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Originally Posted by disneyteddies
We don't have much savings or collateral so we have to look at grants, forgivable loans and or executive loans to start.
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We've done a lot of government work, but never applied for grants. I'm a firm believer in bootstrapping, but others might have this info.
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We have a great business idea (a vintage online comic book store). I am an expert in this field and have been for over 36 years and am very passionate about comic books.
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What is your competition? When I googled vintage comic books, I got nearly 4 million sites. That's not peanuts. Is there a narrower niche you're going to target?
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We just about had it going in the last few months but our financing fell through 70% and it was not enough to start responsiby
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I'm trying to figure out how much you believe you need to get this project underway. Maybe even more to the point is the considerable outlay it seems you are considering with unproven viability. (That's going to be your biggest task in getting a grant, I think, showing that this is really a viable project without having anything yet underway.)
How much do you need? What do you need to purchase? Our web site division sets up an entire site (domain, hosting, cms, theme, etc.) for $100. A shopping cart system is $25 more. If you're looking for serious customization, I'm thinking $200-$300 for a ton of stuff. You'd probably need a digital camera, a light box or other such stuff. What else do you anticipate?
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This site is similar to what we want to do and be... Worldwide Comics Start Page
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What is it about this site that you believe will require a huge capital outlay? I've looked it over and from what I could see on a cursory review was that is was not only very basic, but rather dated as well. What is it that you believe is extraordinary about this site?