1. LECTURE
Starting a Business
It is definitely not for everyone.

2. Starting a Business
The most profitable investment anyone can make is starting a business
It is also one of the riskiest investments anyone can make – You’ve heard the statistics:
“50% businesses fail in the first year!”
“80% of businesses fail in the first 5 years!”
“100% of businesses fail in the first 10,000 years!”
The truth is that no one knows the failure rate of small businesses because no one – not even the IRS – knows how many small businesses there are! Another truth is that many small business owners often will fail 2 or 3 or more times … until they succeed.

3. Starting a Business SCORE – sandiego.score.org Kiva – www.kiva.org
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SCORE – sandiego.score.org
Service Corps of Retired Executives
Kiva –
Worldwide peer-to-peer lending organization
Accion San Diego –
Awesome local small business organization
South SD Small Business Development Center
Hosted by Southwestern at our National City campus –
BUS-120, BUS-145, etc. – Don’t forget us!
There are tremendous resources available to small business owners. Don’t Go It Alone!