you will just prove struggling and trying, you can become an entrepreneur, and i think that applies to most people. and if they fall flat on their face, they will try again and the next time around, i suspect they will be successful. it is time now to answer some of your business questions, and rod and david are with us again. the first one is an e-mail and i had an investor to open up a casual restaurant and we found the ideal space but after signing the lease, the investor withdrew his support. today, other people in town don t want to partner with me, or provide a short-term loan, and the bank won t loan me money, because of my credit, and what should i offer the next investor, and fantastic question, because it happens all of the time. tough situation. what the investors are doing is to mitigate the risks. they are happy to give money if
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struggling and trying, become an entrepreneur. and i think that applies to most people. i think if they fall flat on their face, they ll try it again and next time round be more successful. time to answer some of your business questions. rod and davis are with us. an email writes i had an investor to provide capital for me to open a casual restaurant. after signing the purchase agreement, the investor withdrew his financial support. today, owners of other restaurants in town don t want to partner with me. any suggestions on how to find or what to offer the next prospective investor fantastic question. because this happens all the time. i think what investors are looking for is to mitigate the risk. they re happy to give money, if they see it won t be too risky for them. one suggestion would be to build