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how to spin a failed business

A friend and I had a small business years ago that shut down for reasons. It was basically us trying to make our hobbies pay for themselves (it honestly didn't do too bad, just not well enough to grow beyond what it was). Anyway, now that I'm looking for a “career” level job, I figure I should try to use it. Here's my question: if I pop it on my resume, what are employers able to see? How deep can they usually dig if they wanted to? Or another way of asking: how can I prevent the discovery of potential untruths?


A friend and I had a small business years ago that shut down for reasons. It was basically us trying to make our hobbies pay for themselves (it honestly didn't do too bad, just not well enough to grow beyond what it was).

Anyway, now that I'm looking for a “career” level job, I figure I should try to use it. Here's my question: if I pop it on my resume, what are employers able to see? How deep can they usually dig if they wanted to?

Or another way of asking: how can I prevent the discovery of potential untruths?

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