I have a sudden urge to buy Starbuck coffee :) (business thread)

[Chibibar]

http://www.mnn.com/money/green-workplace/stories/starbucks-starts-fund-to-spur-us-job-creation
Starbuck is putting in 5 million dollars and taking donation to fund small business loans when they can't get it anywhere else. This is a pretty cool idea.

Of course the naysayers would say that since it is a loan, Starbuck is making money. Yea. I think it should be more of a grant than a loan since the public is chipping in (we are not getting any else in return other than a bracelet)

 

[Dave]

What's the interest %?


And what can they do if you don't pay?

 

[Chibibar]

What's the interest %?

And what can they do if you don't pay?

No idea. I think they are still hashing it out since the program doesn't start until Nov 1 (I assume since that is when they are taking donations)

 

[Allen who is Quiet]

 

[Espy]

What's the interest %?

And what can they do if you don't pay?

They send 3 burly English Majors to your house to rough you up.

 

[MindDetective]

English Majors being known for their burliness.

 

[Allen who is Quiet]

They need to be burly so they can hold all that money they make.

 

[MindDetective]

Prerequisite for English 350: Proof of Burliness or instructor permission.

 

[phil]

*looks at major*

okay.

 

[PatrThom]

If you don't repay your loans, they deny you caffeine abd and sugary snacks until you do.

--Patrick

 

[Terrik]

Those monsters.