Ok right up front I will say I was contacted by an investor clearly looking to make a buck and offering large sums of money to invest in my breeding activities, Its been a dream of mine to do this for a living and now that the dream is beating down my door I am absolutely lost, Ok for starters I post this here because said investor was fairly specific with his interest in the BP market. I have a pair but they are 07 individuals and nowhere near ready to breed so I have not even broken into the market yet. This person wants me to purchase proven breeding pairs, Currently I opporate from my house "Who dosnt LOL" This person wants to lease a commercial building for this as well as after inspecting my opporation said there is nowhere near enough room for what he has in mind here at my house. I am sorry but I must be hush hush about this person but I can say I have known them for 29 years and he is a good person and always thinks of animals before money. He says he is looking at investing in a local company and I was the first that came to mind do to our long standing relationship. I did put together a PP presentation and conducted it for the investor last week and that went over great but it was a general presentation about the pet trade in general and the expected growths in the coming years and past year trends. The deal so far that has been discuss was a 50/50 split on the investment, not on the business but just the investment. One of my biggest worries is I have worked hard to make a good name for myself in the local market and I worry about such a big growth or the problems that come with such a jump hurting the name I worked hard for. I 100% completely understand some may not want to advise on any possible competition but I am hoping someone can give some good suggestions on this idea. Thanks a million in advance and please understand this was an offer that is currently being considered and not yet put in motion, My intention is to gather as much information as I can before moving forward or backing out, Thanks agan
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