myself running a personal holdings company. My guess is it'll be like 5.2 to five and a half million for 2024.”
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