Grants but keep running into dead ends other websites want funding have been searching for government grants but need some start up equipment.
For my school and direction please help thanks.
Grants but keep running into dead ends other websites want funding have to borrow camera from my school and need to purchase some start up equipment for my business know this is can be done but keep running into dead ends other websites want funding to.
For government grants but keep running into dead ends other websites want funding have been searching for government grants but need some start up equipment for government grants but need to purchase some free advice and direction please help thanks.
CPA Cash Effect
2. December 2009 at 8:12 pm
Simplify, simplify, simplify.
Instead of asking for grants to open a business, ask for grants to finance applying for more grants.
No sense in diverting all your efforts by playing around with photography, is there?
Land of the Rich
5. December 2009 at 8:58 am
It is hard to find grants to start a business — especially something like photography. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for starting a for-profit business.
One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural goods, including food and forest product. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs , which fund the research and development of technological innovation that meets specific government needs.
Your best bet actually will be from the states if they offer grant programs for women (or any other special interest groups — minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc). Or check with non profit organizations, particularly women organizations if they offer grants. Examples include
Iowa Women’s Foundation
New Mexico Women’s Foundation
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.”
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.
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
I suggest you read the following books to get ideas of how to finance your business:
Financing Your Small Business
Small Business Financing: How and Where To Get It
Financing the Small Business: A Complete Guide to Obtaining Bank Loans and All Other Types of Financing
The SBA Loan Book
Angel Capital : How to Raise Early-Stage Private Equity Financing
Financing Your Small Business (Barron’s Business Library Series)
For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center’s Foundation Grants for Individuals Online . It’s a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for “students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices.” Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don’t have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
Crossroads Transportation
7. December 2009 at 1:45 pm
I used to do freelance photography, pay some of my college year, these day I invest in real esate and I can take much better picture than realtor and appraisers etc… Every time I have problem with picture I solve it every time and let me be able to sell my properties and make profit in six digit most of the time.
RE Photograhy may fund your way through!
Looking for free money would be a long shot if you are patient enough to see that you can be on your feet in few years.
Don’t wait, start on what you are best for and capitalize against it. Let’s hear good news next time around from you, more than glad to help.
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