Posts Tagged ‘ entrepreneurship ’

Why Most New Businesses Fail – And How Not to Become One of Them

By Kevin M

Are you thinking about starting your own business? If so, you have a lot of company. According to the Department of Labor, more than one million new businesses are formed each year. Depending on the source quoted, somewhere between 50% and 90% will fail, usually in the first year.

Why do so many businesses fail? And if you’re planning to start a new business, how can you avoid becoming one of them?

Some business ventures fail for bad luck, but probably far more fail for causes that were not only known up front, but could have been prepared for in advance.

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A Successful Online Business Requires Realistic Expectations

Guest post by Clair Schwan

Working a business in the online environment can be exciting. After all, it’s cyberspace – a new frontier. And, there is little doubt that many sources of information, ways of interacting with one another, and doing business will continue to expand in popularity and effectiveness on the web. Many wanna-be business owners have jumped onto the bandwagon of the Internet and gotten themselves immersed in an online business or two. And many have been very disappointed with the results, simply because they weren’t realistic in terms of expectations.

It’s commonly known that most online businesses fail. It’s largely because those involved pull the plug and abandon their efforts. Much of this retreat in the online marketplace is attributable to inadequate planning that fails to temper expectations. The Internet works at the speed of light, but revenue and profit doesn’t necessarily follow at the same pace. Let’s look at some of the areas in which we need to be much more realistic when it comes to our expectations for success in an online business.

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Professional Speaking – Turning a Passion Into a Career

By Kevin M with Dave Kelly, Professional Speaker

With confidence I tell you, I’m living my dream! As a professional speaker and trainer, I provide programs for colleges and universities, corporations, and associations, including keynote addresses, workshops, break-out sessions, and retreats. I work for myself, and I’m running my own game!

Professional speaking is a creative field. It allows me to have the opportunity to use my creative abilities and talents and to have the freedom to have a lifestyle that I enjoy. I work from home and am able to schedule my days as I wish. There are no heavy demands on my time outside of my speaking schedule. The potential for this career truly is unlimited. And one of the really cool things is that professional speaking can be used to promote other business ventures–yours or anyone else’s! It’s not hard to see the potential in that alone! And that’s the point–you can take a professional speaking career just about anywhere you like.

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