Up close & personal: Sly Augustin, Trailer Happiness

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In the first of our new series, we talk to Sly Augustin, owner of London’s Trailer Happiness, about the ins and outs of running a bar business, how he deals with failure and setbacks, and what he wish he’d known before becoming a bar owner

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Up close & personal: Sly Augustin, Trailer Happiness

In the first of our new series, we talk to Sly Augustin, owner of London's Trailer Happiness, about the ins and outs of running a bar business, how he deals with failure and setbacks, and what he wish he'd known before becoming a bar owner