The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Patrick Burke is the Managing Partner of Burke & Schindler PLL and Concentric Wealth Management. Passionate about helping entrepreneurs start, grow, manage, and build valuable businesses, he has advised more than 200 successful start-ups, and is an expert across multiple disciplines including mergers and acquisitions, business financing, and deal structuring. He’s on the Board of Directors for SMS Holdings in Nashville and UASI in Cincinnati and maintains Series 7 and Series 66 Securities licenses. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and is an avid swimmer, cyclist, drummer and grandfather. His new book is The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes And How To Avoid Them. What You’ll Learn: THE IDEA: A veteran business advisor came up with 8 key questions every aspiring business owner needs to ask, based on his own experience with hundreds of clients. These are the questions that reveal the truth behind the dream. THE WHY: Starting a business isn’t just about having a great idea. Successful business owners have the constitution to handle tremendous risk and a competitive streak that’s unremitting. More importantly, they know that about themselves. THE ACTION: Asking these 8 questions provides any businessperson with the opportunity to take a hard look in the mirror and avoid a potentially tragic mistake. The questions will show if they have the factors it takes to succeed.