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A coworker send me this article. Quite nice, I easily fount my self in more than a couple.

http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/101-small-business-mistakes-and-what-you-can-learn-from-them-gregory-go

101 Small Business Mistakes (and What You Can Learn From Them)
Gregory Go (Wise Bread)

Oct 05, 2009 -
(This article was written in collaboration with Glen Stansberry, who writes about personal productivity at LifeDev and tweets from @glenstansberry.)

Let's be honest: running a small business is not an easy task. Especially in an economic downturn. Small business owners are keenly aware that mistakes can be very costly at this point in time.

Yet in order to have success, at least a few mistakes have to be made along the way. It's a part of building and growing. Oscar Wilde once said 'experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.' And even the most successful business owners have had their fair share of blunders.

Here are some of the biggest mistakes that prominent business owners have made in their lifetime, and what they learned from them.

My top tip for any small business would be to make sure that you back up everything on your laptop or computer, and that you make sure that the consequences are miminised should you be unfortunate enough to have your laptop stolen. For how to do this, check out this article blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=1766

Mandy

HP