Carol Roth — American Author born on December 30, 1973,

Carol Roth is an American radio host, television personality, bestselling author and investor. She was the host of WGN Radio's The Noon Show, and author of the New York Times bestseller book, The Entrepreneur Equation. Roth appears weekly on national cable television networks including Fox Business, CNBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. As a self-styled "recovering" investment banker, she has completed more than $2 billion in capital raising, mergers & acquisitions and related transactions and invests in private companies... (wikipedia)

Many businesses fail because the owner wasn't willing to invest and wasn't educated on the difference between spending money frivolously and investing money into the business for growth, and the risks and rewards of that cash infusion.
Most people end up owning a business by accident. Therefore, they don't usually have a thought process and a strategic plan in place.
Social media can be a powerful tool to listen to, engage with and gain access to customers that you would otherwise not be able to connect with.
Eighty to 90 percent of success in a company has nothing to do with business at all - it's all personal.
Men, if you are in a position of power or authority, please respectfully continue to mentor and work with talented individuals and those with promise, regardless if they are men or women.