Thought Leaders
How to Recover From Your First Failed Business
Be sure to conduct a post-mortem on your failed business. Then pick yourself up and try again.
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Entrepreneurs
The Elon Musk Way of Persevering in the Face of Adversity
His successes are ballyhooed around the world but so are his spectacular failures. Neither defines him near as much as his relentless unstoppability.
Thought Leaders
5 Entrepreneurial Truths You Must Experience to Understand
There's no substitute for real-world learning. Here are a few lessons to watch for along your path to success.
Business Accounting
The Best Ways to Deal with a Financial Emergency As an Entrepreneur
Take heart, knowing that Tesla, Apple and FedEx have also been there -- and survived.
Business News
How to Bounce Back After a Business Venture Goes Awry
A wavering or unsuccessful business endeavor is nothing new to the majority of active entrepreneurs. What's important is how you bounce back.
Thought Leaders
A New Study Reveals the 20 Factors That Predict Startup Failure: Do Any Apply to You?
Seventeen percent of startups studied cited the lack of a business model; 17 percent admitted their product wasn't good enough.
Thought Leaders
5 Lame Excuses That Unsuccessful People Always Make
You need to eliminate these five excuses from your mindset immediately.
Thought Leaders
How I Transformed My Business Failures Into Strengths
I can't regret the handful of companies I've launched that have fallen dead flat, because each taught me something.
Thought Leaders
PSA: If Your Business Fails, It Doesn’t Mean You’re a Failure
Learn how to manage the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
Thought Leaders
Good News! The Chances Your Startup Will Fail Aren’t as High as You’d Thought.
Here are seven important stats you need to know from the most recent SBA/BLS data. For instance: Half of businesses last five years.
Building a Business
4 Ways I Fail Forward on a Daily Basis and Why You Should Do the Same
Failure isn't as scary if you consider it a necessary step toward eventual success.
By Jim Joseph
Thought Leaders
6 Fundamental Business Lessons Every Entrepreneur Can Learn From Walt Disney
His success is all the more amazing when you learn how many times Walt Disney failed.
By Shawn Doyle
Thought Leaders
10 Reasons Why 7 Out of 10 Businesses Fail Within 10 Years
There's a fierce tide of potential for failure in business. Half of all businesses won't make it to the five-year mark.
By R.L. Adams
Building a Business
Fess It, Then Fix it: Studying Mistakes Is How You Find Opportunities to Innovation.
Failure is an inevitable part of business. Publicly praise employees when they take ownership of the process.
Thought Leaders
3 Money Lessons From Pro Athletes Who Went Broke
Don't just cheer from the sidelines. Learn from superstars who made big mistakes so you finish ahead of the game.
Building a Business
5 Reasons Why Businesses Fail (Infographic)
Twenty percent of small businesses fail within their first year.
By Rose Leadem
Thought Leaders
Why You Must Embrace Failure to Succeed in Business
Keep moving forward, even if you're stumbling.
Building a Business
What Every Business Owner Can Learn From the Fall of Rome
As quickly and dramatically as Rome came to power, it fell -- swiftly. Remember that old adage about those who who fail to learn from history?
Thought Leaders
6 Lifelines That Could Save Your Failing Business
Do you know why your company's in trouble? Go back to the drawing board for a fresh approach -- and ask for help when you need it.
Business News
7 Reasons Your First Business Will Fail
If you understand why this is the case, you'll be able to better prepare yourself and potentially avoid some of the pitfalls of first-time business ownership.
Business Accounting
How Putting Profit First Prevents Entrepreneurial Crises
I could have avoided a million-dollar bank scare with the strategies in Mike Michalowicz's book, Profit First.
By Roger Dooley
Building a Business
Why You Should (Sometimes) Celebrate Your Sales Team’s Failures
Try having your sales team members write down the circumstances of their failures. You'll be surprised at the insights that emerge.
By Danny Wong
Thought Leaders
The Best Way to Avoid Your Next Business Disaster
Diagnose your problem in six steps.
By Jenn Steele
Building a Business
Why do Start-ups Fail? Revenue May Be the No. 1 Reason.
And a the failure to differentiate your product is a key reason for that lack of revenue.
Building a Business
Communication Determines the Success of Your Business
Many businesses fail and it's is not due to a faulty product, but a faulty communication strategy.
By Matt Fore
Thought Leaders
6 Proven Strategies to Rebound From Failure
Setbacks are part of life. Treating them as steps on your way to success will help you get the most out of these painful -- but valuable -- learning experiences.
By Deep Patel
Building a Business
8 Telltale Signs Your Company Is Going Under
Boundless optimism is required to launch a business but a steady grip on reality is required to stay in business.
By John Rampton