So you want to start a business? You've researched the
market, figured out potential cash flow and identified your
competitors. Now all you need is start-up capital. As anyone
who's already tried knows, it's not quite that simple. In
fact, finding the money to go from an idea to an actual business
can be one of the most difficult hurdles entrepreneurs face.
This is particularly true if you've used up, or just
can't access, traditional seed-financing sources: personal
savings, friends or family, credit cards or personal loans from
banks or other financial institutions. So what's left?
Surprisingly, quite a few options, depending on who and where you
are and what type of business you're starting. Here are four
sources to get you going.
Originally published in the July 2000 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine
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