Learn From Others
Build your list of contacts from speaking with others.
One entrepreneur who wanted to open a restaurant got his list ofpotential investors by attending all the grand openings ofrestaurants in the area where he wanted to locate. By asking forthe names of people who invested in those restaurants, he soon hadenough contact names to finance his own business.
Excerpted from Start Your Own Business: The Only Start-Up GuideYou'll Ever Need