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make an informed choice. Training programs are often excellent for

developing lifestyle businesses, but they often lack trainers with exper-

tise in equity investment funding or fast-growth strategies. In fact, on

more than one occasion we have heard local trainers address introduc-

tory entrepreneurship students with references to “vulture capitalists”

and warnings to beware of equity providers or you will lose your com-

pany. Although these references might be accurate in certain situations,

they also set the stage for limiting opportunity scaling at very critical

early stages. If you seek high growth, you want a program that focuses

on writing a professional business plan, building and attracting a top

management ...