You might want to read the first two parts of my Starting Your Own Business series in my Blog. Part 3 should be up this weekend.
1 - I've never used an investor and never will. I answer to myself and nobody else.
2 - I've had a very VERY bad experience with a partner and will never do that again.
I ask a LOT of questions in my articles and while I don't know exactly how much money it will take for you to start up your business, after reading through my questions, you should be able to start tallying up a number on your own.
Part 1:
http://blogs.creativecow.net/node/273
Part 2: http://blogs.creativecow.net/node/277
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