{"id":13925,"date":"2018-05-22T17:54:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=13925"},"modified":"2018-05-22T17:54:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:54:44","slug":"why-you-should-fund-your-project-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/why-you-should-fund-your-project-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Be Financially Independent When Starting Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mobidev.biz\/upload\/blog\/blog_660xauto_243_how-to-raise-funds-for-your-software-project.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for fund your project\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Every company relies on funding in its early stages, and its founders often obtain that funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%b0%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%83-%d8%9f\/\">Investors<\/a> private funding sources. However, a study found that<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> more than 80% of startup founders struggle to secure funding, and some are unable to raise enough money to launch their <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">business, forcing them to delay it or abandon the idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It is often said that failure is the first step toward success. Therefore, growing without external funding is a major achievement\u2014and it is not impossible because\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Some prominent people today started their own companies without external funding, including Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and Richard Branson. They <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Wait for confirmation that the initial phase has succeeded before developing and expanding the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In this post, I\u2019ll outline some of the key benefits of starting your own business with limited capital and without involving anyone else or bringing in investors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Some of these benefits include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">You own the company, and you run it:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">People often say that partnerships lead to failure\u2014or are highly likely to fail\u2014because each person wants their decision to come first and be the one that is <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">carried out. This is where problems arise that can lead to the company\u2019s failure. But if you are the sole owner and manager, you can make decisive, necessary decisions <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">that lead to success, without anyone influencing your decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Keeping the budget limited for a better business plan:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You need to develop strategies for your company that can be covered by its current budget, including the costs of any resulting mistakes.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/three-financial-estimates-required-by-the-work-plan\/\"> \u062e\u0637\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644<\/a>Some entrepreneurs <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">cover mistakes with funding, but this is a mistake. Without addressing the underlying problems, this approach will ultimately lead to the company\u2019s failure and collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Monitoring and adapting to change:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Not every company succeeds. A company with a clear, well-established system can thrive, while one without a defined system may fail. However, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">such failure can lead to decisions such as replacing current investors. That is a mistake; in reality, you should change your business plan and define <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">a consistent system for the company. You should learn from your mistakes so you don\u2019t repeat them. That\u2019s how success begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Focusing on customers instead of investors:<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The more investors a company has, the greater your workload becomes. The company is no longer yours alone\u2014you have partners, and this added responsibility can <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">lead to mental and emotional exhaustion and make it difficult to work. The best solution in this situation is to focus on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%86%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%9f\/\"> The customers<\/a> because every company in the world <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">depends on its customers\u2014and that\u2019s where success comes from, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">You won\u2019t leave your job until you\u2019re generating revenue:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You need to stay committed to your work and put in at least a full workday to generate the revenue you\u2019re aiming for. That\u2019s what an ambitious person does, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You should also create a backup plan alongside your main plan, and make sure it\u2019s better than the original. That way, if the first plan fails, you can put the backup into action <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The second plan, without considering other plans and without wasting any more time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Funding requires business continuity:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Any funding a company receives commits it to continuing operations, since it now has partners who want to achieve success. However, this <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">funding can place a significant burden on the company\u2019s owner. If you can resolve your business plan\u2019s challenges without external funding, pursue that option and avoid putting yourself under <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">financial pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Distributing your shares internally to build the team:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Choosing not to accept external funding does not mean you cannot bring people together to form a team or merge your company with another. You can do this to achieve substantial growth <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">quickly and maximize your company\u2019s profits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">An open exit strategy:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When investors put money into a company, they want the biggest return in the shortest time, without any effort or hard work. Typically, their time horizon is<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> 3\u20135 years. So, whenever an opportunity comes along to exit with the biggest profit, they take it\u2014and this forces you to exit as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The world doesn\u2019t change overnight; change takes time. During that process, we go through ups and downs and face risks. Success means overcoming those risks and reaching <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the goal we set out to achieve.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u062a\u0639\u062a\u0645\u062f \u0627\u064a \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u062f\u0627\u064a\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0648\u063a\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u062d\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0635\u062d\u0627\u0628 \u062a\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u062c\u0647\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0648\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629, \u0648\u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0648\u062c\u062f \u0641\u064a<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[1670,6215,2027,782,1083,1320,3707,15987,2868,2166,5854],"class_list":["post-13925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-1670","tag-6215","tag-2027","tag-782","tag-1083","tag-1320","tag-3707","tag-15987","tag-2868","tag-2166","tag-5854"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}