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Strategies For New Small Businesses To Be Successful Beyond 5 Years, Jamaal Johnston
Strategies For New Small Businesses To Be Successful Beyond 5 Years, Jamaal Johnston
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In the United States, small businesses have a high failure rate, with approximately 50% going out of business during the first 5 years. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies small business owners in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States used to stay in business for more than 5 years. Entrepreneurship theory provided the conceptual framework for the study. A sample of 5 small business owners participated in semistructured face-to-face interviews, and additional data were collected from field notes, observations, and review of artifacts related to small business success and longevity. Data were analyzed using …