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15 Warning Signs That Your Business Sucks

Tanya Crossman

Tanya Crossman

This week we have been thinking on an article by Neil Patel over on QuickSprout called 15 signs that your business sucks.

An attention-grabbing headline, and the content keeps your attention. As Neil states at the beginning, there is no exact science to tell you whether your business will succeed or fail, but he brings up 15 factors that contribute to the failures of many start-ups.

1. You’re not making a profit
2. You haven’t talked to a potential customer
3. You don’t love what you do
4. You can’t take criticism
5. You don’t care about your customers
6. People don’t talk about your company
7. You’re not agile enough
8. You aren’t cheap
9. You don’t know when to spend money
10. You don’t have a good lawyer
11. You hate to delegate
12. You keep on making the same mistakes
13. You hate taking risks
14. You’re on your first business
15. You can’t focus

I’m sure any business out there will find a few areas from this list that could use some attention. We certainly found a few that apply to us.

Do any of the items on Neil’s list ring a bell for you?
What other factors do you think are important in running a successful business?

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