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July 16, 2007

Why new enterprises fail during first two years?

I hope you have read my article on What you need to become an entrepreneur?

Ups and downs in business is common, even for the large and successful business firms. But problems at the initial stage of business start may be the result of something else. Let me list those reasons:

Lack of fueling finance

New business ventures always take time to make profits. For some businesses take two years, for others even longer. Crossing a break even is very hard work initially. That is why new entrepreneurs need at least one-year worth back up investment to move the business smoothly.

Lack of market Experience

Most of the new businesses are in trouble because owners don’t have experience about the market. Entrepreneurs require extensive sales and marketing to attract customers. If they don’t have sales and marketing skills, they will face a big problem from the very beginning. If you’re in this trap, get help from the experts. You can hire a good sales or marketing person or one of the partners should work as salesperson. There is a high chance of business success, if one of the partners is an expert in the field and the other partner is the expert in sales.

Lack of coaching

There are numerous other reasons a new business could fail during its initial phases. One of the reason may be that you are coached in wrong way, your business plan projected the wrong projections, may be wrong organization arrangements, may be wrong market assessment. Consult with the right advisor, who is more experienced and can reveal these problems.

Every new business venture goes through periods of difficulty. But if you’re dedicated to your aspirations and you believe in what you are doing and if you can tolerate this initial pains, then you will definitely get success in future.

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3 responses to "Why new enterprises fail during first two years?"

  1. # The Information Marketer’s Hotsheet #38 « The Information Marketer’s Hotsheet pingbacked on July 18th, 2007:

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  2. # Peter commented on July 25th, 2007:

    There’s also simple lack of follow-through. Many, if not most, people don’t finish what they start as a general rule.

  3. # Rajesh Shakya - Helping Technopreneurs to Excel and Lead their Life! pingbacked on July 31st, 2007:

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