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		<title>Which first, company or funding?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[biznessman,
A well thought out ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[biznessman,
A well thought out business plan is an important ingredient in securing an SBA loan. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Robert,Does SBA approve loans on]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Robert,Does SBA approve loans on a well written busniess plan or the personal guarantee is the only choice?
]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Many debt sources (like the SBA)]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Many debt sources (like the SBA)&nbsp;require personal guarantees on loans to startups. However, it`s less likely for that&nbsp;to be part of an equity raise.
We believe the key is to have the "optimum" capital strategy for you and your business]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[That`s absolutely true; no busin]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[That`s absolutely true; no business vehicle, no funding except by way of personal loans.&nbsp;You could however, begin to line up investors prior to establishing the entity but investors usually require a personal guarantee too. Sort of a catch-22 scenario[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[It is possible to "line up" the ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[It is possible to "line up" the funding before forming your business entity. It is not usually well received by the investment community - but it is possible.
However, without an entity - you can only receive funds in the form of a personal loan]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`m here debating with my partne]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I`m here debating with my partner, whether we need to form a company first or get the funding first? What if our company doesn`t get the fund in the future? then what will happen next to the company? And what about our tax status?]]></description>
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