In the not too distant past, launching a business was a daunting task. It meant setting up a shop in a visible place where customers could arrive to check out and hopefully purchase your products or services. With the advantages offered by online selling, all of that has changed!
You needed to order supplies, keep the shop clean, heated and ventilated. You virtually always had to be present, like it was a little baby and you were a single parent. All of these factors assuming that your products would start selling within only in weeks rather than months of starting up.
So anyone planning to establish a business should consider all the factors... and make a decision about whether the risk is too high or the guarantee of success too low. Today with the lower overhead cost of running an online or 'virtual' business, its much more affordable to get up and running. And you can be in profit within days!