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How to get startup financing when you can’t do business without it?

I know this is a very basic question and the answer is likely 7a loan with 10-30% down or collateral & high interest rates. I’m just wondering if someone can explain a little better. I have a business plan for an indoor playground. I need about 100k to even get it off the ground. I don’t have personal assets. I do have a good credit score and minimal personal debt. I’ve noticed that you have to be in business for so many months and show cash flow, but how do I do that when I am planning this type of business? Is this just dead in the water?

BREAKING: Apple is working on adding touch screens to Mac laptops, a move Steve Jobs once called “ergonomically terrible” https://t.co/f8QRpQt448

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says "it would be inappropriate" for the Federal Reserve to use monetary policy to promote a greener economy. https://t.co/rL56X3pcel

struggling veteran owned mechanic shop

So I took a leap and left the stable job as a Porsche mechanic I had for the last 6 years in pursuit of creating my own shop. I got a excellent location with almost no restrictions and invested the money from my savings to fund the build out of the shop. 9 months and $40k later my returns are a laughable at $6k income. I've been basically paying rent with my savings but that is running extremely low and I'm at the point of just pulling the plug to save my self. I've tried ads in churches, signs on the side of the road, paying Instagram to advertise my shop but with 3-6 customer a month I can't make rent let alone make a profit. Houston in theory should be a huge market but I realized maybe I made a huge mistake or am I just not trying hard enough and if so what else can I do to save my shop.

BlackRock plans to cut 500 jobs worldwide following 2022 selloff https://t.co/lpRYb3MX7c

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Chargeback question

Can I legally refuse to sell to a customer that files a fraudulent chargeback in the past? If I cancel his order and refund his money I will need to provide a reason. Can I tell him it’s because of the chargeback? Also can online merchants put up a policy pertaining to refusing to sell to customers that filed chargebacks on their site?

UK regulator has warned that more than 750,000 UK households are at risk of a mortgage default, because of the cost of living crisis https://t.co/yGvOPCt2uv

What makes pitaya (Mexican dragon fruit) one of the priciest fruits sold in Mexico? https://t.co/9p48CqKIST

Microsoft is in discussions to invest as much as $10 billion in OpenAI, the creator of viral artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT https://t.co/4JQWbFxfO5 https://t.co/99na3APjPw

US and Japan agree to expand security alliance into space https://t.co/SCNyywvCsf

The EU ban on Russian oil and the $60 per barrel price cap is costing the Kremlin over $170 million a day, think tank says https://t.co/NCYw9ugxb4

How do you diplomatically tell people you don’t want their business?

Any advice appreciated

BlackRock to cut up to 500 jobs amid market turmoil - Insider https://t.co/V4S6Sl2ZvG https://t.co/BFZZMUrFHy

Sources: Twitter has considered selling usernames through online auctions to generate new revenue (New York Times) https://t.co/XY3ztLUKCu https://t.co/XK9i6G34bk