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 Government Loans & Grants to Start My Own Business? |
| Posted On Mar 3, 2008 at 11:57 AM |
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We get the following question at nearly every conference we do and in our ticket system on a regular basis, so we thought we'd share it with our readers.
"Where can I find information on starting a small business?
I'm particularly interested in government loans and grants. "
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| Posted On Mar 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM |
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The following federal government web sites offer information on startup kits, business plans, grant and loan resources, and federal and state offices providing business assistance.
U.S. Small business Administration (SBA) www.sba.gov
The U.S. government agency charged with providing management, technical, and financial assistance to the nation's small businesses.
The U.S. Business Advisor http://www.business.gov/
Designed to provide businesses with one-stop access to federal government information, shareware, resources, financing assistance, and services.
Federal Consumer Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/results.tpl?id1=21&startat=1&--woSECTIONSdatarq=21&--SECTIONSword=ww
This site includes links to resources on small business which can either be read online, downloaded in .pdf format, or requested in printed form. Most items are available without charge or for a nominal fee.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
The online equivalent of the printed version by the same name, which provides information on all federal assistance programs. In addition to the printed version of this catalog, many libraries also have a privately produced publication based on the CFDA entitled the Government Assistance Almanac.
The following publications, available at many public libraries, also provide information on starting and financing a small business.
Free money from the federal government for small businesses and entrepreneurs, by Laurie Blum. 2nd ed. (New York : J. Wiley, c1996.)
Where to go when the bank says no : alternatives for financing your business by David R. Evanson. 1st ed. (Princeton, NJ : Bloomberg Press, 1998.
Entrepreneur magazine's Where's the money? : sure-fire financing solutions for your small business, by Art Beroff and Dwayne Moyers. (Irvine, Calif. : Entrepreneur Media, c1999).
Includes lists of small-business friendly banks by state, regionally focussed investor networks, and sources for startup assistance.
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