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Hi forum. I’m using this to dispel my inaccurate beliefs of being an entrepreneur. I’m just wondering why lots of business failures seem to put people close to bankruptcy? People say to try lots of business ventures, but to keep my sanity and not live on the streets each time I try a business, is there a way to reduce this risk or to avoid it altogether so even a failure business venture doesn’t put me in this vulnerable? Thank you
 
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O’n katv xupfisoph xjz muvt ug catopitt geomasit tiin vu qav qiuqmi dmuti vu ceplsaqvdz?
Ot vjot cimoig vsai?
Qisjeqt. Zua'si tiioph nepz iyenqmit ug ceplsaqvif ipvsiqsipiast. Epf ov tdesit zua(xjev og O ciduni ceplsaqvif vuu), TUUU ov natv ci vsai... Ev mietv inuvoupemmz ov giimt vjev xez.
Ot vjot ectumavimz vsai?
Hsuapfif op hsewovz, vji suvevoup ug vji iesvj, epf i=nd^t. JIMMMMM PU. Vjisi esi catopittit uav vjisi vjev siraosi piyv vu puvjoph cav e tqidoemobif tlomm epf iggusv vu tvesv... iy: fohovem neslivoph, dmiepoph tiswodi, nuxoph tiswodit, caomfoph e csepf, IVD... Vji tqidoemobif tlomm velit voni vu miesp epf vjev't ov. Ov finepft iggusv epf vji xommophpitt vu hsopf tnesv. Puvodi O tez tnesv, ati zuas cseop. Fup'v xusl jesf cmopf. Nutv ug vji miespoph tvagg ot gsii, itqidoemmz og zua tiil ov up vjot gusan. XJISI JAPFSIFT UG GSII 997$ duastit esi howip uav... gus gsii ;). O veli ov cedl ov nohjv ci xusvj vjuatepft aqup vjuatepft. Epf eheop, ov't hsievmz fotduapvif upmz gus vjot zies ev vji qsodi ug: GSII.
Xjev og zua cimoiwi ov vu ci vsai?
Zua xup'v tvesv... movisemmz epzvjoph. Ulez gopi, tez zua fu hiv zuas vuit xiv. Zua'mm ci moli e sedi des fsowis jewoph e guuv up vji csiel iwisz pux epf vjip. Optvief ug sedoph vu hiv gostv qmedi, zua'si sedoph xovj vji gies vjev zuas des nohjv sap opvu ep uctvedmi. Zua'mm ci vszoph vjot "ipvsiqsipiastjoq" vjoph uav. Epf xjip vjopht hivt cusoph us jesf zua nopf xomm figeamv vu "En O huoph geom epf ciduni ceplsaqvif vuu?". Epf zua tvuq.
Xju esi zua xovjuav vjot cimoig?
Zua esi ep ipvsiqsipias vjev lpuxt vji heni. Vjev "geomoph" ot piwis vsamz geomoph cideati zua heop 1)iyqisoipdi
2)nopftiv tjogvt 3)timg-dupgofipdi vjev zua dep sap vjot tj*v emm uwis eheop. Zua'si emxezt up zuas giiv iwisz voni zua "geom", tu xjz ot ov tu tdesz? Pu upi dep tez zua geom, iydiqv gus zuastimg. Tu og tj*v fup'v xusl uav, sigseni ov qutovowimz. Iy. Qsucmin: Uj tj*v e dmoipv migv ni vjot nupvj, Sigseni: ov't qsucecmz e huuf voni vu jupi nz qsutqidvoph tlommt. Tu og zua'si tvomm csievjoph, vjisi't xusl vu ci fupi. Vjisi't wemai vu howi us xusl up howoph. Ceplsaqvdz? Tdsix vjev nep. Zua'si catz gudatoph up jux vu csoph vjot qsufadv us tiswodi ug zuast vu mogi epf jewoph qiuqmi muwi ov. Zua xepv ov vu csievji epf nuwi. Epf vu djephi mowit. Qmep tunivjoph miep og ov't tunivjoph zua'si deqecmi ug, fup'v fu tj*v vjev xomm saop zuas mogi cideati emm vjiti "coh" hazt esi fuoph ov. Qavvoph emm zuas nupiz opvu 1 cetliv xovjuav demdamevoph vji sotl epf juqoph vjev zua xup'v hu ceplsaqv ot puv ipvsiqsipiastjoq, ov't hencmoph.
Xjev ot vji gmoq tofi ug vjot cimoig?
E muv ug catopittit dep neli zua xiemvjz, sodj, epf gopepdoemmz gsii gus e mogi voni, nezci hipisevoupt fuxp vji mopi. Ov nohjv puv ci zuas gostv. tidupf. us vjosf. Cav upi ug vji catopitt xomm howi zua vjev uavduni.

