1. You
2. Bank Loan
3. Your near and dear ones
4. Changing the business profile to a strategic partnership so that the assets of the partner(s) can also be considered for securing business loans. 
5. Customers and vendors can also be a source of funds when they are sold on the compelling business idea and agree to buy into the business and invest money.
6. Your personal assets are a good source of funds and you can consider selling them for your business.
7. The United States Small Business Administration is not a source of direct funding for small businesses.
8. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives information on federal programs that offer grants.

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1. Go to the SBA website at SBAdotgov.
2. Follow the instructions on filling out the pre-application for the SBA.
3. Once you have completed the pre-application and submitted it to the SBA, they will screen the pre-application to make sure you meet their lending criteria as listed above.
4. Your local bank/lender will contact you to complete final loan documents with the bank.

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