I would venture to guess I would be very lucky to get 50% of 1 yrs net income (not revenue) if I sold "this business" agreed to train the new owner and signed a non-compete.

Does there have to be a joint venture or another way for the negotiators name to be on the offers made to the bank to make the transaction legal?

After looking at their schedule and being familiar with the conference, I would venture to say that Alabama is likely to be in the championship this year as well.Maybe a Texas v Bama rematch>?

Sorry for the long vent, but when I started this venture I had this little ember in me that wanted to get a deal together.

Our user base has had lots of great suggestions and tips - our #1 goal is for the software to save time and hassle, so the work flow suggestion is a good one and one I will keep in mind as we develop and implement new features.

Even the best and brightest Entrepreneurial minds are not going to dive into a big venture with things like Cap and Trade looming.

You will be operating on razor thin cash margins and holding costs post acquisition will likely cause YOU to be the motivated seller.Swallow your pride for now, educate yourself, find some work, and venture out on your own when you have more cash to play with.

I am vaguely familiar with HH is why I even ventured to guess at all.

You might also try a local REI group and might find someone there who would do a joint venture; half a deal is better than none.

I'd be interested to hear about your first venture in REI.