CHAPTER 10 from humble beginnings to great enterprises idea for a business, but I don't have any money to get it started! Where can I go to get money from the government or find investors to help me start my business?" If I had a dime for every time I've been asked this question, I'd be wealthy enough to establish my own small-business loan company. Almost every person with a start-up business idea wishes he or she had start-up money--or more money. In fact, many people use their lack of funds as an excuse for not starting "I'VE GOT A GREAT American Management Association / www.amanet.org