Raising Money from Friends and Family - Think Again
Date: Saturday, April 09, 2005 @ 12:08 PM EDT
Topic: Finance and Capital
Jeff Cornwell of Belmont University blogs about the pitfalls of raising money from friends and family. He says, "Keep business as business, friendships as friendships, and family as family if at all possible." That's sound advice.
I've been fortunate enough to be able to fund my current business through bootstrapping. I consult for a period of time, use some of the profit from that to build my core business to the next level, then go back to consulting when I need/want to.
I'd be interested in hearing how other Unit of 1's have gotten their startup funding. Please take our poll, and chime in with some comments!
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