Savvy Advice Is Nice, But Cash Is Even Nicer

Nothing beats having gobs of money when someone launches a small business. A survey conducted for the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index asked owners of small companies to cite the things that would have helped them when they were trying to get their businesses going. A majority cited “starting with more money” (53 percent). And well they might, considering that they started their companies with about $25,000 on average, and “half say they started with $10,000 or less.”