State the prerequisites for start-up business (i.e., what should the entrepreneur do in the early stages of starting the business) Answer1:Have or get sufficient start-up capital. Answer2:1 = Money#2= Business Plan#3 Pray Answer3:Have a plan, set goals, research the competition, be patient, advertise wisely, It takes time. If you need more help e-mail me and Ill tell you more Answer4:Recently I looked for grants and loans and this are my recommendation for you.5 advice How to gain a Grant for your Business Start Up• Do research and locate government agency that you can match their program requirements.You may consider using a professional to help you because the truth is that there are limited grants available. The professional will also identify the right grant opportunities for your business. He will also save you precious time and with is help you will have more possibility getting the grant.• Do sure your application has complete and correct information.If you using a professional he will submit your proposals to obtain grant funding and with is knowledge and contacts it will require only little time and investment from you.• Be prepared - well-prepared business plan, can give you advantage on others.If you do not have the knowledge how to write a business plan, it is crucial that you will hire professional to do it. This is very important and extremely time consuming.The professional will develop and also submit your proposal.• Show to the government agency how the grant will bring benefit.Your business plan should show that you have a good possibility to succeed, and that you will be employer.• Bring with you an accountant or other experts that can add reliability to your application process.If you hire professional company to do it they will help you and will provide all that needed for you to get your grant, they will do all the work and it will require from you only a little time.Before you go to get through all that I have mentioned, you should try first to find an option sources such as friends and family, an investor that is interested in your business.You can also do it yourself - It take a lot of time and effort, you need to search for grant programs that you can match their specific eligibility criteria.Grant programs such as this are available via state programs, most of government departments do not have grants for small businesses but still you can find via state programs the grant that will fit to your small business.A lot of small businesses do not even try to apply for grants, because they think they would not get them, this is unfortunate because most of them need the grant to start end to have sufficient air to go through the early steps and make the business grow and succeed.Eligibility to get your small business grant depends on specific criteria, it relyon the group your business is in and the plan you apply for, it can be based on years you are in business, sex, race, location, sales, income and for what purpose your business need the funding.If all that I have written here is not frightening you, I am happy and now the best way to begin your search for business grants and programs that are appropriate to you, you can start with Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), there you can find small business grants from all government agencies for free.