10 January 2009

Funds squeeze takes cheer out of beer plans

RYAN Leslie hopes to see his company's "effen" lager in every bottle shop in Australia within three years, but the irreverent Traralgon entrepreneur is having trouble getting credit to bankroll his growth plans.

"We're retarding our marketing and our product manufacturing for fear of not having the funding to support more growth," Mr Leslie says. "Funding is a real Achilles heel for us."

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