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What does an investor look for in a return on their money? This type of investment is for land in the mountains of Georgia along with building a cabin on it to sell.
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Put yourself in the investor’s place. What would you want if you invested. Imagine you have extra money that you can [...]

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I am contemplating the idea of selling my own homemade beef jerky on the Internet, but I have reservations about food safety regulations that prohibit me from doing so. It is a very open ended question: What are the key things I need to look for in this start up?
The reasons I have for this [...]

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I need to know how to apply for a small business grant. I’m working with two other individuals on an idea we have for a restaurant and we know there is money out there, we just haven’t figured out how to get it. If you could help us with this it would be very helpful.
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Grants [...]

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I am on the board of a small theater company that operated under the table for a year and a half.
The initial personal loan we received for $3,000 was repaid in four months, and we increased our audience almost three hundred percent from day one to the day the city informed us we were not [...]

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I have been in the fire protection industry for eight years. I am an established designer of sprinkler systems. I made a phone call last week to a sprinkler company and the owner wants to make me a partner (he is already established, but we have decided to change the name of the company so [...]

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I am in the process of researching a new business idea in Naples, FL. I have been looking on the Internet, real estate records, etc., and had found nothing similar–until today. I actually came across the same exact business, it just opened in April of 2000.
How smart of a business decision would it be [...]

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I have been an RN for 40 yrs. and I am looking to retire soon, as I have difficulty with the physical demands.
I want to start a small business selling a unique type of fountain. I have the talent and the plan. I want to know if there is help/incentive, etc. for the older person [...]

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I wish to start a business in an area where the major player has 99% of the market. I know this man personally and can expect some retribution towards the people who buy my product. I am sure this will affect my sales at first; how long should I expect to be intimidated and how [...]

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I am developing a prototype software which will automate the design and manufacture of a consumer product using CAD/CAM technology.
I have already spent $60,000 between patent application, software prototype, and hardware.
The concept works and is a good one but I am at a point where the estimate for the entire software will run $175,000 which [...]

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I am setting up an online Travel Reservation business. I have already registered the business and have my shareholders. Unfortunately, one of the three people I used will not be able to provide the money required for which I considered him as a partner. I wish therefore to seek another investor to take his place [...]