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	Find Venture Capital 2:27 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Vince Occhipinti explains how his firm makes investment decisions. More...
	Think Big 3:39 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Bill Wiedemann raised $18 million with two rounds of venture capital.
	Finance Without A Bank 2:41 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member There are no business startup bank loans. Every founder who wins money from a banker to get going had personal assets to use as collateral. Or, they might have been lucky to convince a friend or family member to co-sign on a loan. Laurie Synder, founder of Flap Happy, had to look beyond banks to make her darling hats. More...
	Find Like-Minded People 1:48 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member With a clearly defined mission, it is easy to find others who think like you think.
	Leave Profits In The Business 3:23 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Most small business owners have to bootstrap their startup and that discipline tends to carry forward so the company can grow with its own cash.
	Start Small 2:39 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member You can start a business on a wing and a prayer and if you start small enough you can shield yourself from major disappointment or financial loss.
	Work, Work, Work 2:37 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Starting a business from scratch is almost impossible. You need the right idea at the right time, the right people and the physical energy of a nuclear power plant. More...
	Attract Money With A Great Idea 4:09 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Fess Parker says that he learned from Walt Disney about the power of ideas.
	Prepare For A Long-Term Ramp Up 3:05 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member NoUVIR is the second company launched by the Millers so they knew it would be difficult. More...
	Fund The Dreams Of Others 2:42 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Most people tend to ask, "Why should I fund the dreams of others?" People like Remigius Shatas ask, "Why not?" For him, it extends his life-long work. Meet Remigius as he shares his wisdom.
	Pay Your Debts Cheerfully 2:22 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Wing Lam and his brothers were happy to pay back their parents for a startup loan.
	Prepare To Invest Personally 2:19 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Sohrab Voussoughi, founder of Ziba Design, started his company with $400, a wife who agreed they could cut their personal expenses and a good idea where he would get his first job. More...
	Use OPM To Build Beyond Yourself 2:14 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Andy Wilson, founder of Boston Duck Tours, spent all of his own money and covers a million-plus dollar shortfall through a creative offering memorandum.
	Learn Bank-Speak 4:31 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Tim Hennessy, founder of Ekkwill Waterlife Resources, had to learn how to launch his business while barely keeping his family afloat. More...
	Find An Angel 2:08 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Debra St. Claire, founder of EcoNatural, found an angel investor with a special appreciation for her business idea.
	Use Money to Borrow Money 1:15 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member The Schroeders were able to get a loan to buy this building by using their own cash as collateral.
	Find Suppliers Who Help 2:15 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Founder Tom Gegax tell us that TiresPlus financed its growth by plowing the earnings of the business back into expansion and by borrowing from suppliers.
	Ask Vendors To Be Your Bank 2:04 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Country Supply customers brag on the company's catalog and its personal service. More...
	Start Simple 4:51 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Founder Marty Edelston used his savings and started with one product. More...
	Take Dozens of Investors 2:07 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member It took the SBA plus 48 investors along with every penny Chef Keller had to make this perfect little dish. More...
	Launch a Bankable Business 2:33 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member In 1971 Don Dzekciorius convinced a banker to make him a loan to get started.
	Start Small 1:11 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Joan Keller says that she and her husband did what most of us do; they started their business with what they could scrape together.
	Save to Impress a Banker 2:26 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Angelo DeLucia was able to save money even when he was only earning 32 cents an hour. A banker recognized the discipline this took and was happy to invest in Angelo's ideas.
	Innovate to Attract Investment 2:53 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member New ideas that will impact large numbers of people will win venture capital.
	Find Cash to Launch 3:08 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Grace Tsujikawa-Boyd founded Pyro Media in her basement in 1969. More...

How does one finance the startup?

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Find Venture Capital

Think Big

Finance Without A Bank

Find Like-Minded People

Leave Profits In The Business

Start Small

Work, Work, Work

Attract Money With A Great Idea

Prepare For A Long-Term Ramp Up

Fund The Dreams Of Others

Pay Your Debts Cheerfully

Prepare To Invest Personally

Use OPM To Build Beyond Yourself

Learn Bank-Speak

Find An Angel

Use Money to Borrow Money

Find Suppliers Who Help

Ask Vendors To Be Your Bank

Start Simple

Take Dozens of Investors

Launch a Bankable Business

Start Small

Save to Impress a Banker

Innovate to Attract Investment

Find Cash to Launch