It's true what they say: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Nothing is more true for owning your own business. Owning your own business can give you a sense of pride and accomplishment, but it can also come with unique processes and challenges to overcome in order to fully establish and run your business. 

When you start a businesses there are three things you need to get things going:

1. a product or service
2. a paying customer
3. start up capital

Notice that the one thing missing from this list is approval.