or email us at yourbusiness@msnbc.com. the logistics can be everything.e week. you never know. somebody out there watching the show may be interested in helping you. >>> time to answer some of your business questions. the first one is about switching gears. >> we're spearheading a new effort into retail. i need capital investment. being it's a different industry, i don't know where to start. >> well, it can be tough to get funding when you're moving into a new industry. so rather than try to convince a lender based on what you think is going to happen, try to borrow against what you have. asset-based lending. ford actually came back to the way it was in 2007. so there's going to be demand for that. on the equity side, maybe he can partner with someone who knows that retail business and that can be a big help. >> any other suggestions? >> i think that in the earliest stages when you've got a source of revenue business, finding a way to fund the early stages through that until you've sort of taken the early risk out of the equation and understand the market