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Five growth stages for a small business

Woman holding an 'open' sign at a restaurant [Courtesy]

Starting and growing a small business is not a stroll in the park. Data shows that 20 per cent of small businesses don’t survive past the first year. And by the end of the second year, 30 per cent of small businesses will have folded. By the fifth year, half of the small businesses will have failed.

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