To find information for this article I googled “10 reasons businesses fail”.  Here are some of the results: Lack of planning Over expansion No website Insufficient capital Poor management Owner quits too quickly Lack of branding Inability to close a sale Demand Unlucky Thats enough of what google thinks. From your experience, what have you seen as the main driver behind why businesses fail?

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Wikipedia defines corporate responsibility as: a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally, CSR policy would function as a built-in, self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure its adherence to law, ethical standards, and international norms. Business would embrace responsibility for the impact of their activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, [...]

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The story has been told a million and one times.  A large company reaches into their considerably deep pockets to purchase the influence of a politician.  This (among other things) has been identified as a principle reason behind the recent recession in America.  This type of behavior seems to go against everything the US stands [...]

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Divorce payments have been known to bring people to their knees.  Losing 40% of your net worth tends to have that impact on people.  Celebrity divorce settlements draw much attention because of headline grabbing dollar amounts: Michael Douglas – $45 Million Steven Spielberg – $100 Million Craig McCaw – $460 Million These amounts are staggering even for the ultra [...]

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Police officers are often accused of being trigger/taser happy.  It is easy to see why a person would make this accusation.  Officers of the law have the right to shoot/taser anyone committing a “crime”.  History has taught us that the word “crime” can be very subjective.  See the video below for proof: In an instance like [...]

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