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		<title>If 90% of new businesses fail, then...</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Passion is important in any vent]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Passion is important in any venture without it, a business will fail because it is too easy to give up when things get difficult, and things always get difficult.  Having said that, without some basics....a solid financial foundation, marketing, and a ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[It's really not just the idea th]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[It's really not just the idea that fails, there are also a lot of other factors to consider. One is supply, another is management supply, then the location, customer relations - so many things contribute to the success or failure of a business!
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				<title><![CDATA[Hmm... I don't know how to respo]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hmm... I don't know how to respond to this topic. On the one hand, I love the enthusiasm. On the other, if I made a couple of billion dollars off of legally copying someone's business model...well then I could start my own business with a billion dollar]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Overcome the reasons why people ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Overcome the reasons why people fail and you'll have success:

Product and Service not high need or market saturated.
Under capitalized.
Bad management - either not enough skills and knowledge or failure to hire those s]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[To me, it is not about saying or]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[To me, it is not about saying or not saying someone shared in my success.  That being said, there are additional costs with franchises and franchises are all about selling you a franchise, whether or not it may be right for you.  Quite frequently you ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Doesn't it make sense not to try]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Doesn't it make sense not to try and emulate 90% of the businesses out there? I was thinking this a lot lately. People say, "Matt, you do know that 90% of new businesses fail in the first year, right?"
And I'd reply, "I'm not 90% of new business]]></description>
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