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The Stressors of Starting a Business

From the Show: Staying Well
Summary: Starting a business is a big deal... so how can you get your business going and stay stress-free?
Air Date: 1/6/14
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
Guest Bio: David Newman, Marketing Expert
DNewmanDavid Newman is a nationally-recognized marketing expert and author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Do It! Marketing: 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Boost Sales, Maximize Profits and Crush Your Competition.

David runs a marketing strategy firm dedicated to making thought-leading entrepreneurs and executives more successful. David's clients and audiences include Oracle, IBM, American Express, and Wells Fargo, in addition to trade associations, non-profits, and entrepreneurial businesses of all sizes.

David is a regular blogger for the American Management Association and for Vistage, the world's largest CEO peer group organization, and his small business marketing advice has been featured and quoted in the New York Times, Investors Business Daily, Sales & Marketing Management, Selling Power, Entrepreneur Magazine, and hundreds of media outlets throughout North America.
  • Book Title: Do It! Marketing: 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Boost Sales, Maximize Profits and Crush Your Competition
  • Guest Twitter Account: @dnewman
The Stressors of Starting a Business
You've thought about starting your own business for years, and this time you're ready to put your money where your mouth is. It's true what you hear that starting your own business will demand a massive amount of your time, and for a good reason.

Every year in the U.S. alone, more than one million businesses start up. However, 40 percent will not make it through the first year, and within five years of the starting date, 80 percent of businesses will fail. Ouch.

If you're still determined and willing to risk, you could potentially have a successful business.

Marketing expert and author, David Newman, shares the most important do's and don'ts of starting your own business, as well as what you need in order to be successful.