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“How Can I Get Money to Start My Own Business?”  That is a question that many people with an idea ask.  The answer can be very simple or very complex.

Here are a couple articles that strive to answer the question.

How Can I Get Money to Start My Own Business?

A very common question people often ask is how can I get money to start my own business? If you need to get money to start your own business there are a million ways you can go about it…

The first thing you might want to consider is what type of business you would like to start because the capital requirements and cost of entry to the market will vary from a few bucks a day to a few thousand or even more.

If this is your first business I would recommend that you find a niche or focus area that has extremely low overhead. Think about it, what would be cheaper to run a grocery store or a landscaping company? Well the two vary in the sense that you need to have a large inventory with the grocery store and with the landscaping company you only need to buy the necessary equipment and basic supplies like string for your weed-wacker and bags to place excess leaves and clean green materials.   –more

Where to Get Money to Start a Business:
10 Sources of Startup Funds for Microsized Businesses

Why don’t more people start their own business?

If you answered, “lack of funds” you’re right on the money.

In various ways, money – getting enough to start the business and worry about not making enough money to replace the income and benefits from a full-time job – is one of the biggest deterrents to would-be business owners.

Nevertheless hundreds of thousands of individuals start businesses each year. How do they do it? Where do they get the money to get started? Here are ten solutions for startup funding for a micro-sized business. Some are nearly risk-free. Others involve significant financial risk and should be used with caution.    –more