Comments by Evanspatch  Written on ETHRIDGE: Activate your
subscription for complete online access:  If you pooled together
you could raise the .34 i bet.  Written on Mayor rebuts claims
that recommended hotel developer hasn't been vetted | VIDEO:  in
response to safety123:  I sat in a meeting today for a going
manufacturing operation that wants to do a $4 Million expansion.
They had a well prepared business plan, are currently highly
profitable and have one of the top 10 people in the world in
their field as president and CEO.  The loan is to buy capital
equipment, working capital, and real estate.  The senior loan
officer of the SBA (federal government) looked them straight in
the eye and said "I will need three years of tax returns and
financial statements on your business and each of the
shareholders to go along with your business plan to start the
process".  The jobs to be created with the $4 Million are 37 at
an average of $15 per hour plus benefits.  What John Friend
asked for is standard operating pro