How to Fail
in Business
by Jon Hardie
Here are a few basic guidelines on how
not to start a business. If your intention is
to generate a massive tax write-off,
however, you may find a few helpful
pointers. Or if you want to be written up
as one of the most successful nonprofit
organizations in your area, read on. After
all, it's only money.
• When starting a business, forget that
it will take twice as much money and
twice as long as you originally planned,
and that you will earn half as much as
you banked on. If you stick with your
original estimates (the ones you doodled
on the placemat at the restaurant), you're
on