ESSENTIAL STAGES OF A SUCCESSFUL START UP

At the time, startups were rare and considered very risky. Starting a company was hard, expensive and required a lot of capital and planning. Most companies grew very slowly.

YOU DONT NEED FUNDING FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Recently, we were speaking to a group of entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs when one of the latter asked a familiar question: "I have a great business idea; how do I get it funded?" We hear this concern frequently from entrepreneurs contemplating a startup. However, we don't think that a lack of funding is typically the issue -- it's a symptom.