| Business startup and failure rates are
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| | Bentley it doesn't mean you should rush
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| scary...In The USA...- Every Year Over 1
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| | out and buy one too. That won't guarantee
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| Million People Start A Business- By The
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| | success.You're looking to find the things
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| End Of The First Year 40% Of Them Will
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| | that she did in order to afford the
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| Be Out Of Business- Within 5 Years More
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| | Bentley in the first place.So find out as
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| Than 80% (800,000) Of These Businesses
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| | much about their processes and systems as
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| Will Have Failed(Source: The eMyth
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| | you can and then look for evidence to
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| Revisited, Michal E Gerber, US Department
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| | support applying similar things that work
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| of Commerce)In The UK...- 2003 Saw
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| | for them to your business.Subscribe to
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| 423,100 New Businesses In England &
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| | their mailing list. Visit their premises.
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| Wales Startup- Over Half of All New Firms
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| | Talk to their staff. Talk to their
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| Fail In The First 3 Years- At Least
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| | customers. Read their ads (or notice that
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| 211,550 Of These Businesses Will Have
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| | they don't advertise). Network with
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| Failed Before The End Of 2006(Source:
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| | them.You can learn just as much from
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| Barclays SME Market Research Team England
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| | non-competing businesses too. So why not
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| & Wales Statistics Based On Business
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| | set up a support / learning group or see
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| Current Account Customers)Unfortunately
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| | if a successful entrepreneur would be
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| more and more people are being encouraged
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| | able to mentor you.#3. Have A BIG GoalBig
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| to go it alone by government agencies and
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| | goals, by definition, should be easier to
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| banks while being given out-dated advice
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| | hit than small goals. So don't think
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| that doesn't actually work.The advisors
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| | small - think big.After nearly 8 years in
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| in these organisations typically have
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| | business I still like to set regular,
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| experience in larger production /
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| | big, 90 day goals. I call these goals
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| manufacturing / financial businesses and
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| | SHAGs - Short Hairy Audacious Goals.Too
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| share marketing advice that really
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| | many businesses focus on surviving. They
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| doesn't work for the majority of small
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| | think in terms of what they don't want.
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| service-based businesses today.Their
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| | They miss the opportunity to really
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| text-book marketing principles simply do
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| | succeed and then get what they were
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| not translate to businesses with limited
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| | desperately trying to avoid -
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| money to invest in advertising, direct
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| | failure!Focusing on what you don't want
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| mail and telesales.In many cases these
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| | really doesn't work. If you don't want to
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| advisors are telling people how to run a
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| | fail you should focus on succeeding in a
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| business even though they're actually
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| | big way.#4. Improve ConstantlyHave goals
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| working for a bank or government agency
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| | and set targets. Know what outcomes you
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| themselves. They have no real experience
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| | want and quantify them where
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| spending their own money to grow a
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| | possible.Then work towards your goals
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| business.Survival and inevitable success
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| | using the following cycle...1. Implement
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| means being lean, mean and focused on
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| | (Do Something) 2. Measure (Test & Review)
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| getting a genuine result (in the form of
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| | 3. Improve (Learn & Adjust)As my friend
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| profit) from the time and money you
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| | and firewalk trainer Sanjay Shah says, if
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| invest.So here are 5 tips you can use to
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| | you simply improve by 1 percent a day,
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| take the power back and begin "fail
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| | you'll have improved 300 percent
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| proofing" your growing business today.#1.
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| | (allowing for holidays) in a year!#5.
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| Question "Experts" ThoroughlyBe wary of
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| | Don't Follow The CrowdLook, we both know
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| government funded trainers and / or
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| | most businesses fail so don't do what
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| advisors put forward by banks.These
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| | most other businesses do or you'll get
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| people, in many cases, don't have a clue
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| | the same results.Don't just advertise
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| what its like to run and grow their own
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| | because every other business seems to
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| business. Make it your job to "suss them
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| | advertise. Make sure advertising will
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| out" before taking anything they tell you
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| | make you money.Don't just do telesales
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| too seriously.Some questions that I
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| | because that happens to be the service
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| like...What's your experience of starting
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| | your local Chamber of Commerce is
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| and running a small business?Have you
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| | selling.Don't measure turnover when
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| actually spent your own money trying to
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| | profit and cashflow is usually more
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| make a business work?What mistakes have
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| | important.Don't take on staff just
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| you made? What lessons can I learn from
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| | because other businesses believe more
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| your experience?Will this advice /
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| | people equals growth. More people often
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| support / idea cost me money or make me
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| | just means less profit!Don't do the same
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| money?Who really benefits when I take the
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| | thing, in the same way, to the same
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| course of action you're recommending?#2.
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| | people as every other business like
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| Model Excellent BusinessesNow by this I
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| | yours.Do something different!4 Out Of 5
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| don't mean simply copy random things they
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| | Small Businesses Go Bust Inside 5 Years!
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| do.Just because the boss of a successful
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| | Finally - A Guaranteed Way To Make Sure
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| firm like yours drives a brand-new
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| | You're Not One Of Them...
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