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Welcome to part two. The second way that I'm funding this business is via a loan through the SBA, which for those who don't know is the Small Business Administration. It's a governmental body in the US that's designed to help pair small business owners or even people with a business idea with lenders who will provide guaranteed flexible loans. They also provide business counseling services and education for those that need it. Anyone can apply and it's really easy. Finally, and this is a little secret that I didn't know about retail, whenever you sign a commercial property lease, the landlord or property owner will often give you a set amount of money called TI or tenant improvement allowance to renovate or do new construction in the space. And this can range from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars depending on your rental agreement and the size of your space. So that's partly how I'm funding all of the construction activities. So can we please stop putting other people down, especially women, for working really hard to start self-funded businesses? Thank you for coming to my TED talk.