Congratulations! By now you will have proved to yourself and maybe already your primary investors that you are a competent, confident manager, with the skills to lead a business from start-up to stable. And, you will also have unique insight into the product or service you've investing in, along with the passion to make your business work.
With your primary investment secured, your research done and your risks assessed here's where you're on your own. Especially during these times of financial uncertainty, even the best business start-ups are not guaranteed to make it - and let's face it, you've probably got a lot riding on this. So how can you underwrite your own competence as a business leader? Easy as A, B, C...