Fund Your Business
The number one reason why most businesses fail is that they're underfunded. That's a fact. And while, at one time, you could just about go to a bank with a good idea and a great name and get a small business loan, it's a lot harder in today's economy to get solid funding for your business. There are lots of ways to minimize your expenditures when you're launching and growing your business, but let's face facts: you need some money to make money. As I've preached to you week after week, you need funding to pay the experts you should be consulting, the designers and developers for your logos and web sites, marketing efforts, and more. Since I rarely recommend business loans to my clients (partly because they're hard to get and partly because my clients rarely actually need them), let's get into some nitty gritty about alternative ways to fund your business startup or growth. 1. Get your personal finances in order. Before you start looking anywhere el