Quote from: EmmaGene on January 13, 2018, 06:48:00 PM

Hello World!

Yes, I'm a newbie. But Im desperate so please hear (read) me out if you will.

I've owned my own business for over 20 years. It remains a respected consultancy, though Ive had to lay off my workforce (this is not publically known.)

A few years ago, my only sister (and best friend) was murdered in a domestic murder-suicide. It gutted me and left me unable to work due to PTSD (we had to clean up the aftermath) and a severe anxiety disorder. If it weren't for my husband's job, I would be homeless.

With his support, and that of a great therapist, I am overcoming these challenges and I have started taking on clients again. However, I have exhausted my resources during this time of healing and recovery and Im on the verge of losing some things critical to my business.

My financial needs are small: advertising, website and database hosting and maintenance, licensing fees, association dues (to remain relevant in my field), etc., but even those are beyond my reach. My credit has suffered as I've used credit cards to stay afloat. I need to pay those down a bit to have some operating capital.

Ive looked into BTC as a side hustle and thats how I came to this board.

I am very good at what I do and well-respected in my industry. I can provide significant proof of my past success and reputation: links to my website and KLOUT, LinkedIn profiles, published articles, media quotes, etc. I'm the real dealI just need some help.

Any help you can provide will be appreciated and paid back within 60 days at 12.5% interest (on the dollar.) My collateral is my reputationthe most valuable thing I own. I will put my LinkedIn profiles (business and personal) up so you may out me to the world if I dont pay. Thats not lip service, I have over 800 followers and a serious interest in keeping my name pristine.

Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any help.

Oh, donations of any size happily accepted too! (Never hurts to ask!) 3BQnr28icb8TStTue8bE6PeYUGcuyhsWr3

So youre not asking for a loan but donations? No one is going to donate anything to you and you have no reputation here (and i doubt anywhere) for it to be collateral (even though even if you did, you would still need collateral 120% of what youre asking). Idk if what you said above is true so im only ignoring that since its not a factor in deciding if you would get a loan or not.

If you really want a loan, read https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0 and either provide valid collateral 120% of what youre asking or lock this thread before you receive a negative feedback.