<prompt> Human: This will be his dream job, and its making him so happy! The plans have been in the works for about 6 months. We are raising the funds together. The bank wants us to put up 13,000.00 in order to get the small business loan. Weve raised 10,000.00 so far and only need 3,000.00 by February 1st. Were so close! Weve tapped out loans from family members my dad is helping out a lot and were already factoring in our home equity. Were both working overtime and setting aside money from our paychecks but it wont be enough. We dont have many costly belongings that we could sell to raise the funds. Im not sure where to go from here, and Ill be damned if his heart breaks over a measly 3,000.00.I tried asking for advice at rfundraising but nobody replied or PMd me. Im going to post at rloans as well, but I want as many avenues to pursue as possible.There arent many skills we have to sell; I could offer to make handcrafted knits on commission, but that would take time and wouldnt raise enough. My beehives wont produce honey for sale until next summer. I even considered some kind of gonewild-ish webcam thing to make extra money, but googling only found me very sketchy seeming operations and anyway Im a plump midwesterner, not exactly a cash cow in the amateur video field, amirite?.Are there small-business-support nonprofits that could help us that Im not aware of? Should I go to craigslist? Can any of you think of any ideas for me to get this money for my husband? Id really appreciate the advice.  <response>: Looking at this, you are going in deep. Did you look very carefully at why the current owner is selling, what the current turnover and profit is? Does your husband have the right skills? including negotiating, bookkeeping, people skills. 