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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    Hey everyone, just wanted to drop by and provide an update for anyone following the thread. We've been talking with a graphic designer regarding our logo (or current lack thereof) and they've come up with a 2 suggestions. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4484487/Aurora/Aurora_2_logo_design.jpg...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    Well we've taken the perspective of this as more a manufacturing operation. When it comes to the most recent spoilage I should mention that our current facility (apartment home with no ac and poor insulation) holds significant blame for the loses. Assuming tanks parameters are kept stable (large...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    Well, I must say I'm more then a little excited to see another salty on the forums here! The key points of note are: Improved filtration (Algae Scrubbers • Index page) and Separate water supplies (Anthony Calfo has talked about this in detail) We've also got some other stuff that we're...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    For anyone curious: The canadian equivalent for Reg D 504 are Exempt market Securities Exempt market securities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . Which I should have known (but had forgotten) since I used to be MFDA licensed :blush:.
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    I'll have to see what the Canadian equivalent is. Thank you for the search term.
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    In my searches I'v found a few excellent resources to explain the different types of startup capital available. http://ezinearticles.com/?Startup-Fundraising---Do-You-Know-Who-You-Are-Talking-To?&id=957146 http://entrepreneur.venturebeat.com/2009/07/08/startup-fundraising-101/ Anyone in the...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    I've been assigned to find as much out about investor relations as I can. I've gone to google and searched as much as I can but for the most part I can only find links to specific companies investor relations pages. The specific deliverable I've been asked to make up is a table with a range of...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    With regards to a dream team we're already starting along that path. So far, on our side we've got our assigned mentor from the TVC. He's stuck by us and wants to help make this business fly. He's found us a PR wizz who made quite the same suggestion as your first suggestion CommonCents. She...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    Hi everyone, sorry for the delay: I've been spending the past couple days collecting e-mails and telephone numbers for as many canadian marine-aquarium hobby shops and pet stores as I can. We've got a team together who's going to be calling them up and trying to get them to fill out a survey on...
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    Billionaires' First Jobs

    Haha sounds like p-diddy went the opposite direction I did. That's super cool to learn about.
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    Billionaires' First Jobs

    Of course, I'm not a billionaire. . . Yet.
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    Billionaires' First Jobs

    My first job was a paper route which I sub-contracted to my neighbor for a lunch every day. . . Child labor laws don't apply when you're a kid yourself!
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    @servicefly: You're absolutely right, we're pre-customers but we do have some market validation since the first wholesalers we approached (a local, national wholesaler) has been looking to expand it's wholesale wing and close off it's retail operations. Their main roadblock till this point has...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    Mission Statement -Create an environmentally friendly supply chain for all types of marine life -Make the Canadian marine pets industry a “Zero-Impact” hobby -Deliver quality products on time and in good condition Product Lines -Bulk Marine Life -Hobbyist Education pieces (provided free of...
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    Surrounded by Fish. Learning to Swim

    My first (of many) specific question is: What are the top 3 questions a new, unproven, supplier should ask a potential wholesaler or retailer when approaching them for distribution?
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