When starting a business, financing is always an issue of concern. All types of financing should be considered. Financing can be sought from a variety of sources and a prudent business person will exhaust all of these resources. First, if one has a good relationship with their friends and family, one should check with friends and family to see if they would like to invest in the business. Moreover, you can borrow from banking institutions. Furthermore, you can try to get venture capitalists to back the business. In addition, you may want to consider borrowing from your own savings, including home equity loans, 401k and other retirement investments. However, this should only be considered when absolutely necessary as there is some risk that you will be unable to pay the money back into these funds.