Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Not all businesses are built to last. In a world where ...

We've all heard the U.S. Bureau of Labor stats: 20% of small businesses fail in the first twelve months, and 50% in the first five years. They're real numbers, but the commonly cited reasons are not ...

Starting a business can be one of the most rewarding and exciting journeys you can go on, but if the business fails, the failure can be tough to manoeuvre. Research shows that about 20 percent of ...