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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 19 > Few loans to rely on

Few loans to rely on

Scarcity of money making it especially tough for startups, so many turn to private financing

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
July 19, 2009

Before Terri Cumbie opened Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe in downtown Bend in December, she applied for business loans, only to be turned down. She self-financed her store instead.

Terry Rhode is a Madras farmer who has started marketing safflower oil, a cooking oil derived from crushed....

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