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A business grant is a gift (usually of money from a government department) that you can use to establish or grow a business. Governments give grants away for political purposes, and in the case of business grants, the purpose is usually to improve the demographic mix in a particular sphere.

By reading this article, you will learn how to find a business grant, and how you could use it help your business grow. Running your own business is about cash flow – if you can arrange an injection of dollars from the government, then you may not have to make sacrifices yourself.

Cash flow difficulties are what cause many businesses to founder, and are the main reason for commercial failure. The problem is usually not having enough money to pay for daily expenses, because your own customers have not paid you yet for work already done. It would be great if you could solve your cash flow problems, by understanding what is on offer from Uncle Sam. The first thing that you should appreciate is that the American government does not award business grants at federal level. It does, however support the concept, and has set various mechanisms in place to achieve this, a little lower down the chain of command. In other words, help is still available.

State Grants

Government offices work in terms of rules that they write and administer. They say that this is so that they are fair to everyone. Other people say they do not like criticism. Whichever case is true, you must follow their procedures if you would like a free business grant. This includes meeting their criteria for approval. To cite a simple example – if a State has grants available to help Hispanics establish hamburger chains, there is not much point in applying, as an African-American, for funds to open a clothing store.

To get you started, visit the following site to find out about State business grants available across the nation:

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/smallbusiness/a/stategrants.htm

Other Specialist Programs

If you find the huge government websites a little daunting (and who does not), then you may prefer to follow-up on the following niche programs (where they apply to you). Sometimes, success is easier to achieve, when you narrow down the focus.

• Help for Women. Women already own a third of American businesses, and the government would like this to be nearer 50%. If you are female, and have business aspirations or interests, then why not visit the link below.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/moneymatters/a/womenowned.htm

• Government Contracts. Although more like cash-back than a grant, you could improve your cash flow in this way. Government agencies must award a percentage of their orders to smaller firms. If your business is female or minority owned, then you should definitely visit the following site:

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/moneymatters/a/contractmain.htm

• Other Opportunities Every State has specialist programs to encourage business development within its local goals, and some of these include business grants. You do not necessarily have to be a resident of a particular state to qualify. Are you interested? Then click on this:

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/moneymatters/a/hotprospects.htm

Regardless of which business grant that you apply for, there is a process that you must follow if you would like to be successful with your application. While the reason may well be a desire to manage citizens, a secondary advantage is that it makes you think things through. Make sure that you submit the following with any application for a business grant:

• A neat and tidy application form with all the information and other documents that the State requires. Remember that first impressions count highly in government offices where the question often is why not reject outright, as opposed let’s find a reason to approve. In other words, do it their way, or not at all.
• A comprehensive business plan is where you convince a state official that your plan will work. If the grant is significant, then maybe you should consider paying somebody to help you professionally here. If you prepare the plan yourself, do remember to include cash flow forecasts with, and without the grant – that way, the government will know that you are serious.

As an American citizen there is no earthly reason why you should not be awarded a business grant, if you qualify, and submit a complete application. Why struggle, and even take some money out of your own pocket, when the government could take some money out of its much larger pocket for you?

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Business Grants help people starting or expanding businesses to fund their enterprises without affecting their own resources. Most grants target specific industry types or population groups. A minority business grant is a good example of such a focused funding program. Below you’ll find your starting point for finding a minoritybusiness grant, plus useful links to explore these opportunities further.

Confidence In Your Approach

The biographies of the world’s most successful people have a common denominator – this is their vision for their future and their determination to succeed. There is no earthly reason why a minority person cannot ascend to the top of any pile of human achievement, that is, if they believe in themselves, and are prepared to work hard too. The first step in any successful business enterprise is always to have a vision for the future. When you have achieved that, the rest falls into place.

The Importance of a Good Business Plan

The key to a successful business grant application is the quality of the business plan that underpins it. This is where the applicant displays their business acumen through goals and strategies, market identification and the all-important cash-flow analysis that identifies how much grant money is required, and how the applicant would use it. At the same time, writing up a business plan helps a business owner focus on their business strategically – always a good idea. A business plan needs to be formatted well, and neatly presented to make it easy for an assessing panel to follow. Untidy or scruffy business plans can irritate an adjudicator – this time a bad idea.

Minority Group Support

Joining a group of related people can help a grant applicant for minority business grants keep up to date with latest news, and provide a sounding board or a shoulder on which to cry too. Examples of these groups include the Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs, the National Indian Building Association, and the Minority Builders Association. More are found easily on the internet.

Small Business Association

Although the Small Business Association works with business owners generally, its remit also includes business assistance to minorities. Although not actually providing grants, the Association does offer low-interest loans, and their website is a source of useful inspirational information for business owners.

Other useful Websites

Business.com is a large commercial website that offers over 35,000 useful business guides free of charge, including action plans for many business topics. It offers invaluable advice on how to start and run a profitable enterprise.

Grants.gov is a fantastic government site with lists of free grants and tips on how to get them. It is also keyword friendly, making specific minority grants simple to find.

