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I am going to be approaching a company to help with start up funding for a concept I have. This will mean retailing some of their products in a new way. If they invest they have a dual benefit,

A Increased sales

B A percentage of the business

I want to take advantage of their brand name. They are not active in the geographic area I am interested in.   There will be a revenue stream after 6-8 weeks from start up. I am looking for about £50K. Any ideas on what percentage of the business they will look for as I assume they will not agree to a loan with repayment?

It's better to alw

You need to go in there with a good case for why they should put their money into it, established companies usually don't like change