Seeing as how Steve's good name has been besmirched, how about posting the email in it's entirety so all can see who is making the allegations. ??
Otherwise it is merely spineless/spitefull allegations.
Whatever happens to a business after it is sold has nothing to do with the person that sold it if some idiot starts making changes to that business, as I have personally seen many do in many different businesses, not just carpet cleaning.
I doubt very much that Steve would blatantly post so many times on different forums, how great his business was if there was a glimmer of wrongdoing on his part.
How long ago did Steve sell his business ??
How long did the new owner last, if he is still not in business.??
Why has it taken so long for this guy to make these allegations.
One more thing, re your post....
Exactly how long did your business last after you sold out? Rumor has it you saw the inevitable and sold it to some poor sap who was out of business in 6 months.
No need for some long post full of excuses explaining why he went out of business either...........
What would you expect ?? A one line explanation ??
This scurrilous bit of muck raking does not deem an answer from Steve in my opinion.
Either way, this crap is none of our business, it's between those two only.
Fair dinkum, some people must be thicker than duck shit & twice as stupid.
Ooroo,