After having referred to 5 of the dangerous business decisions which you will most likely regret, it's only fair to look into the choices that you will be proud of; the one's that will help make you a success.
I am going to skip the long monologue and jump right in. However, the question begs to be asked: Does doing all of these things guarantee anything? The answer: YES. While one can never ensure a business venture will be a success, these steps will in fact train you on how to start, grow, and maintain a business.
Why is it that most entrepreneurs fail the first 8 times? Well, because they were still in training. Think about baseball players. They don't make contact the first time they step to the plate, they are fine tuning their approach with each swing, then they video tape their swing, and they fine tune some more. Get it?