September 2, 2014 5 min read

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Entrepreneurs will often have amazing business ideas, but they put them on hold due to a lack of capital. They assume that their idea will never get far off the ground unless they have major funding behind them.

It seems that every day there is a new startup receiving millions of dollars from venture capital firms, but what you don't hear about is the several startup failures that burn through millions of dollars only to fizzle out and shut their doors forever.

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If your idea and plan of execution aren't well thought out from the beginning, no amount of money can turn it into a winner. Have a great idea but very little money? Don't let that stop you! Yes, there will be ridiculously long days with little to no sleep. Yes, you are going to be stressed. But those that want it bad enough will make it.

Here are eight tips that can help you get your idea off the ground with limited funds.