I'd like to know what happens after

The florist has a FB page where there's lots of folks letting him have it. Lemonis came in to say that he has been repaid his money and to leave the guy alone. Still, what a jerk, right?

I thought, with the emotional scene in the car, the guy would go up to his mum and drop the job he seem to despise so much. This would have shown growth.

But then he was absent at the big opening, which made clear that he is a helpless, emotional kid that was left with a toy by his dad (the store) to play with - and and all forgiving check writer, his mum, who probably go bankrupt with him. He surely couldn't hold a candle to his fathers achievements.

His whole argumentation was a truck full of horse manure. He didn't like that someone was more successful playing with his "toy". Thats all. With Marcus on his side, he might would be able to open more shops and make more cash. But he threw that all away. Lets see if the store still exists in 2 years.

Going back to his childish, disinterested ways, sooner or later the shop will fail.

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This isn't just a show reporting on the businesses, it is a show about Marcus putting real money into them. So trying to find a business just for drama doesn't make sense. You don't have to look very hard to find problems in most businesses. There is a reason they are being held back by and it's because of their own incompetence and quirks. Simple things like too much money in inventory that isn't moving is very common. But for whatever reason the owner doesn't realize this and is focused on other things which aren't bringing them good results.

Some people also have a fatalist approach to business where they refuse to spend any money to invest in capital improvements. They are expecting to go out of business even from the start so they keep thinking about not wanting to get stuck with things they spend money on that they can't sell.

Look at any strip mall and think about the last 5-10 years and how much turnover of businesses there were. Or if the stores are now empty. And this is just one strip mall. There are thousands of them all over the place. But you don't get a chance to see inside the business to find out what is going on and why the went out of business. There are many people who go into business that are not prepared to handle it. With a business as long as you have the money even if its through loans to get it going, there is no gate keeper to filter you out to see if you have experience to run a business. You are free to open the business and lose the money and go out of business. And many of these places, once they get it going, they borrow more money from friends and family members, and get more loans. So years can go by without them turning a profit, but to the outside world it looks like the business is surviving because its still there.

Many start a business not because they have a vision, but because they simply want to be in charge. They think if they are in charge they can do whatever they want. So someone else comes in telling them they are now in charge and they freak out. I've seen this when new owners have bought a controlling interest in a company, they greatly object to the changes even if is leaning to putting more money in everyone's pocket.

Most intelligent people would jump at the chance to have Marcus be involved in their business. But those types of people are usually already successful and aren't looking for a partner. So by the very nature that they contact Marcus means they need a "fix it" guy with money and contacts.