{
  "id": 1899420,
  "title": "65 Percent of Small Businesses Have a Problem That Can Quietly Kill a Sale Before Closing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/65-percent-of-small-businesses-have-a-problem-that-can-quietly-kill-a",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/christine-slocumb/65-percent-of-small-businesses-have-a-problem-that-can-quietly-kill-a-sale-before-closing/91387231"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tax-ready books are not the same as buyer-ready financials, and the gap can cost founders real money.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}