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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:19:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=68559&amp;amp;tstart=0#68559</link>
      <description>Sounds like you have a plan!!  I would like to dicuss further with you..&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Brian Faukner&lt;br /&gt;
469-402-1125&lt;br /&gt;
www.motherfund.com &lt;br /&gt;
bfaulkner@motherfund.com</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:19:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>fundme</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=68559&amp;amp;tstart=0#68559</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-04-27T14:19:40Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Apr 27, 2009 10:19 AM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42765&amp;amp;tstart=0#42765</link>
      <description>hey luckiest,&lt;br /&gt;
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First, I see this site is powered by bank of america , is this site about bank loans?&lt;br /&gt;
If so, I don't have the credit for that and would have already thought of that.&lt;br /&gt;
If not, then I will tell you, I do have tax records&lt;br /&gt;
For 9 years I have done all of the cleaning myself and now I am ready to make this a much larger business&lt;br /&gt;
The first thing I need to do is upgrade transportation to a more fuel efficient model and stock more supplies and equipment&lt;br /&gt;
I would also like to do some major advertising ....tv etc.&lt;br /&gt;
As far as a dollar amount I think I could start this process for about $20,000  To put this business where I want it would &lt;br /&gt;
be more in the 50 to 75 k although I am not sure about the cost of tv ads&lt;br /&gt;
i have a couple things on my credit that I am going to dispute and then I hope to be in a better position for credit help&lt;br /&gt;
I found out that the grant thing is a lie so that's why I'm here hoping for a miracle&lt;br /&gt;
Are you that miracle?</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:57:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>wcastleberry</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42765&amp;amp;tstart=0#42765</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-12T20:57:09Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 13, 2008 3:02 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42818&amp;amp;tstart=0#42818</link>
      <description>Very good scappa.&lt;br /&gt;
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I will look for your email via the &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freeits.net&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://www.freeits.net&lt;/a&gt; website.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Mike</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:20:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>intechspecial</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42818&amp;amp;tstart=0#42818</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-13T08:20:48Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 13, 2008 4:20 AM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42824&amp;amp;tstart=0#42824</link>
      <description>Thank you scappa</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>wcastleberry</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42824&amp;amp;tstart=0#42824</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-13T00:12:23Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 12, 2008 8:12 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42823&amp;amp;tstart=0#42823</link>
      <description>Thank You intech special&lt;br /&gt;
That would be great!</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>wcastleberry</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42823&amp;amp;tstart=0#42823</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-13T00:11:15Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 12, 2008 8:11 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42822&amp;amp;tstart=0#42822</link>
      <description>thank you scappa!&lt;br /&gt;
I will give your idea serious consideration</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>wcastleberry</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42822&amp;amp;tstart=0#42822</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-13T00:09:03Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 12, 2008 8:09 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42788&amp;amp;tstart=0#42788</link>
      <description>I would be willing to build a website for you for absolutely nothing, as my business is focused on helping persons that might not have the funding available to pay for web development.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here is another website I built for a cleaning company for free: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freeits.net%2Fclean&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://www.freeits.net/clean&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You can contact me via my company home page: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freeits.net&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://www.freeits.net&lt;/a&gt; or my cell phone to discuss my services.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(330)802-0285&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Mike</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>intechspecial</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42788&amp;amp;tstart=0#42788</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-12T21:38:54Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 12, 2008 5:38 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42774&amp;amp;tstart=0#42774</link>
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Greetings Michelle,&lt;br /&gt;
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In my experience, your best shot for investors are your clients themselves.  They know you, they know your business, they have experienced your level of service, and they can actually see the rotation and turnaround of your business.  &lt;br /&gt;
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They can assess quickly if you and your business are a good risk.  They have been relying in, and making use of your business for services for awhile now, so there is not much convincement you have to do to get them to invest (or not!) in your business.&lt;br /&gt;
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Be prepared to show past performance and future projections.  Make sure your legal and tax paperwork is in order, and make sure you know what to offer in exchange for the investment, whatever it is: interest, ownership, or something else.&lt;br /&gt;
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Make sure also that your expansion plans make sense and justify the amount you are asking for.  Be also prepared to show how your investor will recover his/her money, and finally, develop an exit strategy for the business in case of failure.&lt;br /&gt;
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            This is a very simplistic response, and you can be sure that there is a lot more involvement to this, but I know you have a wealth of potential investors amongst your clients.  Talk to them!&lt;br /&gt;
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Best luck to you Michelle.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p /&gt;
Scappa.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:13:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Scappa</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42774&amp;amp;tstart=0#42774</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-12T21:13:43Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 12, 2008 5:13 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42741&amp;amp;tstart=0#42741</link>
      <description>&lt;b&gt;HELP!, Hello and welcome Michelle.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;How can i help you??. You are the owner of this cleaning service for the past 9 years.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;How much funds are you looking for?? For How Long??&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Do you have an Accountant?? Can I see prior year tax returns??&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;LUCKIEST&lt;/b&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>LUCKIEST</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42741&amp;amp;tstart=0#42741</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-12T18:16:02Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 12, 2008 2:16 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>HELP!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42740&amp;amp;tstart=0#42740</link>
      <description>Hello,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
My name is Michelle Moses. I am a mother of six and a owner of a cleaning business(9 years) in&lt;br /&gt;
charleston,sc. I am desperate for the funds I need to expand.I need two Company vehicles,more&lt;br /&gt;
equipment and hopefully some media advertising. I anyone can help please let me know.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thank You,&lt;br /&gt;
Michelle Moses&lt;br /&gt;
A Charleston Cleaning Company</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:31:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>wcastleberry</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=42740&amp;amp;tstart=0#42740</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-10-12T17:31:34Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Oct 12, 2008 1:31 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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