Just reading through some of the replies it seems a few common threads are appearing:
(1) People are able to put in enough effort to keep the business around, but can't seem to find that energy to MAKE IT HAPPEN.
(2) This can be due to lack of motivation, lack of focus, inability to balance family/job/business, wondering if all the extra work is worth it etc.
Is this about right?
BTW, one of the reasons I'm asking all this is because I'm doing research for a possible eBook to help solve these problems. So far, the replies I'm getting are pretty much what I thought the problems were, but I wanted to confirm.
Keep them coming people!