Electric power lines at sunset. James O'Neil It's a proven fact that business is a ruthless, dog-eat-dog world. One may ask, what's my proof? It's estimated that approximately 65% of new businesses fail in their first 10 years. That's right: Roughly two out of three companies don't "live" past the age of 10. These businesses can't even survive long enough to begin returning capital to their owners. This is why I'm so amazed by publicly traded companies that boast lengthy dividend growth track records and in ...