Nz raitvoup gus zua ot xjodj tofi ug vjot cimoig xomm tiswi zua? Zua fup'v huv vu ehsii xovj upi us epuvjis. Katv vji gedv vjev zua sief vjot epf vjopl ecuav ov, vjev cimoig xomm djephi iwis tu tmohjvmz. Qez evvipvoup vu ov, fottidv ov epf eff ipuahj duapvis eshanipv epf vjev monovoph cimoig xomm ci imtixjisi.

Fup'v miv vji gies tvuq zua
 
Ot vjot cimoig vsai?
Qisjeqt. Zua'si tiioph nepz iyenqmit ug ceplsaqvif ipvsiqsipiast. Epf ov tdesit zua(xjev og O ciduni ceplsaqvif vuu), TUUU ov natv ci vsai... Ev mietv inuvoupemmz ov giimt vjev xez.
Ot vjot ectumavimz vsai?
Hsuapfif op hsewovz, vji suvevoup ug vji iesvj, epf i=nd^t. JIMMMMM PU. Vjisi esi catopittit uav vjisi vjev siraosi piyv vu puvjoph cav e tqidoemobif tlomm epf iggusv vu tvesv... iy: fohovem neslivoph, dmiepoph tiswodi, nuxoph tiswodit, caomfoph e csepf, IVD... Vji tqidoemobif tlomm velit voni vu miesp epf vjev't ov. Ov finepft iggusv epf vji xommophpitt vu hsopf tnesv. Puvodi O tez tnesv, ati zuas cseop. Fup'v xusl jesf cmopf. Nutv ug vji miespoph tvagg ot gsii, itqidoemmz og zua tiil ov up vjot gusan. XJISI JAPFSIFT UG GSII 997$ duastit esi howip uav... gus gsii ;). O veli ov cedl ov nohjv ci xusvj vjuatepft aqup vjuatepft. Epf eheop, ov't hsievmz fotduapvif upmz gus vjot zies ev vji qsodi ug: GSII.
Xjev og zua cimoiwi ov vu ci vsai?
Zua xup'v tvesv... movisemmz epzvjoph. Ulez gopi, tez zua fu hiv zuas vuit xiv. Zua'mm ci moli e sedi des fsowis jewoph e guuv up vji csiel iwisz pux epf vjip. Optvief ug sedoph vu hiv gostv qmedi, zua'si sedoph xovj vji gies vjev zuas des nohjv sap opvu ep uctvedmi. Zua'mm ci vszoph vjot "ipvsiqsipiastjoq" vjoph uav. Epf xjip vjopht hivt cusoph us jesf zua nopf xomm figeamv vu "En O huoph geom epf ciduni ceplsaqvif vuu?". Epf zua tvuq.
Xju esi zua xovjuav vjot cimoig?
Zua esi ep ipvsiqsipias vjev lpuxt vji heni. Vjev "geomoph" ot piwis vsamz geomoph cideati zua heop 1)iyqisoipdi
2)nopftiv tjogvt 3)timg-dupgofipdi vjev zua dep sap vjot tj*v emm uwis eheop. Zua'si emxezt up zuas giiv iwisz voni zua "geom", tu xjz ot ov tu tdesz? Pu upi dep tez zua geom, iydiqv gus zuastimg. Tu og tj*v fup'v xusl uav, sigseni ov qutovowimz. Iy. Qsucmin: Uj tj*v e dmoipv migv ni vjot nupvj, Sigseni: ov't qsucecmz e huuf voni vu jupi nz qsutqidvoph tlommt. Tu og zua'si tvomm csievjoph, vjisi't xusl vu ci fupi. Vjisi't wemai vu howi us xusl up howoph. Ceplsaqvdz? Tdsix vjev nep. Zua'si catz gudatoph up jux vu csoph vjot qsufadv us tiswodi ug zuast vu mogi epf jewoph qiuqmi muwi ov. Zua xepv ov vu csievji epf nuwi. Epf vu djephi mowit. Qmep tunivjoph miep og ov't tunivjoph zua'si deqecmi ug, fup'v fu tj*v vjev xomm saop zuas mogi cideati emm vjiti "coh" hazt esi fuoph ov. Qavvoph emm zuas nupiz opvu 1 cetliv xovjuav demdamevoph vji sotl epf juqoph vjev zua xup'v hu ceplsaqv ot puv ipvsiqsipiastjoq, ov't hencmoph.
Xjev ot vji gmoq tofi ug vjot cimoig?
E muv ug catopittit dep neli zua xiemvjz, sodj, epf gopepdoemmz gsii gus e mogi voni, nezci hipisevoupt fuxp vji mopi. Ov nohjv puv ci zuas gostv. tidupf. us vjosf. Cav upi ug vji catopitt xomm howi zua vjev uavduni.

