In episode 338 of Financially Simple, Justin looks at the main reasons that a small business will likely fail within the first few years.
Failure to plan is planning to fail, and never is this more true than with new businesses that start out without proper planning. In this episode, Justin lists the seven main reasons that small businesses don’t last more than a few years and offers solutions to overcome each of the issues.
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TIME INDEX:
00:45 - 7 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
02:58 - Failure to Create a Business Plan
05:13 - Failure to Investigate the Market
07:21 - Financing Obstacles
08:33 - Poor Marketing Decisions
09:57 - Failure to Innovate
12:06 - Expanding too Quickly
13:11 - Poor Management
14:47 - Summary
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BIO:
Justin A. Goodbread, CFP®, CEPA, CVGA, is a nationally recognized financial planner, business educator, wealth manager, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He has 20+ years of experience teaching small business owners how to start, buy, grow, and sell businesses. He is a multi-year recipient of the Investopedia Top 100 Advisor and 2018 Exit Planning Institute’s Exit Planner Leader of the Year.
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