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What to Do When the Bank Pulls Your Line of Credit <em>Entrepreneur</em> takes a close look at who's lending and when the cost is too high.

By Julie Bennett

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What to Do When the Bank Pulls Your Line of Credit

Ryan Weber considered himself a prudent business owner. He borrowed $6,000 from family members to start Radiant Photography in Las Vegas, and he paid them back--with interest--in three years. To cut expenses, he rented a studio when he needed it, instead of building his own. And when Advanta, a credit card company in Spring House, Penn., offered a business credit card with a $7,500 line of credit, he accepted it.

"Having $7,500 in reserve really helped," Weber says. "In case a check didn't go through from a client, it was there to rent studio lights or pay my cell phone bill."