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- Question: I own a small Telco business and I am looking for funding options. We have been in business for 3 years and posted a profit last year on about 400k gross revenue. I am looking for good small business funding sources, and I'm open to all options. I am also considering selling some shares of my company. Can anyone recommend firms that do business valuations?
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Having ignored and later delayed in correcting their deteriorating capital and liquidity position and having failed in finding private sector funding to support their business structure, AIG should have been allowed to fail.
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