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Century Bank, Feds Award Business Grants
New Mexico Business Weekly
www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/07/27/daily9.html
Small Business Research Grants Bill Deserves Quick Action In Congress
Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Network
http://wistechnology.com/articles/6345/
Business Grants Available For Employee Training
The Bolingbrook Sun
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/
1681963,6_1_NA24_BIZGRANT_S1-090724.article
Business Grants Take Off
Isaac Babcock, WPM Observer
www.wpmobserver.com/WPMObserver/article.asp?ID=2111
Grants Help Businesses Put Best Face Forward
By Doug Gulasy, Valley News Dispatch
www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/s_634259.html
Small Business Grant Program Renewal Sparks Controversy
Raymund Flandez, Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124778081306353975.html
Business Grants Available for Small Biotech Companies
By Ruben Dagda, Examiner.com
www.examiner.com/x-11432-Pittsburgh-Medical-Technology-Examiner~y2009m7d6-
Throw-out-the-lifeline-economic-stimulus-funding-available-for-small-biotech-companies
US. Rep Peter Welch Votes Against Bill to Expand Small Business Grants to Large Firms In Vermont
Press Release, VermontBiz.com
www.vermontbiz.com/news/july/welch-votes-against-
bill-expand-small-business-grants-large-firms
How to Tap Government Grants for Training and Development
By Simona Covel, The Wall Street Journal
“Government funding -- sometimes lots of it -- is available to small companies to use for employee training and development. The bad news: It can take some work to track it down. With some diligence, even someone with little knowledge of the labyrinth of government agencies responsible for employee training can locate programs.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120716878088784275.html
Six Non-Profits Get $300,000 for Early Care
By Tierney Plumb, Washington Business Journal
“The Early Care and Education Funders Collaborative is awarding $300,000 to local non-profits to improve early care and education for low-income children in the region. The collaborative, run by The Washington Area Women’s Foundation, is dishing out its first grants to six local groups. Each will get $50,000 in grants. Hopkins House, for example, will help low-income women in Northern Virginia earn their Child Development Associate credential.”
www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/02/02/daily45.html
Small
Business Grants Available in Districts 7 and 11 In Miami
Miami
Herald
Starting Monday, Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez will
start accepting applications from small businesses in his district
for the Mom and Pop Small Business Grant Program. Commissioner
Joe A. Martinez plans to start accepting applications Jan. 12.
Business owners who qualify can receive up to $10,000 earmarked
for equipment, supplies, advertising, marketing, inventory,
building liability insurance, security systems and minor renovation
projects.
www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/835632.html
Minority
Business Grants Among Those Wisconsin May Cut
By
Associated Press, Chicago Tribune
Solving Wisconsin's budget problems may mean cutting prizes
at county fairs and grants to bolster minority businesses. The
head of Wisconsin's Department of Administration sent a letter
to state agency secretaries this week, listing those grants
and others as potential cuts. Legislative approval would be
needed.
www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-stategrants,0,7582759.story
When
Business Grants Attack: How To Avoid The Scams
By BlackNews.com
In a time when banks and credit unions are denying loan applications
like never before, many entrepreneurs and business owners are
turning to business grants as a dependable source of financial
help. However, just like scholarships and other financial aid
opportunities - there are tons of scams to beware of.
www.blacknews.com/news/when_business_grants_attack101.shtml
Green Business
Grants Available
By Beth Flaherty, Star News
The N.C. Department of Commerce's Office of Science and Technology
is accepting applications for the second round of N.C. Green
Business Fund grants. The grants are designed to develop and
commercialize promising technologies, products and services
in the areas of biofuels, green building, clean technologies
and renewable energy.
www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081211/ARTICLES/812110318/1002/NEWS06
New Jersey
Governor Authorizes Local Business Grants
By Angela Santi, Associated Press
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine made good on a pledge to spur
the state's economy, signing legislation that gives businesses
a $3,000 grant for every new employee they hire and keep for
a year or longer. The "Invest New Jersey" legislation
also waives the state's 7 percent sales tax for companies making
capital investments of $5,000 or more over the next two years.
www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/12/09/ap5800320.html
Texas Toy
Store Owner Burned By Alleged Grant Scam
By Kelly Spors, Wall Street Journal
Finding and applying for government small-business grants seems
daunting – so it’s tempting to outsource the effort.
