(PRWEB) March 27, 2005 -- "The Small Business Administration states that this year 50% of all small business start-ups will go out of business by the same time next year, and 90% of the surviving start-up businesses will go out of business by their fifth year."
"This is a tragedy," says Dr. David Newman, a small business expert, who now resides in Jefferson City, Missouri. "Every person that starts a business is smart enough to succeed...but this doesn't matter if they don't know the seven survival skills to survive those crucial first five years!" Lincoln University College of Business and Professional Studies is holding a small business seminar on Tuesday March 29th at 6 PM, and a three-hour seminar on Saturday April 2nd at 10AM. Both seminars are open to the public. Seating is limited to 35, please call (314)667-5239 for reservations.
Here are Dr. Newman's Seven Survival Skills:
1. Find your passion...what you would love to do...something you are so good at that people will pay you to do it.
2. Don't assume - no matter what your question, keep asking unitl two knowledgeable people give you the same answer.
3. The biggest test of your business is: Can You Survive Your First Year In Business?
4. No matter what your problem is, there is an expert available, but it isn't your local banker or SBA office. We will show you exactly where to go for assistance.
5. Don't be intimidated. Business looks much more difficult than it really is. Surround yourself with people who are successful small business owners, and other professionals that have the answers!
6. The key to business is education. Remember this quote: "Education is a fountain of knowledge. Few come to drink. More come to sip. But, unfortunately, most come just to gargle."
7. When you feel like quitting, repeat this three time: "Do you want fries with that?"
Dr. David Newman, author of The Enterpreneurs' Success Manual, has helped thousands of small-business owners bring their hopes, dreams, and businesses from a concept to their ultimate goal, and in many cases, the Initial Public Offering. He has served as a Chief Executive Officer for a business incubation firm, Chief Operations Officer for a software manufacturing company, an investment banker, a private fiduciary, a banking fraud investigator with the Resolution Trust Corporation, and is now the Presiden of a New Business Development division that specializes in taking companies from formation through the Initial Public Offering process. Dr. Newman also teaches his business techniques at seminars throughout the United States.
Dr. David Newman is a very outspoken and totally irreverent, hard hitting business professional who teaches business owners how to have an outrageously successful business. To interview him call (573)462-6512.
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