Attracting seed money, is a major stumbling block for many entrepreneurs. It is important to understand that virtually all themed projects will need funding from a financial institution. Venture capital firms, and even private investors, rarely will carry the complete financial burden. Banks and other major lenders will always insist on a business plan that includes, at least, the following: a feasibility study professionally prepared concept development a design program a preliminary master plan capital budget operating budget highly qualified management team The good news is Apogee can create any or all of these items for you. Doing all the work required on these initial items will require some funding, generally referred to as seed money.