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title: "5 Fatal Mistakes That Hold Back businesses"
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published_at: "2010-06-20T22:20:50+00:00"
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excerpt: "A great article from Small biz trends on the 5 fatal mistakes that will hold back your business from its true potential. Have a great idea, product, or service? This article is for you. 5 Fatal Mistakes That Hold Back..."
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# 5 Fatal Mistakes That Hold Back businesses

#### By Matt Adams June 20, 2010

A great article from Small biz trends on the 5 fatal mistakes that will hold back your business from its true potential. Have a great idea, product, or service? This article is for you.  
 [5 Fatal Mistakes That Hold Back Start-up Business Owners](http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/06/5-fatal-mistakes-that-hold-back-start-up-business-owners.html)
  
 The 5 key things:

1. Not Appreciating Social Intelligence
2. Have a Professional Business Website
3. Make Sure Your Email Address is Branded With Your Company Name and That the Email Address Works
4. Not Investing in Your Brand
5. Have a Real Phone Number for Your Business

Do go read the article. its a short, yet vital read.  
 **Did you know [factor1](https://www.factor1studios.dev)
 can help help you navigate all 5 of these?**We’ll we dont sell or manage number 5, we do have some links we can share to sweet services to make getting a real phone easier.

#### By Matt Adams June 20, 2010