Grants for women starting up businesses in America are hard to come by, especially if you don't know where to look.
If you've been searching for small business grant money and had difficult finding any, or thrown up your hands in frustration because of all the scam sites promising money that lead to nowhere, don't give up yet!
Funding opportunities for women small business owners do exist.
Here are seven of them:
1. National Association of Small Business Investment Companies
(NASBIC) - This is an investment company that funds small businesses.
It is venture capital, but considered well known, recommended, and
safe.
2. National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) - This is an association that funds ethnically diverse businesses. It is also venture capital, but thought to be a bit more secure.
3. Woman Owned - A very good article on women-owned small business funding.
4. Count Me In (for Women’s Economic Independence) - Here is an online community with events and funding for women-owned businesses. A minimum of two years in business and $250,000 in revenue are required to apply for financial assistance.
5. Women’s Funding Network - A network that is a collection of organizations that fund women's solutions.
6. American Association of University Women (AAUW) formerly, now: Breaking through Barriers -
An association for the advocacy of women's equality that provides funding for outstanding women.
7. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - A branch of the SBA that funds small, high-tech and innovative businesses.
2. National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) - This is an association that funds ethnically diverse businesses. It is also venture capital, but thought to be a bit more secure.
3. Woman Owned - A very good article on women-owned small business funding.
4. Count Me In (for Women’s Economic Independence) - Here is an online community with events and funding for women-owned businesses. A minimum of two years in business and $250,000 in revenue are required to apply for financial assistance.
5. Women’s Funding Network - A network that is a collection of organizations that fund women's solutions.
6. American Association of University Women (AAUW) formerly, now: Breaking through Barriers -
An association for the advocacy of women's equality that provides funding for outstanding women.
7. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - A branch of the SBA that funds small, high-tech and innovative businesses.
Susan L. Reid
Inner Samurai Business Expert
Award-winning author of Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success
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