Live in BFE and need funding advice

Ok I'll make this short and to-the-point. I live in the south way out in the woods on the east coast. There are no big businesses here that are tech related. Most around here are cotton or textile mills. It just puzzled me how someone like myself that had a good idea and wanted to startup a company could do about getting funding since there is nothing like that around here. Most businesses here just go to the bank and get loans but I’m not for that. I’d rather not go into debt just to advance my life. Any opinions would be great thanks :)