Several banks, lenders  and government agencies have reviewed our business plan and have all come away impressed. They see no reason that the scope of business and the size of the store we are planning would not be a huge success. The reason we have not gotten funding is not because our project is overblown (the size of the store and the projected scope of business are not an issue), but rather because CreekSide is a start up business with no credit and limited equity. Our challenge now is get a government agency to guaranty a loan and to find a lender to provide that loan under the government agency's terms.  Both the USDA and The Reinvestment Fund have expressed interest in working with us.

Last updated on November 23, 2010 by Andy Schloss