What is the one reason you can't or couldn't start a business?

I was broke with no money and bankrupt. I wrote a business plan, raised $203,000 in 2 weeks from strangers and was a millionaire 3 1/2 years later.I tell you how to do it in my book, One Million in the Bank: How To Make $1,000,000 With Your Own Business, Even If You Have No Money Or Experience On Amazon). You really, really should read it. I have also written a Veterans' Guide To One Million in the Bank. It does have good original material, but you must get the main book.

You can do it. If you plan right. All of the 12 stories in my book, people were millionaires in 3-7 years from starting with nothing. Feel free to contact me with questions after or before you get the book, http://www.onemillioninthebank.com.
God bless! Good Luck!

the current economy is not favor for small businesses currently

Location, business type, skill-set, family obligations, capital. Quite a few variables.
There's a vast difference between a small entrepreneurship and owning a company. I hear this from younger service-members constantly" "When I get out, I'm just going to go into business for myself."
Sounds pretty easy. Where's your start-up funds? Do you know how much advertising costs? Store-front or home business? Employees? How many? Tax code? Overhead? Implementation? Travel? Hometown? Demographics? Experience? Tools? Technology...tools and software? Clientele?
The point is: The average person doesn't come of the military knowing all of these things.

Not enough money, I'm wanting to build a Perpetual Energy Generator, and it'll be expensive, but no body calls back!

I attended ever transition programe available. I felt everything covered was for individuals applying or sending a resume to a larger company like Walmart or Amazon. What the transition program failed to compare the idea of teamwork, honesty, integrity and being responsible with that of the civilian workforce. I was quickly hired at every company I interviewed with. The first was a large warehouse similar to what I did as an E3. I found out real quick that other employees were ready to jump me behind the building. Their reason was I worked too fast and had ideas for making our truck loading more safe and efficient. Next job - I was hazardous materials qualified inspector / certifier while working at a shipyard. There were tons of hazardous paint and marine coatings tossed everywhere in the yard. I volunteered to properly identify, store and dispose of all that stuff. I was laughed at and told they have no money and I had no business of knowing what was there. So if I knew the outside world was so cutthroat I would have opened my business befor all this. I have nothing right now due to fighting Parkinsons.