Owners of deeply indebted and chronically unprofitable small businesses sometimes try to convince others to invest money in their companies  Since the money thus acquired will inevitably be used to pay off debts, rather than to expand operations, this money will not stimulate sales growth in such companies  Thus, most people are reluctant to make these investments
Surprisingly, however, such investments often earn handsome returns in the very first year they are made
Expanding production in such companies would usually require more funds than would paying off debts.