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	<title>Comments on: Grow revenues before seeking VC funding</title>
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	<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/12/24/grow-revenues-before-seeking-vc-funding/</link>
	<description>Grow your own</description>
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		<title>By: Marj</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/12/24/grow-revenues-before-seeking-vc-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-3021</link>
		<dc:creator>Marj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great article; VC or PE-based funding - at least these days - is indeed rather costly (the conditions have tightened up so badly that it has become nigh impossible).
Fortunately, reprieve is in sight - if one is willing to look beyond the pale.  When my company was in need of funding (still early-stage) we found a facilitator (eSolve Capital; http://esocap.com) that were able to provide us with excellent conditions</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great article; VC or PE-based funding &#8211; at least these days &#8211; is indeed rather costly (the conditions have tightened up so badly that it has become nigh impossible).<br />
Fortunately, reprieve is in sight &#8211; if one is willing to look beyond the pale.  When my company was in need of funding (still early-stage) we found a facilitator (eSolve Capital; <a href='http://esocap.com)'>http://esocap.com)</a> that were able to provide us with excellent conditions</p>
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		<title>By: InlandEmperor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/12/24/grow-revenues-before-seeking-vc-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-2993</link>
		<dc:creator>InlandEmperor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is excellent advice for those in a position to take advantage of cash flow funding of expansion. Unfortunately many do not have the luxury of the time this might require. Their first mover advantage could be lost as a result of delays.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is excellent advice for those in a position to take advantage of cash flow funding of expansion. Unfortunately many do not have the luxury of the time this might require. Their first mover advantage could be lost as a result of delays.</p>
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		<title>By: MarketMeSuite</title>
		<link>http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/12/24/grow-revenues-before-seeking-vc-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-2991</link>
		<dc:creator>MarketMeSuite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interesting Read!  Definitely you want to be a profitable company first. That&#039;s how we&#039;re doing it at MarketMeSuite. We&#039;re in our first round of funding now, after proving our successful model for the past 13 months :)

~Tammy</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting Read!  Definitely you want to be a profitable company first. That&#8217;s how we&#8217;re doing it at MarketMeSuite. We&#8217;re in our first round of funding now, after proving our successful model for the past 13 months <img src='http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>~Tammy</p>
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