Many statistics looking at closed businesses lump voluntary closures and failures together, which can make your odds look grimmer than they actually may be. (creditdonkey.com)
For example, D&B's startup failure ratio for 1994 was 10:1 (one failure for every 10 startups) but according to the Census Bureau it was 1.1:1 (one failure for every 1.1 startups); this discrepancy is because the Census Bureau data lumps together voluntary closures and failures. (creditdonkey.com)
The Chinese government's media arm, the Xinhua News Agency, has defended regulators» recent decision to outlaw token sales, or ICOs, and the voluntary closure of bitcoin exchanges that followed. (getrevue.co)