8 Strategies for Finding Small Business Start-up Money

If you've been having difficulty finding all those millions, nay billions, of Federal grant money dollars that are out there; join the crowd.

Tens of thousands of women search the Internet each month looking for small business grant money to start up their business, and tens of thousands of women give up feeling frustrated, disheartened, and baffled by all the scam sites promising money leading to nowhere.

The fact is: It's not there. At least not like it used to be.

During Lyndon Johnson’s presidency (1963-1969), grant money was plentiful. However, successive administrations and congresses re-grouped, re-categorized, and generally limited and restricted the monies and organizations that were eligible for grants. Currently, the few grants that are available to small business start-ups are for highly specialized fields and minorities.

Don’t give up hope, though! All is not lost.

Funding opportunities for women starting up small businesses do exist. Here are eight places to go an strategies for finding small business start-up money:

1. Grants.gov – Good place to check to see if your small business purpose fits within the Federal grant guidelines.
2. SBA.gov – Small Business Administration.
3. USDA RDA – Rural Development Administration.
4. Your state, county, and city governments.
5. Ask similar businesses who funded their start-up.
6. Look for larger companies, organizations and foundation that share your purpose.
7. Consider a loan-grant combo.
8. Google: “small business start-up grant”, + “your type of business”.

   Susan L. Reid
   The original Accidental Pren-her™
   Award-winning author of Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success

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