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By Shari Waters, About.com Guide to Retailing

Reasons People Don't Start a Business

Tuesday August 15, 2006

I'll bet that everyone reading this knows of at least one person (it may be you) that has once toyed with the idea of becoming his/her own boss. That person may have worked out in their head how they would run their business. They may have even researched the type of business they wanted to start. But then it happened. Fear, procrastination, or not knowing where to start took over any hope or dream they once had.

Here are four barriers that keep people from starting a retail business, as well as tips for conquering those fears.

Poll: What's Stopping You From Starting a Business?

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