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Starting a business whether on a small scale or a big one, is a big opportunity. It is a dream comes true for many. But their dreams may fall apart, if inaccuracy or blunders are not kept aside. Let's see few common mistakes that are normally seen in a small business.

1. Poor operational Management: The common mistake that a small business begin with is the poor management. People with lack of knowledge about the product start the business and thus lead to the failure.

2. Contract Mistakes: Small business people generally make the contact mistakes as they are incompetent enough to hire a lawyer to understand the contract. Signing or creating the wrong contract leads to failure.

3. Too little cash: Another big mistake is to start with very little money. Say, for instance, if a guy wants to start a business with a total worth of $ 2000, he is bound to fail.

4. Hi-tech Gadgets: Giving hi-tech gadgets to the employees like laptop, black berries with less work, includes high cost and failure in the end.

5. Losing Focus: Not having a vision of what to achieve leads to a BIG failure. The more is the correct focus or vision, the more is the chances to survive in the market and grow.

6. Customer mistake: Choosing the right customer makes the business grow. If you are in the trail of the wrong customer, the failure begins.

7. Failure to adapt: Market keeps changing. Failure to adapt the changing market gives a big failure. When the change strikes, you should be able to cope and survive.

8. Understanding sales: The more focus on sales rather than checking the expenses simultaneously and profit on the other hand is important. Failing to check those leads to failure.

9. Lack of technical knowledge: Lack of knowledge in the technical area needs attention. You should have a complete know of cash accounting, money management, software etc.

10. Improper planning: Not planning ahead or planning inappropriately is a major negative aspect. Plan ahead and properly can always lead to a success.

11. Hiring inefficient employees: Just for giving the low salary, hiring inefficient employees is a big failure.

12. Thinking small: Think big if you have to compete against large organizations. Fetching customers from big competitors surely needs big thinking.

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