ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR YOUR BUSINESS AS A START UP? To scale your business to mainstream as a start-up is one of the most challenging journeys one can embark on as an entrepreneur. But with dedication, determination, resilience, persistence, and consistency they journey will definitely be worth it in the long run. But let's face the meat of the matter, which is a lack of funds. Recently, 3 individuals came to my DM seeking funds to start their business, which came with beautiful ideas. One already has his business running, and the other is just starting out, while the last is till in the ideation phase. So let's talk about the best solutions that can be of assistance to these 3 amazing individuals. 1. As an individual who has an amazing idea. No matter how beautiful it is, you must get the ball rolling yourself. Meaning you need to get that beautiful idea off the ground, bring it to life, and implement and execute them so that people can how tangible it is. Even if you don't have enough fuss, start with what you have where you are and do what you can. The bitter truth is that no one cares about an idea, but people love to see and praise results. From what they see, they can choose to help, and this is where your result attracts investors, philanthropists, and destiny helpers. No amount of prayer will bring them to you till you have discovered the secret God concealed in you and brought it to live, then God glorifies you by blessing you with the gift of men. I could remember when I started my first business on cosmetology, I used my personal savings to kick the idea off the ground, and my father's boys quarter as my production room. 2. Starting out a business with borrowed funds may not be the wisest thing to do. If you can avoid it but it's great to take risks and be ready to face the consequences that come with collecting loans. You can start with your personal funds, then raise capital from family and friends, and leverage your social capital. If any of the above fails you, then you may have to take up some jobs where you serve people and get paid or sell something or things. Just go and sell something, your time and expertise, and exchange it for money and save for a period of time while implementing and executing on your business. I, for one, I have found myself in this position twice in my life time and the first thing I did was to leverage network marketing business to raise the needed funds that I needed to use to support my business. The second time I had to do this, I sold some of my personal belongings and leveraged affiliate marketing to raise the funds I needed to support my personal business. So sit with yourself and analyse which is it going to be for you 3. Lastly is access to grants, loans, equity shares, and crowd funding. Time may not allow me to explain each of these, but let me give you a hint. There is a lot of free money available to business owners and entrepreneurs, but a lot of people don't know about this. Go on Google and research about them, especially grants and enrol into programs where you will be coached on how to access and win these grants e.g ( teft, winbiz, sheafrica,etc), loans (federal government loans, nank of agriculture, bank of industries) and equity shares (lion den). Why do you need training, you may ask? Because as much as these are free money but you must undergo a structured process to prove that you and your business and idea are worth such financial investment from people. This will still lead you back to my first point, which is for you to start something from where you are with what you have. 85% of individuals and businesses who have won these grants and equity shares or access to government loans are people who are already executing and building on thier business, setting in the needed structures needed for thier business to grow. So my dear start up, I hope with these few points of my I have guided you on the next step you need to take to access funds for your business while executing in the growth of your business to mainstream. If you need more assistance on how you can leverage social media to grow your business, send me a DM or use the link in my bio to book a strategy session with me ⤵️ https://bit.ly/StrategicSectionWithEminentAugusta Don't give up on that idea. The world is waiting for you to shine your light on us and solve our problems. I am rooting for you, stand up, and beat the game.