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What do bankers want?

Written on April 17, 2006 by Nancy in Business 101, Financing Your Side Biz, Secret Side Biz Tips, Startups

If you’re an entrepreneur planning to start your own business, you probably have a ton of ideas but very little cash. One reason start-ups fail is because they don’t have enough capital to keep them going until they become profitable. To increase your chances of getting a loan from a lending institution, you need to…

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Want start-up advice from a Cisco Exec?

Written on April 17, 2006 by Nancy in Secret Side Biz Tips

Well, then here it is — from Patrick (Pat) Calhoun, chief technology officer of the wireless networks business unit at Cisco Systems. He recently spoke about his varied business experiences in Syracuse. Here are two of the tips he gave: Trying for venture capital? “Having a detailed business plan and customers already in place who…

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