Why Small Businesses Fail: What Your Accountant Is Not Telling You You’ve heard the statistics: Half of small businesses fail within their first five years and only a third survive 10 years or longer. Research has found poor cash-flow management is to blame for as many as 82 percent of startup and small business failures. What about home-based businesses? Since more than two-thirds of entrepreneurs start their businesses from home, it’s reasonable to assume for every home startup that is successful there are several that don’t make it. Not getting enough sales leads, lack of marketing, not enough support and … Continue reading 6 Signs Your Home Business May Face a Cash Crisis