A start-up business is a young business that is in the beginning phase, where it is still developing. These businesses are usually small, financed and operated initially by an individual. These small businesses offer products and services that are not currently being offered by other businesses in the market.
By becoming an owner of a start-up business, you have to stand on your own with the challenges of having a business. You must be driven, disciplined and able to identify a product or service that people need, you must have a marketing skill and know how to handle finances.
It can be hard to decide on what line of business you should have. Whatever business category you want to have, you have to prepare a start-up capital to get the business going. During the early stages of the business, the expenses of the start-up business tend to exceed their revenues as they work on developing, testing and marketing their idea.
An investment in start-up businesses is considered a high-risk. Prospective investors do not invest the money that they cannot afford to lose in startups.