Small business is called small for a reason. I think many small businesses fail due to expansion beyond the demand for the services. A small business can support a family comfortably by targeting the nearby community. When these good small businesses are franchised and pushed nationally the do not have the infrastructure and fold under the weight of the demands. Failed small business fill business graveyards everywhere. The current business environment is not good for small businesses. The legal demands that burden small business start ups are daunting. Luke Weil can smell a bad small business a mile away. Small businesses are really at a disadvantage these days.