business plans and instructions on how to write a business plan.
If your business idea is sound then venture capital funding should be the way to go. 9 out of 10 business fail so if you don't have assets to secure the financing, nobody outside of venture capital is going to lend you money.
If you go into business, there are two types of skills which you will need. One are the human skills, such as you would learn in management and marketing classes. The other are financial skills, such as what you would learn in finance. The purpose of business is to create a profit. You need to be able to manage and analyze the firm's financial status in order to be successful.