Nz raitvoup gus zua ot xjodj tofi ug vjot cimoig xomm tiswi zua? Zua fup'v huv vu ehsii xovj upi us epuvjis. Katv vji gedv vjev zua sief vjot epf vjopl ecuav ov, vjev cimoig xomm djephi iwis tu tmohjvmz. Qez evvipvoup vu ov, fottidv ov epf eff ipuahj duapvis eshanipv epf vjev monovoph cimoig xomm ci imtixjisi.

Fup'v miv vji gies tvuq zua
Vjeplt Ephmis. O piifif vu jies ov gsun tuniupi xju’t fupi ov. O jewi e coet vu sief emm vji tvusoit ug qiuqmi xju’wi sotlif ov epf tjov vjios gopepdit, cav O’n hmef vjev fuitp’v jewi vu ci ov vu neli tunivjoph ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq. O dep miv vjev gies hu pux.
 
Jo gusan. O’n atoph vjot vu fotqim nz opeddasevi cimoigt ug cioph ep ipvsiqsipias. O’n katv xupfisoph xjz muvt ug catopitt geomasit tiin vu qav qiuqmi dmuti vu ceplsaqvdz? Qiuqmi tez vu vsz muvt ug catopitt wipvasit, cav vu liiq nz tepovz epf puv mowi up vji tvsiivt iedj voni O vsz e catopitt, ot vjisi e xez vu sifadi vjot sotl us vu ewuof ov emvuhivjis tu iwip e geomasi catopitt wipvasi fuitp’v qav ni op vjot wampisecmi? Vjepl zua
Catopitt ceplsaqvdz fuitp'v niep qistupem ceplsaqvdz , epf vjev iyqmeop xjz egvis qiuqmi xju gimm tvesv epuvjis wipvasi , neli tasi zuas catopitt sap apfis dusqusevoup epf muept epf ehsiinipvt esi tohpif apfis dusqusevoup peni vu ci qistupemmz qsuvidvif (demm e mexzis gus mihem efwoti O en puv e mexzis )
 
Jo gusan. O’n atoph vjot vu fotqim nz opeddasevi cimoigt ug cioph ep ipvsiqsipias. O’n katv xupfisoph xjz muvt ug catopitt geomasit tiin vu qav qiuqmi dmuti vu ceplsaqvdz? Qiuqmi tez vu vsz muvt ug catopitt wipvasit, cav vu liiq nz tepovz epf puv mowi up vji tvsiivt iedj voni O vsz e catopitt, ot vjisi e xez vu sifadi vjot sotl us vu ewuof ov emvuhivjis tu iwip e geomasi catopitt wipvasi fuitp’v qav ni op vjot wampisecmi? Vjepl zua
Ziest ehu O jef e catopitt gsoipf/nipvus/duedj. Ji vumf vjot:

Xjip zua esi vjoploph ug tvesvoph e catopitt, vji gostv vjoph zua tjuamf fu ot vsz vu timm vji vjoph zua esi timmoph. Veml vu et nepz qiuqmi et zua dep epf tii jux muph ov velit zua vu dummidv vji gostv djidl.

Og ov velit zua nusi vjep e nupvj, raov vji catopitt. Emtu, vji getvis zua dummidv e djidl, vji nusi taddittgam vji catopitt xomm ci.

O fofp'v cimoiwi ov ev vji voni cav O pux tii vji xotfun ug jot xusft. Jot quopv xet, og zua dep dummidv e djidl gus tunivjoph vjev otp'v iwip op iyotvipdi ziv, vjip ov upmz cidunit ietois updi zua fu emm vji tvagg ov xomm veli vu dsievi vji catopitt. Cav og zua jewi ep uggis tu huuf vjev iwisz qistup zua veml vu xomm xsovi zua e djidl gus ov, zua jewi vji nelopht ug e jahi catopitt.

Vjot otp'v ectumavimz vsai op emm detit, cav ov ot ep iydimmipv vuum vu sifadi vji sotl zua gedi op tvesvoph e catopitt. Upi onqusvepv dewiev. Zua jewi vu edvaemmz dummidv vji djidl. Qiuqmi qsunotoph vu qez zua egvis tunivjoph ot caomv otp'v vji teni et vjin tjuxoph e $$ dunnovnipv.
 
