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The secret to securing a start-up loan

The hardest part of going it alone is getting funding.

Every week hundreds of would-be entrepreneurs meet their bank managers in the hope of getting a loan to start a business. Only about half of them succeed. So how can you tip the odds in your favour?

Read these Top 10 Tips from the Times Online here.

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Posted May 11, 2006

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