last year, maarse lost $20,000.ut i know with a few tweaks, we can go from losing $20,000 to making $1/2 million very quickly. i'm so confident that i can make a difference, i'm writing a check. >> is this a now or never deal? >> you're gonna make a decision right now. >> all right. i'm okay with that, for one week. >> but all i ask is that you don't screw me. you don't take my money. >> we're not the type. >> yeah, you won't find anybody that-- >> well, why did it take you a while to say that to me? your mom said it right away. why did you have to think about it? >> i'm just surprised you would even say something like that. >> well, sure, you have to say things like that. >> yeah. >> we have a deal? >> this is all done on the handshake? >> is your handshake not good? >> mine is. >> yours is good? >> always. >> okay. we have a deal? >> deal. >> now that they've shaken my hand, i'm done being a nice guy. i'm gonna test them and their businesses in ways they've never been tested before. let's get to work. >> all right

. >> i go inside jacob maarse, a high-end florist and gift shop in pasadena, california that hasn't earnedt since its founder died in 2010. how much money will this business lose this year? >> close to 200,000. >> sloppy business practices... do you have an inventory system? >> no. >> together with lax management has driven down sales and piled up debt. so are we going the right way? >> i believe so. >> we need to know where we're going. if they don't make changes, this 47-year-old family business will be forced to close its doors. this business is a total mess. i'm fighting against time to light a fire under these people... this is the thing that will help us go from the red to the black in one month. before this business crumbles