Update: April 2nd 2008
Here’s a new guide I’ve written about How to Get Government Grants, so please visit this guide for more up to date information.
Update: August 18th 2007
One of my friends who owns a food packaging and distrubition business in NYC has told me about a free program he’s used. He was able to get a $350.000 GRANT for his NYC based small business by using these resources. Basically this program has all the free resources, lists of government agencies (with addresses and phone numbers) and what to do step by step to get federal grants. I have filled the form to order my program a few minutes ago, and I’ll be checking it out myself. It’s again, totally free, you will only pay $1.97 Shipping for the package. Order your copy of Grant Master here.
Getting a small business grant for you business may be easier than you think. Many grants available for small businesses by federal government are offered through state development agencies. State Agencies offer these grants and other types of financial assistance to encourage and assist entrepreneurs in starting or expanding a small business.
There are several ways to search for the right grant for your business. Let me give you the information about finding the right federal grants for your small business.
Searching for Federal Grants for Small Businesses ONLINE :
There are numerous resources to help you get a federal grant for you small business, or startup business idea. Other than searching for general keywords such as “Small Business Grants”, “Small Business Federal Grants” etc. , you should start with reviewing government grant resources. Here’s some very valuable websites to help you find the right federal grants for your business:
- Grants.gov
- SBA Federal Grant Resources
- FedGrants.gov
- Business Grants and Loans by FirstGov.gov
- The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
- Directory of Key Contacts in Federal Grants Management
These are some government resources for federal grants. There are many other specialized grants available from federal government. Start searching for specific fields online. Let’s assume your small business is in energy category, therefore you can use some of these search terms on Google for finding the right resources for federal grants available for energy businesses:
Expand your search by using different keyphrases, and replace “energy” with your industry specific keywords. After reviewing the search results, you may also use “site:edu” for searching only university and education related websites.
Searching for Federal Grants for Small Businesses OFFLINE :
Your first step should be, visiting the nearest local SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Office to you.
SBDC’s mission is to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. The program is a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community and federal, state and local governments.
Also, The Office of Small Business Development Centers is an integral component of Entrepreneurial Development’s network of training and counseling services. You may get free, and/or low fee assistance from your local SBDC offices.
SBDC employees are knowledable about helping you to find the right federal grants for your small business or startup business idea.
Visit SBDC Website for further information.
And also use SBDC Locator to find the nearest SBDC office in your area.
Every small business needs money, and if the government is offering these federal grants, you may be eligible. So take your time to research about applying to the right federal grants. If you already have a successful small business, this may be your chance to take your business to the next level. Or if you have been planning about your startup business idea for a while, and you are concerned about financing, this may be your chance to start your own business.
We will occasionally talk about federal grants for small businesses in different industries, and also different types of financial assistance for small businesses at SmallBusinessArena.
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Hi, I’m a small buisness owner who is in need of $75,000 to expand my business but is not able to get assistants at this time and was wondering if There were any funds available for me to do just that. me and my partner have created an intovative product for non profit organizations. Who would like to take there programs and organiztions to the next level and we were hoping to get some grant funding to help.
Hello, My husband started an auto detail buisness about 18 months ago. He is currently renting a building,but would like to purchase one. He has a customer that has offered a great deal on a larger and better equiped building. The total cost for the building is $70,000. He needs $5,000 down. The problem is that all the money he has made has went right back into the buisness. Would he be eligible for any type of grants for this?
would like to start my own buisness to help inner city youth
i am a small buisness owner.i have a interior/exterior painting company.been in buisness for about 5 years.trying to expand and do industrial work,upmy insurance get workmans cmp and hire a few employee’s. is there any kind of grant for my company and my future goals????
IM A SMALL BUISNESS OWNER NEEDING SOME HELP IM A BRICK LAYER WANTING TO EXSPAND MY BUISNESS
I have a small mobil detail/car wash business and need money to start doing fluid changes also. Is there any money availible to help me expand.
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hello, my wife and i manage a small motel in Nebraska. We would like to purchase this place from the owners and would like to fix the place up a little bit and get some more business woule we be able to get a grant tobut the place and fix it up? unfortionately our credit is not strong enough to get a loan.
Hi, I’d like to know what is requiered to apply for grant money to expand my buisness. I am cuerntly working out of my home and I feel that it is time to move to retail location. I would need about $175, thousand to expand my buisness that includes store fixturers, work shop, and more inventory.
Hi Im a small buisness owner and i would like to open a little cafe in my buisness i have existing but cant afford it! It seems like after i pay all the expences i have nothing left.Is there hope for me to get a grant. I cant not afford to put the cafe in i need money.
hi i have a small cattering buisness that is growing real quick i need to expand to a restaurant for 2 reasons, 1 is i have a reataurant in mind which is offered to me for $50,000 the other reason is i want to go corporate with my cattering buisness (mexican tacos) which is going to expand my buisness alot. how can i qualify for a government grant my fico score is barley above 630.
I AM LOOKING INTO OPENING A HOME CHILD CARE CENTER. AFTER EVALUATING EVERYTHING, I AM WONDERING IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A GRANT FOR $30,O00. WICH WILL COVER ALL NECCESSARY EXPENSES UNTIL
MY BUSINESS PICKS UP. ANY INFO U CAN PROVIDE WILL BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU
You’re all a bunch of fucking idiots. Did you read any of the page beyond the title before you started commenting? There are a dozen links pointing to the information all of you are asking for. It’s no wonder you all need so much free money.
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