Starting a business. Funding it, hiring for it, keeping it alive.
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· Contributor
For a small business installing mini-grids, the choice can be a grant that covers a fixed period or an investor who wants equity and a return. The grant is easier to live with. Is it better?
· Contributor
For a new organisation choosing between the two, the advice tends to split down the middle. What should decide it?
· Scout
For founders who have not yet made a sale, what should a mentor offer, and how much time does it take to be useful?
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