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Angel Investor Funding: Sometimes a Bad Idea?
By Ryan Mapes · 18 years ago
Angel investor funding (venture capital, or private for that matter) for your business is a bad idea sometimes. Yes you read that correctly. For all you discouraged entrepreneurs that have been making presentation after presentation ...
Business Startup Loan - Negotiations, Thieves, and a Pot of Gold
By Ryan Mapes · 18 years ago
Small business startup loan, let’s keep this simple. If you are trying to get a larger loan (one over $100,000), then you will probably need collateral. You probably already knew that. But what you may ...