Sep-6-2008
are there any grants out there for women starting businesses?
i have had my own business for several years and realize i could really benefit if i had money to get the appropriate advertising going. i’ve heard of such grants….anyone else?
I hope so good luck!
check with the sba at the USACE
Heidi Fleiss grants!
Small Business Adminstration.
Perform this search:
Grants for Women
If you are a minority, you can do a searc for:
Grants for Minority Women
Good Luck!
Go to to see what grants are available, if any, and how you can apply for them
YES,GO TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ASK THEM FOR THE BOOK FOR APPLYING FOR GRANTS.I DO NOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE BOOK BUT IT DOES EXIST.
Mountain America credit union in Utah has a women in business department. check your local credit unions
yes their is a lot of grants for people to start their own business, go on google and type in government grants. good luck to u i hope u find the right one
You stand a greater chance of getting a government-guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration than a government grant
It is hard to find grants to start a business — even for women, or minorities. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK – lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.
Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and Grants.gov – these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.
Even if you buy books on “how to get grants” or list that supposedly has information on grants — all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same – hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.
Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website
“The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments.”
Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE’S NONE.
Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT – Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program
Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women’s Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women’s business center that will train women entrepreneurs
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