Optimum News 12 Newsday.com MSG Varsity Explore LI AM New York Optimum Autos Optimum Homes

8 essentials to succeeding with a new business

Quick ReadHere are seven suggestions on ways to set a new business on a firm foundation.

Taking the time to plan a new business

Photo credit: iStock | Taking the time to plan a new business and to stick with it can help it defy the odds -- 86 percent of small businesses fail in the first three years. (Undated)

Jamie Herzlich

Newsday columnist Jamie Herzlich Jamie Herzlich

Herzlich writes the Small Business column in Newsday.

bio

Thanks to modern technology and the Internet, it's become relatively easy for just about any aspiring entrepreneur to start a business.

In fact, it may be too easy, say small-business experts, considering that 86 percent of all small businesses fail within the first three years.

If you want to avoid the same fate for your own start-up, you need to lay the proper foundation and groundwork...

Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online® customers.

Already
registered?
Log in
Already a
subscriber/customer?
Register
Subscribe for
a free trial!
Subscribe

Find Newsday on Facebook