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		<title>How much capital to manufacture even a basic product?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  If you`re ever looking to se]]></title>
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  If you`re ever looking to secure capital for your venture, please keep us in mind.
  &#160;
  Katie
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				<title><![CDATA[Clay,
Manufacturing a product c]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Clay,
Manufacturing a product can take a significant amount of capital or be done for a small amount depending upon the product, how many you intend to manufacture, your cost target and several other factors. There are usually”trade offs" invo]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chris,
Thanks for your reply.&#]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Chris,
Thanks for your reply.&#160; I had in mind a similar strategy to yours.&#160; Let me ask you this.&#160; What is your take on the value of trade shows?&#160; I was at an inventor network meeting in DC a couple of weeks ago and the speak]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  You need a benchmark and the]]></title>
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  You need a benchmark and the best ones&#160;come from&#160;something similar to what you want to do (duh) ... I don`t know about textiles, but our steel and plastic tacos haven`t cost us 100K over three years (more money will&#160;always be handy, b]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Here`s my 2 cents: Everything is]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Here`s my 2 cents: Everything is relative. Yes, it takes a lot of capital to manufacture something and put it out in the market....sometimes your life savings, but if you play it smart, do your research, have a realistic business plan (and by realistic I m[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[likewise thanks]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[likewise thanks]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Believe me I understand. &#160;B]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Believe me I understand. &#160;Best of luck to you Clay.
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				<title><![CDATA[SoulStar,
Thanks for your reply]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[SoulStar,
Thanks for your reply.&#160; Yeah I figured it was in the tens of thousands.&#160; My plan I guess is to sell it myself for a little while to have ammunition when I approach a potential licensee and show them the product sells.&#160;]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hello Clay,
I know from experie]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hello Clay,
I know from experience you need much more capital then you would ever think. &#160;Even if you have a normal product I would say a minimum of 100k is needed. &#160;And that being bare minimum. &#160;Even if you have enoug]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I know that there is obviously v]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I know that there is obviously variation with every product in terms of
money needed to bring it to market yourself, but how much would it have
required to manufacture something simple like the ShamWow or that damn
Snuggie?&#160; 
Everywher]]></description>
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