Start-ups: How to overcome common challenges
Posted: Tue 23rd Sep 2025
Many people aspire to start a new business. But the excitement of owning a business and being your own boss can lead would-be entrepreneurs to underestimate the enormity of the task they're about to undertake.
In this webinar, George Demetriou explores some of the common business challenges that start-ups face and explain how best to overcome them.
Topics covered in this session
The reasons why business start-ups fail within the first one to three years
The key challenges start-ups face
Action you can take to make sure your business sees success
About the speaker
George started his first business from scratch in 1980 after gaining experience in the corporate world.
He went on to start several more in the decades that followed, selling one of his businesses to Logistic Partners (MTD) Ltd 12 years ago and joining the company as business development director.
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