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		<title>What investors returns should be ?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[The best a startup can do is off]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The best a startup can do is offer revenue sharing to family, friends and investors. This way they know that they`ll get a cut in your profits as they come in. I had listed my business with GoBig.com and www.breadstreet]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Patrick - On a loan, I would say]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Patrick - On a loan, I would say you should pay them close to the market rate if your cash flow can support it. You might also want to consider making the payments on a quarterly basis as opposed to monthly. That way, if there is a hiccup in your cash f]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I was in the same position you w]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I was in the same position you were back in February of this year. After discussions with my attorney we decided upon a dual strategy that would allow me to focus on both debt investors (family and friends]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[My experience has been that inve]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[My experience has been that investors on a small scale; family, friends, etc. weren`t really investors but rather, lenders as they were most interested in payback timeframes and not the possibilities the investment represented.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Every]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You don`t have to pose thier fin]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[You don`t have to pose thier financial investment as a loan. Try presenting it as an investment. After all, that’s what it is. Show them your plan. Don`t put so much weight on wanting their money. Put the weight on how good your idea/plan is. Then when t[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jason:
We advise clients to tre]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Jason:
We advise clients to treat their friends and family the same as they would other investors.
Generally, investors want a return ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[For friends and family members w]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[For friends and family members who put capital in.. What would be a good rate to offer them on the investment?]]></description>
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