Building a small business on your own can be hard. It’s difficult to know just where each hour of work and precious cent should go to maximise growth. Product testing, marketing, website costs and infrastructure – these are not cheap and may be hard to put together all at once when starting out. This is why many turn to external investors for help. But each new person brought into a company brings their own expectations for the future of that business – which can lead to complexity. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of bringing in investors versus building your business alone.