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	<title>Rudofsky Associates &#187; the company that grew too fast</title>
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		<title>The Company that Grew too Fast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Le Gette and his Wharton classmate and business partner Ron Wilson could not finance the spectacular revenue growth of 180s, a Baltimore-based sports apparel company which had once place 32nd on the INC 500 listing of fast-growing small businesses. Le Gette ultimately had to give up control of the company, and get help from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brian Le Gette and his Wharton classmate and business partner Ron Wilson could not finance the spectacular revenue growth of 180s, a Baltimore-based sports apparel company which had once place 32nd on the INC 500 listing of fast-growing small businesses.  Le Gette ultimately had to give up control of the company, and get help from Patriarch Partners, a private equity firm specializing in companies with distressed debt.  John Anderson&#8217;s story in the November 2005 issue of <a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20051101/180s.html" target="_blank">INC. Magazine</a> gives all of the details.</p>
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