My husband and I want to open a fine jewelry franchise in Houston. How can we secure a good loan?

Question

We are recent college grads (he already has his Masters), and I've owned a small business before. However, we're so young (in our early 20s) that we won't get a loan big enough to start off. Any tips for what we can do to improve our chances at a good start?

We're looking at about half a million dollars for the jewelry, cases, and rent.

Answer 1

You didn't state how much you are looking for and whether or not you guys have good credit but www.wininbiz.com has lots of choices. They discuss some really good financing techniques on their Financing for your Biz page.