Is starting a business brave, smart, stupid or nuts?

“I have started nine businesses. I can tell you this from experience: If everyone who starts a business had to get a sign-off from the general population, no one would start a business… Getting advice about whether to start a particular business is tricky. Whom do you ask? I would ask business owners. They understand the risks, the opportunities, the potential problems and the things you need to watch out for. Perhaps you can learn from their mistakes.” Read on

Jay Goltz NYtimes.com

Published 16 September 2009.

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