There are many excellent minority business grant opportunities waiting out there for American minority group members with an entrepreneurial flair. A good business plan, support from kindred spirits, internet knowledge and persistence will help an applicant to succeed, and getting a business grant can jump start your new business.

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Every year Congress approves the national expenditure budget, which is a huge compromise between conflicting social and political alternatives. Some of this money goes to funding government agencies in terms of their public assistance projects. While everybody has a finger in the pie as to what deserves support, Congress usually makes the final decision based on recommendations by the United States Treasury. This is where the money for federal business grants comes from.

Once approved, the Treasury Department releases the funds to the agencies concerned. This is where, in terms of federal business grants, new opportunities emerge. These are listed on the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) website, to make sure that everybody in America stands an equal chance. The CDFA lists every American grant and assistance program (there are over 1,800 available). Searching this site online is free, and larger public and college libraries have copies too. As the government adds new grant programs, these are announced in the Weekly Federal Funding Report, which is published by the House of Representatives, and in the Federal Register as a notice of funding availability.

Eligibility

The CFDA listing includes notes regarding which individuals, groups or organizations may apply for relief under a specific grant program. These criteria include:

• How grant money awarded may be used

• Who to contact and how to apply

• How applications are evaluated and grants awarded

• What is expected of successful applicants – this includes paperwork such as reports, performance standards, and audits too

Further detail and advice may be obtained directly from the nearest federal agency.

The Money will not Fall off the Tree

Obtaining a federal business grant is not like Christmas when everybody in the family gets something. To the contrary, receiving government money in that way comes with obligations – and expectations on the part of the federal authority too. Staying mindful of these obligations is the key to avoiding trouble with the federal authorities after you accept a grant. The government expects you to work for your money, the way you said you would.

Federal Business Grants are for Organizations, not Individuals

Although federal business grants are not aimed at individuals (State business grants are), this does not mean that they are only awarded to big corporates. Many private individuals succeed in obtaining these as well,  when they form collectives to achieve benefits that help their wider communities too. Examples of these include

• A plan to attract new jobs to a depressed downtown area

• A neighborhood road repair project

• A way to prevent recurring flooding

• A local water conservation program

Organizations in receipt of grants like these are required to record spending of federal funds scrupulously, and submit audited reports. Money not spent must be returned, and project changes approved by the authorities in advance. Failure to act responsibly in this regard can lead to fines, and even perhaps to prison sentences.

The following are useful links to other resources on the internet:

Department of Education Grants and Contracts Information

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) GrantsNet

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)

Federal Business Grant opportunities are available to organizations (and a few individuals) whose requirements match what the government wants to expand and loan to. Once the authorities award funds, grantees must comply with government rules, and return unspent monies. Any organization looking for funds can take advantage of business grants immediately.

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Business Grants for Women are important, because without them our society remains less able to tap into this vital source of entrepreneurial skills than it should. For a variety of historic reasons, female representation is still inadequate in industry and commerce. Government and private grantors are aware of this imbalance. They offer a wide range of business grants for women in order to address this structural deficiency.

The Feminine Difference in Industry and Commerce

Because women often focus more on supporting their families and children, they may take their businesses and jobs more seriously than men, and often come out at the top. They are also less interpersonally aggressive and make better managers and supervisors. Some people say that we should let them displace men, and rule the world.

The Challenges that Women Face

Women in business face challenges from two directions. In the first instance, the prejudiced environment in which they grew up may have programmed them for mediocrity and failure. Secondly, the men with whom they compete in business often have onboard baggage that they inherited from the fathers. For this reason, women still have to work harder in America to succeed.

Business Grant Opportunities for Women

Are you a woman business owner or would like to get a business grant to start a business? Follow the links below for hints and tips of where to start:

• The Small Business Administration Office is the leader in the federal effort to level the business playing field for women. They do not just have business grant opportunities for women – they are available to counsel, teach, encourage and inspire too.

• Count-Me-In is a fundraising foundation that collects money from women for woman. Cash available ranges from $500 to a generous $5,000.

• Federal Money Retriever is a commercial website that was set up to sell software that facilitates research for government grants. They have a section dedicated to grants for women too.

• The Women’s Funding Network promotes the establishment of funds to empower women, and girls too. It achieves its goals by growing alliances between other organizations such as women, donors, communities and institutions.

• The American Association of University Women is one of the bigger private funding sources for graduate women in the world. Its targets are aspiring scholars, teachers and community activists, women at critical stages in the careers, and professions where the female gender is under-represented.

• Financial Women International exists to provide information about peer group-networking, mentoring, leadership development and woman career advancement opportunities.

The above are not the only sites that women but find useful, but they are a useful starting point and can provide onward links.

Beware of Scams

Not all business grants for women (or men for that matter) are what they seem. Women are sometimes more likely to fall victims to swindles because their inexperience cam make them more naïve. Women and men too most constantly remember that if it is too good to be true it probably is. Take advice from and report malpractices to the Federal Trade Commission or the National Fraud Information Centre.

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