If you are a woman small business owner looking
for money to start up your business, I bet you've probably noticed how
hard it is to find. Haven't you?
If you've been having difficulty finding all those
mythical millions—nay billions—of funding opportunities for women, join
the crowd. Thousands upon thousands of women search the Internet each
month looking for small business start-up money, and tens of thousands
of women give up, feeling frustrated, disheartened, and baffled by
money-promising scam sites which lead nowhere.
The fact is that the start-up money is not there.
At least, not the way it used to be. However, don't give up hope!
Funding opportunities for women starting up small
businesses do exist. You just need to know where to look.
Three Places to Find Small Business Start-up Money
1. Visit www.grants.gov
to find out if your business purpose fits within federal grant
guidelines.
On this site you can find and apply for a number
of federal grants. For small business start-up loans, grants.gov redirects you
to SBA.gov. That's
because the federal government works through agencies like the SBA when
funding money for small business start-ups.
2. Search for information on the Small Business
Administration's website, www.SBA.gov.
This is an excellent site for all your small
business needs. Plus, as a bonus, there are many local SBA offices
around the country where you can go and talk with a real live person.
a. Finance Start-up page:
http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/grants/index.html
This page gives a list of grant and loan programs,
though not the grants or loans themselves.
b. Local Resources: http://www.sba.gov/
localresources/index.html
On this page, you can search for your nearest SBA.
3. Contact the Rural Development Administration
(USDA RDA) if your business is in a rural area: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
The RDA provides assistance to businesses starting
up in rural areas. Assistance usually comes in grant-loan combos, or
just low interest loans.
Five Strategies for Finding Small Business
Start-up Money
1. Take advantage of any assistance or information
offered to small business owners by your state, county, or city
government.
2. Ask owners of similar businesses how they
funded their start-ups.
3. Look for larger companies, organizations and
foundations that share your purpose.
4. Consider a loan-grant combo.
5. Google: "small business start-up grant", +
"your type of business".
If you are a woman small business owner looking
for money to start up your business, you've probably noticed how hard
it is to find any. Money for starting up businesses is hard to come by,
especially if you don't know where to look. If you've been searching to
no avail for small business start-up money or have thrown up your hands
in frustration because of all the scam sites that lead nowhere, hang
on. Don't give up yet! Funding opportunities for women small business
owners do exist. Follow the information and links in this article to
discover how and where you can get funding for your small business
start-up.
Article Source:
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/where-to-find-the-elusive-
small-business-startup-money-for-women-969093.html
About the Author
Dr. Susan L. Reid brings the gift of inner vision
and insight to spiritually conscious businesswomen ready to run their
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