Seeking capital to open a franchise location

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by a searcher from University College of Cape Breton
in Toronto, ON & Chicago, IL

1h ago

Seeking capital to open a franchise location

I'm looking to connect with an investor, lending partner or guarantor for an HVAC franchise in the Chicago market. I've been approved by the franchisor, and I will be owner-operated, with an experienced licensed GM leading the field operations. I've committed my own capital and am looking to close a gap of approximately $200K to complete the capitalization. As a Canadian citizen launching in the USA, SBA and conventional franchise lending aren't available to me, which is why I'm posting here and I am open to a variety of structures or advice on how to make it happen. If you have experience, suggestions, can help, or know someone I should reach out to send me a DM or reply here.

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reply by an admin 9m ago
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA

Please repost this using the CAPITAL posting option and select "Searcher Seeking Investors" @redacted‌ DM me if you need help :-)