Hello World!

Yes, I'm a newbie. But I’m desperate so please hear (read) me out if you will.

I've owned my own business for over 20 years. It remains a respected consultancy, though I’ve had to lay off my workforce (this is not publically known.) I can prove who I am through Google, Facebook, my business website, etc., but prefer not to have my name pop up here in a Google search.

A few years ago, my only sister (and best friend) was murdered in a domestic murder-suicide (I can prove this.) It gutted me and left me unable to work due to PTSD (we had to clean up the aftermath) and a severe anxiety disorder. If it weren't for my husband's job, I would be homeless.

With his support, and that of a great therapist, I am overcoming these challenges and I have started taking on clients again. However, I have exhausted my resources during this time of healing and recovery and I’m on the verge of losing some things critical to my business.

My financial needs are small: advertising, website and database hosting and maintenance, licensing fees, association dues (to remain relevant in my field), etc., but even those are beyond my reach. My credit has suffered as I've used credit cards to stay afloat. I need to pay those down a bit to have some operating capital.

I’ve looked into BTC as a side hustle and that’s how I came to this board.

I am very good at what I do and well-respected in my industry. I can provide significant proof of my past success and reputation: links to my website and KLOUT, LinkedIn profiles, published articles, media quotes, etc. I'm the real deal—I just need some help.

Any help you can provide will be appreciated and paid back within 60 days at 10.5% interest (on the dollar.) My collateral is my reputation—the most valuable thing I own. I will put my LinkedIn profiles (business and personal) and url up so you may out me to the world if I don’t pay. That’s not lip service, I have over 800 followers and a serious interest in keeping my name pristine.  

Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any help.

ETA Collateral: Taking some good advice to let you know I have a url (8 letters, .com, my business name) that has been around for over 15 years and is the top non-paid result for many searches. They are specific to my industry, but the URL has significant value, as does my reputation. I wouldn't risk it.

ETA AGAIN: My website average value is $2.6K. I adjusted my request accordingly.