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Saw a stat that 60% of small businesses in my town run on owner savings, and now I'm arguing with myself about it
Read it in a local chamber report for Spokane, and it said the average owner put in $18k of their own money to get going. Half of me thinks that's just how it works and the other half thinks it's a sign banks won't touch anyone without 3 years of books. Which side is it for you?
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alicecooper17d ago
Wait, $18k on average? That's insane. I knew people tapped savings but I figured most were maybe throwing in five or ten grand to cover a few months of rent and some equipment. Eighteen thousand is like a full year of someone's salary just gone before you sell a single thing. And you're right that it cuts both ways, because yeah, that's kind of how it's always worked, family money, credit cards, home equity, all of it. But it also tells me banks look at a new shop with no track record and just laugh. Three years of books before they'll even talk to you is a real thing, I've watched people get told that face to face. So honestly it's both, the system expects you to bleed your own cash first and then maybe they'll help once you don't need it anymore.
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