Start Up Funding

Angel investors provide more business funding than do venture capital groups. Angel funding organizations in the west coast of the United States today are responsible for nearly a third of the total angel capitalist investments. The West Coast is also frequently referred to as the "Tech Coast" among entrepreneurs today due to the boom in tech startups across the coast.

Once you become an entrepreneur, your thoughts become consumed by your business. You will find yourself pondering aspects of business at the oddest times. Your friends and family may have a hard time to accept the fact that you have changed your mindset into all business and work.

It's the age old questions many new entrepreneurs have, "How do I start a new business? What should I do first?" Ponder these thoughts .... The vast majority of small businesses are one person and they derive an income from being self-employed. Consider what happens if this person is unable to work, could their income continue?

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It's a very common new business strategy. Someone starts a new business by copying the product or service that another company already offers. Why? The usually reason is because they think they can provide a better version of the offering.

Most entrepreneurs create a company for one reason - to provide themselves with an income. However, you should consider an important, second reason - to create an asset that is a business. Let's consider the question of how to sell your business. But, before you can sell it, you have to build a business worth selling.

A recent study showed that the number one reason people become entrepreneurs is to do what they want to do, and not what someone else tells them to do. Believe it or not, it's not to make money. The first big mistake is just this.