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1.9 Why New businesses fail

9/9/2019

Lack of record keeping

New businesses may take record keeping for granted - i.e. keeping record of their sales, invoices, receipts. These are necessary to help with convincing bankers on their performance and track record. Without these - new businesses struggle to obtain additional financing if needed to sustain their business.

Lack of Working Capital

Working capital refers to the cash in hand that the businesses should have to ensure day-to-day operational expenses are properly managed. Insufficient working capital may lead to loss of sales - for example not having enough cash to pay wages to workers would lead to loss of productivity among workers and eventually loss of sales in the long run.

Poor Management Skills

New entrepreneurs may not possess all the skills needed to be a successful leader - and the lack of some management skills may potentially lead to business failure, for example not able to lead a team or motivate them to work towards the company's goal.

Changes in Business Environment

New businesses who do not adapt to changes in the business environment may stand to lose out. For example if there a change and growth in producing safe and environmentally products as consumers prefer them - this is something worth considering as this has an impact to sales.

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1.8 Challenges of an entrepreneur

2/9/2019

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What are the challenges of an Entrepreneur?

An entrepreneur face many challenges in setting up a business, as can be found below:

Deciding on a business idea - this is quite difficult to do if one have no idea where to begin. To help, those interested in starting a business can look at their hobbies as a guide. For example, if you love baking, then you can consider starting a home bakery.
Determining a location - where to place your business is key. If it is very near to potential customers then it may likely be expensive. But if it is too far, then it may be a cheaper rental but can you reach your customers?
Lack of capital - not having enough money is another challenge. Banks may be unwilling to loan money to businesses who have no track record - so what do you do?
Competition - how do you compete with businesses that have long existed before yours have begun?
Building a customer base - this is a challenge because gaining new customers is also a challenge. Therefore to maintain them and to grow new ones will take time.

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