When Is a Failed Business, Not a Failed Business?

When it was never a business to begin with. One of the problems I have with all the statistics for failed small businesses, entrepreneurial ventures, and startups, is that many of them weren’t really businesses to begin with. Dreams or ideas, maybe — but not businesses.

The Mistake of Waiting for Your Start-Up to Be Perfect

It’s almost perfect. Just a few more tweaks and it’ll be all ready to go. Perfectionism as procrastination — it’s one of the easiest to justify and hardest to see. When you’re getting your new home-based business ready to launch, it can be difficult to know when to stop “getting ready.”