600 Businesses Are Closing Every Day. Here's What's Actually Killing Them.

Six hundred American small businesses are closing every day. Owners blame tariffs, inflation, AI, and the economy. The Federal Reserve and the Bureau of Labor Statistics tell a different story.This episode walks through the actual data behind the closure wave, and the three operational patterns that separate businesses that survive from the ones that close. The Cash Flow Blind Spot. The Demand Drift. The Owner-as-System Problem.Three findings, three fixes. About six hours of total work to start running operationally instead of reactively.Mentioned in this episode: (Stop Running A 2019 Business In A 2026 Market). Listen next.Take the Operator Assessment: notebookofacoo.com/assessment.html