But Nick Ashmore, owner of a Texarkana, Texas, independent toy
store, found out the dangers that come with seeking help. In
fall 2007, several months before opening their store, Mr. Ashmore
and his wife Teresa did a Google search for minority grant opportunities.
http://blogs.wsj.com/independentstreet/2008/12/05/
texas-toy-store-owner-burned-by-alleged-grant-scam/
ABCEOI Receives
Grant Money for Microbusiness Programs
By NewsDemocrat.com
Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher announced last week that 18 grants
totaling more than $3.3 million will be awarded to eligible
nonprofit organizations through Ohio Housing Trust Fund programs
administered by the Ohio Department of Development. The grants
were approved by the State Controlling Board.
http://newsdemocrat.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&
SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=126743&TM=77.214
City
of New Orleans Reopens Business Grant Process
By The Associated Press
The city of New Orleans has reopened the process by which businesses
and nonprofits can apply for economic development funds. This
comes after City Council members criticized the process as flawed,
guided by no overarching economic development vision. Several
complained they were put in a position between approving $5
million in recommendations for 2007 that Mayor Ray Nagin submitted
months late and pushing reform.
www.thenew995fm.com/cc-common/news/sections/
newsarticle.html?feed=135361&article=4522441
Look
to the States for Small Business Grants
By Staff Writer, About.com
Small business grants are closer than you think. In fact, the
small business grant you need to start or expand your business
may be available right in your own home state.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/blstategrants.htm
When Turned
Down For A Business Loan, Turn To A Business Grant
By Yahoo News
The National Institute of Business Grants is encouraging entrepreneurs
to look to business grants for financing, when turned down for
a loan. If you've applied for a business loan in the last six
months, its a strong possibility that you were denied - even
if you have good credit. This is because the current economic
times have forced banks to be super cautious towards all loan
applicants, even if you appear to be responsible.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20081103/bs_prweb/prweb1560394_2
Senate
Expected to Approve Business Grants, Tax Reforms
By Scott Goldstein, NJBiz.com
The state Senate is expected today to give final legislative
approval to a package of economic stimulus bills that would,
in part, establish growth incentives for businesses and amend
corporation taxes.
www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aID=76700
The
Truth About Small Business Grants
By Darrell Zahorsky, About.com
Small business grants are often a hot topic among entrepreneurs
with limited funds and access to capital. We have all seen the
headlines: "Free Government Grant for Small Business."
It seems all too easy. Locate a government small business grant,
apply and before you know it you have the money to grow your
cash-strapped business.
http://sbinformation.about.com/cs/bestpractices/a/aa110302a.htm
Veterans
Small Business Grants Awarded to Stimulate Business Development
By Cecelia Taylor, U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded more than
$450,000 in Veterans Assistance and Services Grants to fund
programs that promote business ownership for veterans and services
to small businesses, including those dealing with deployment
of key personnel overseas.
www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Veterans-Small-Business-Grants-Awarded/story.aspx?guid={EF11BC83-5DA8-4CC2-9C73-7642122D1027}
Chicago
Shoe Designer Finalist in Eco-Business Grant Competition
By Annie Mohaupt, Mohop
Mohop, a small eco-friendly shoe company in Chicago, is in the
running for the $10,000 grant in Ideal Bite's Next in Green
competition. The winner is selected through votes placed online
by November 20. The award recognizes "an up-and-coming
eco-preneur that's doing extraordinary things."
www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1613954.htm
GrantGopher.com
Announces Monthly Grant Awards Program
By PRweb.com
In response to continued economic difficulties nationwide, popular
grant database website GrantGopher.com has announced the launch
of its monthly grant awards program. Awards are given in three
categories: individual/family grants, business grants including
start-ups, and nonprofit grants.
www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1658454.htm
5
Misconceptions About Business Grants
By BlackNews.com
Business grants have been accessible to business owners in the
United States for decades. Annually, hundreds of millions of
dollars in grant money are disbursed to individuals to help
them start or expand an existing business. Despite this, every
year several myths and misconceptions resurface discouraging
entrepreneurs from taking advantage of such opportunities.
www.blacknews.com/news/misconceptions_about_business_grants101.shtml
Start-ups
Looking Hard For Capital, But Finding Little
By Todd Wallack, Boston Globe
For six months, Flex Biomedical Inc.'s chief executive, Sal
Braico, has been furiously trying to raise money to support
his Brookline life sciences start-up, meeting with as many venture
capital firms and angel investors as possible. But the timing
couldn't be more difficult.
www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/11/10/
start_ups_looking_hard_for_capital_but_finding_little/
National
Hispanic Business Organization Proud to Support Program Awarding
Grants to Aspiring Business Owners
By MarketWatch
The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) has endorsed
the MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series (MUES), an award-winning
program that provides business grants to young, aspiring entrepreneurs.
The USHCC represents the interests of the almost three million
Hispanic-owned businesses, and is supporting the MUES national
business plan competition which focuses on providing opportunities
for up-and-coming urban business owners.
www.marketwatch.com/news/story/United-States-Hispanic-Chamber-Commerce/story.aspx?guid={4EDA8786-E3B7-45B0-AD60-B683E80B01CF}
How
to Get Funds for Business in Tough Times: Describing Problem,
Solution and Result Will Give You a Better Chance for Grant
By Paula Schleis, The Akron Beacon Journal
Even in economic times like these, the government gives some
$100 billion in grants to businesses every year, consultant
Liz Powell said at a recent Small Business Development Center
seminar at the Akron Global Business Accelerator. "Small
businesses are the backbone of the country," she told the
entrepreneurs and executives of young, hopeful start-ups. State
and federal legislators "know they need you as much as
you need them."
www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews+articleid_2825914.html
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