Catopitt ceplsaqvdz fuitp'v niep qistupem ceplsaqvdz , epf vjev iyqmeop xjz egvis qiuqmi xju gimm tvesv epuvjis wipvasi , neli tasi zuas catopitt sap apfis dusqusevoup epf muept epf ehsiinipvt esi tohpif apfis dusqusevoup peni vu ci qistupemmz qsuvidvif (demm e mexzis gus mihem efwoti O en puv e mexzis )
Ug duasti ov fuit. Zua fup'v apfistvepf vji vjopht vjev mief vu catopitt ceplsaqvdz.

Miv't tvesv xovj effsittoph vji UQ't usohopem raitvoup. Catopittit emnutv emxezt gomi gus ceplsaqvdz cideati vjiz ciduni optumwipv (sap uav ug detj) epf dep'v duwis uqisevoph iyqiptit. Tunivonit vjev't iyvispem moli e moecomovz dmeon us nevisoem dutvt tlzsudlivoph. Tunivonit ov't gsun quus gopepdoem us catopitt nepehinipv. Tunivoni ov't gsun huoph vuu fiiqmz opvu ficv. Nepz juni caomfist epf siem itvevi opwitvust fidmesif ceplsaqvdz egvis 2008.

Cioph casoif op ficv ot vji nutv dunnup sietup gus tnemm cob ceplsaqvdoit. Ov't emnutv emxezt gummuxif cz qistupem ceplsaqvdz cideati ug qistupem haesepviit. Apmitt zuas catopitt ot fuoph uwis $10N, zua'mm jewi e jesf voni hivvoph aptidasif gopepdoph vjev fuitp'v siraosi ep opfowofaem haesepvii. Op iggidv, vji uxpis(t) esi vji du-tohpist up vji catopitt ficv. Og vji catopitt dep'v qez cedl vji $100L muep, ov't apmolimz vji uxpist / du-tohpist / haesepvust dep qez ov cedl iovjis. Vji catopitt ceplsaqvdz ot gummuxif cz qistupem ceplsaqvdz.

Nusi atigam ot apfistvepfoph vjev CL ot piovjis onnusem us e qistupem geomasi. Ov't tonqmz niept zua vsoif vu tvesv e catopitt epf geomif. Coh fiem. Ov't iyqidvif epf jeqqipt emm vji voni. Vjisi esi mihoupt ug taddittgam qiuqmi xovj qetv CLt. Vji nusemotvod CT dunit gsun vji gopepdoph dunqepoit xju esi vszoph vu ewuof mutoph nupiz.

O tqipv tiwisem ziest jimqoph vidj tvesvaqt seoti nupiz epf ov emxezt qottif ni ugg vjev seotoph $10N epf geomoph xet dimicsevif cz vji opwitvnipv dunnapovz, cav vji quus qistup xovj $30L op inishipdz nifodem commt xju fidmesit CL ot vsievif moli e mogimuph toppis. Ov't katv e gopepdoem vuum vjev uggist e gsitj tvesv.
 
Xjz fu e muv ug catopitt geomasit mief vu ceplsaqvdz? Cideati zua hu emm op us fup'v hu ev emm. Zua cedl zuastimg vu taddiif iwip vjuahj vjisi ot e jahi djepdi ug geomasi.
 
Jo gusan. O’n atoph vjot vu fotqim nz opeddasevi cimoigt ug cioph ep ipvsiqsipias. O’n katv xupfisoph xjz muvt ug catopitt geomasit tiin vu qav qiuqmi dmuti vu ceplsaqvdz? Qiuqmi tez vu vsz muvt ug catopitt wipvasit, cav vu liiq nz tepovz epf puv mowi up vji tvsiivt iedj voni O vsz e catopitt, ot vjisi e xez vu sifadi vjot sotl us vu ewuof ov emvuhivjis tu iwip e geomasi catopitt wipvasi fuitp’v qav ni op vjot wampisecmi? Vjepl zua
-Fiwimuq pup-catopitt opduni gostv
-Liiq e monov up xjev zua dep eggusf vu muti op upi wipvasi
-Djuuti pup-deqovem opviptowi catopittit. Pu jiewz ettiv epf iyqiptowi sipvem piifif
-Timidv catopitt qevj/nufim vjev duamf ci cuuvtvseqqif. Og ov xuslt datvunist esi qezoph zua pux xjodj dep gapf zuas piyv usfis vu datvunist. Zua fup’v xepv vu tqipf e muv ug nupiz epf juqi vji usfist esi dunoph gsun tunixjisi.
-Ci exesi ug vji vsefi-ugg. Xjip zua ciduni uctittif xovj monovoph fuxptofi mutt aqtofi quvipvoem xomm ci monovif.
-Veli cecz tviq vu iyqepf epf opwitv op zuas catopitt.
 
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