For businesses that don't make money in their first 3 years, there's some more indepth criteria but they're less cut and dry than the "are you usually profitabl

For businesses that don't make money in their first 3 years, there's some more indepth criteria but they're less cut and dry than the "are you usually profitable" rule For example do you put a substantial amount of your own time into the business, is it normal to have large startup costs before coming profitable in your field, is the business your primary livelihood or just a side project,etc