The important things to consider when you are looking to raise funding for your new business, or business idea, you need to concentrate on the following:

• Have a great team
• You need a good plan
• Be a good networker
• Build a ‘Great pitch’ (if you can’t deliver your message in 1-2 sentences, then it’s not simple enough for a funder)
• Have a good demo
• Be persistent (don’t give up)
• Remain passionate about your business
• Show potential
• Build products, not services (service  businesses don’t scale)