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Success Is Elusive In The Entrepreneur’S Efforts. Entrepreneurs

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Success is elusive in the entrepreneur’s efforts. Entrepreneurs face variety of problems in an endeavor to setup new enterprise particularly during the growth phase of the organizational life cycle (Syed Fida Hussain, Tahira, & Khalid, 2013). Although, the motives of an entrepreneur maybe to help others or to become wealthy; obstacles such as growth and unforeseen problems could depict challenges along the way. The behavioral health field is becoming more wide spread and an interest to entrepreneurs (Wei-Skillern, 2010). Nevertheless, behavioral health is a critical and often-overlooked component of a successful population health management program; a topic frequently discussed but rarely addressed comprehensively (Floyd, 2016). To address …show more content…

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