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		<title>Minority/Veteran/Woman...need advice!</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[good luck in your startup. what ]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/MinorityVeteranWomanneed-advice.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[good luck in your startup. what i`ve learned is regardless of most other factors what really helps is good credit scores, second is experience in the field you`re trying to go into. it`ll take some time - but you`ll get your credit scores up. if only i kne[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I`m not one of th]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I`m not one of them.&nbsp; Although the new program seems to help some people, the credit criteria is still the same (scores need to be in the high 600`s).&nbsp; I`m still paying things off on my credit report in order to get what I want/nee[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The first twenty loans have been]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The first twenty loans have been approved under the SBA Patriot Loan program.&nbsp; Two of the first three loans approved]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tracy,
I`ll be sure to check ou]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Tracy,
I`ll be sure to check out that resource! Let me know if the CDFI info helps.
Lisa,
The article was in the June 2007 issue of Inc. Here`s the link to the online version ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nira,
What was the name of the ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Nira,
What was the name of the article and in what issue of INC?]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Good morning LByN!!
Thank you f]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Good morning LByN!!
Thank you for responding and having my back.&nbsp; Yes, those remarks from Alchemy were discouraging...more than you think.&nbsp; But yes, I will check out that website.&nbsp; Just to give you another outlet, there is an agen]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alchemy,
I think Chef Tracy was]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Alchemy,
I think Chef Tracy was stating her status (veteran, minority and a woman) because there are loan and grant programs available to us, that are not available to other segments of the entreprenurial population. And it`s a shame that your t]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Yesterday`s LA Times article on ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Yesterday`s LA Times article on the Patriot Express program suggests that&nbsp;]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank you Marshall.&nbsp; I have]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thank you Marshall.&nbsp; I have been checking this new thing out for the past week!&nbsp; I spoke with a Veteran Rep, and he said I could get $25k loan with no collateral, it&nbsp;just has to be under 25k.&nbsp; My only question would be:&nbsp; Do they]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Here are two more recent additio]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Here are two more recent additions to my blog you might find helpful.&nbsp; One is on the new SBA loan program targetting veterans entitled ]]></description>
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