Entrepreneurs – How Can You Start A Business With Very Little Money?

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First of all have a look round for sources of borrowing money. The first obvious step is your bank. They are unlikely to lend money unless you have at least a deposit of 20%. Similarly if you approach the Small Business Bureau and ask for a guaranteed loan – they are probably going to want a similar deposit.

They may be able to offer you some advice though. Your best bet is to get together a realistic business plan with what you wish to do and what it will cost in quite detailed format. Also include details of whom you expect your market to be and how large this market is.

A venture capitalist or angel investor is pretty much out of the question unless you have a really unique protected product or a very well established business.

Another source of business funding help may be to apply for a grant. They are difficult to get and you will have to have, not only a good case but a very well defined business idea.

So if you are capital poor the best advice is to start small. Look at a smaller version of what you intend to start up. If you want to open a restaurant for example, look at event catering, cake decoration or providing manned bars for weddings etc. Make sure you have the right licenses, permits and health certificates first.

If you are looking at providing any kind of service – start with offering your services to local businesses first and working from a home office.

If you are looking to sell products or hand made items, then start with a mall kart or stall in a flea market, boot sale or local market place.

You can also try eBay, CraigsList etc.

If you looking to sell produce then try your farmer’s market.

Start small and you have not risked too much and build up. If you do well you will learn, establish your business name and build up capital and customers.

Good luck

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Lee Lister is a Business Consultant with more than 25 year's consultancy experience for many household names. She is known as The Bid Manager or The Biz Guru.
From an early age she began an unparalleled journey through business consulting that continues to span across the UK, USA, Europe and Asia. She has consulted for a considerable number of companies all over the world. Specialising in business change management, start up consultancy and trouble shooting. Lee's experience in marketing and internet marketing is also keenly sought after.

She is a prolific published writer of books, ebooks and articles and can easily be found on major search engine and Amazon. Her books include: FastTrack Bid Management, Proposal Writing For Smaller Businesses, How Much Does It Cost To Start A Business, Entrepreneur's Apprentice and a series of Start My New Business books that do as they say in the title!

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