For many entrepreneurs trying to start or grow their businesses, signing new clients is cause for celebration.
After all, businesses can’t survive without clients, and the odds already aren’t stacked in their favor: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 20% of new businesses fail within their first two years of opening, 45% within the first five years and 65% within the first 10 years.
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