Table 3 |
% of Firms Reporting Risk in the Prospectus |
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Risk Factors |
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Employee Growth Risk Factors |
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Dependence on employees |
82.9 |
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Managerial inexperience |
4.2 |
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Limited underwriter experience |
4.6 |
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Competitive labor market |
32.1 |
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Sales Growth Risk Factors |
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Competitive risk |
94.9 |
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Customer dependence |
65.1 |
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New product or service |
27.9 |
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Product dependence |
11.6 |
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Losing patent / not getting patent |
37.4 |
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Seasonal business |
19.8 |
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Supplier dependence |
31.9 |
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Technological change / obsolescence |
39.6 |
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General Risk Factors |
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Legal proceedings |
7.5 |
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Limited operating history |
24.8 |
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