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	<title>Personal Finance Resources &#187; Small Business Government Grants</title>
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		<title>Claiming Government Business Grants</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that you can start your own small business from the ground up by claiming government business grants and get away without spending virtually any money at all? You most certainly can, and without spending one solid dime out of your pocket if you&#8217;re crafty enough to obtain funding through government business grants. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can start your own small business from the ground up by claiming government business grants and get away without spending virtually any money at all? You most certainly can, and without spending one solid dime out of your pocket if you&#8217;re crafty enough to obtain funding through government business grants.</p>
<p>Each year, in efforts to help support a failing economy, the US government literally gives away billions of dollars in government business grants for people just like you and I to create small businesses in US communities. There are also a numerous amount of government business grants available to already established local businesses, large or small, who are wishing to expand, or provide advanced training for their staff members.</p>
<p>This is literally free government money that we&#8217;ve all already paid for in taxes, so you never need to pay it back. Ever. Although it may seem to good to be true, the government is actually required to give this money away to anyone, of any race, heritage, religion, or sex. As a US taxpayer, you may be entitled to some of this cash. Government business grants are one of the government&#8217;s ways of insuring future job opportunities to American citizens, as well as effortlessly contributing to urban development. It&#8217;s more of an investment rather than a &#8220;hand out&#8221;.</p>
<p>Small businesses drive the economy by providing paid services to their communities, which in turn generate profits for the owner, tax revenue for the government, and in many cases more jobs for local community members. For these reasons, the government is more than willing to distribute these funds in government business grants to individuals who prove to have a solid and well thought out business plan. It&#8217;s also somewhat of an insurance policy held by all taxpaying American citizens. Even if you&#8217;re unaware of it, you&#8217;ve already paid for these grants in tax money so it would be there when you need it. Take advantage of it!</p>
<p>If you are an American taxpaying citizen, over the age of eighteen, there are very few requirements to qualify for numerous amounts of government business grants to get you up and running, or expand your already existing local business. Again, this is free government money, and you will never be obligated to pay it back. With a solid and enterprising business plan you are more than likely to acquire the funds you need within a matter of weeks.</p>
<p>If you have an interest in starting or expanding your own business, before you commence the traditional procedure of business establishment by taking out high interest loans, explore the possibility of obtaining government business grants. Isn&#8217;t utilizing free government money a better way to start than instant debt?</p>
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		<title>Small Business Grants for Urban Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US government, as well as many state, federal, private, and charitable organizations eagerly give away millions in small business and home grants to help citizens achieve the American dream. Of course we know that this free government money is not given away out of the goodness of their hearts. Except, perhaps by the charitable [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The US government, as well as many state, federal, private, and charitable organizations eagerly give away millions in small business and home grants to help citizens achieve the American dream. Of course we know that this free government money is not given away out of the goodness of their hearts. Except, perhaps by the charitable organizations.</p>
<p>Not only is it required by the government to award this free grant money to taxpayers, it is also a significant tax write off for the private institutions that offer small business grants and home grants. In addition, by offering business and home grants to American citizens, the government is actually investing in the equity of our under developed communities, while minimizing their own physical participation in the process. The free government money is awarded to citizens to develop the communities our selves.</p>
<p>By law, the government is <strong>required to set aside these funds</strong>, to be given away each year to tax paying citizens. By providing American citizens who apply for free government money with grants to start a business, or home grants for property purchases, remodeling, or maintenance, they are essentially investing directly into the urban development of those areas.</p>
<p>For instance, if the government awards you a grant to buy a home, then another to improve that home, this is an insurance policy for them. They know that if you are given <strong>free grant money to buy a home or improve your home</strong>, this will help to bring up property values in your neighborhood, hence enriching the community. In respect to urban development, it is in the governments best interests to distribute these home grants. Even more so for small business grants.</p>
<p>The government takes a particular interest in small business grants. These are an even better source of urban development investment. Federal agencies couldn&#8217;t be more willing to award free grant money to business owners or those who desire to become one. Simply, because small businesses help drive the economy. Small business grants are a preferred method of financial aid distribution for the government because they can potentially lead to quite profitable results for both the recipient and the community, and even the government itself.</p>
<p>By acquiring a small business grant to start or expand a business you are essentially helping your community. The government sees that by helping you create or expand a business will generate traffic through the community, promotes better employment opportunities and builds equity in our neighborhoods. This ultimately means that the government will reap the rewards of their investment in you in taxes. While you reap the rewards as well, without ever paying it back.</p>
<p>So in conclusion, don&#8217;t feel like the government is doing you a favor by giving you free grant money. You&#8217;re doing us all a favor by taking it!</p>
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		<title>Free Government Business Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our federal, state and local governments provide American citizens with access to dozens of government business loans and financing programs to help create and expand small businesses. Particularly businesses that do not qualify for traditional small business bank loans. These programs are a fantastic source of funding for the small business owner as they specialize [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our federal, state and local governments provide American citizens with access to dozens of government business loans and financing programs to help create and expand small businesses. Particularly businesses that do not qualify for traditional small business bank loans. These programs are a fantastic source of funding for the small business owner as they specialize in low-interest loans for starting and expanding operations. They venture capital for hi-tech start-ups businesses as well as scientific research and urban development grants.</p>
<p>When looking to acquire financial assistance, you should first put together a list of government business loans and financing programs for which you may qualify. There is an abundance of resources available to you on the inter net to begin your search and learn more about the small business financing programs provided by the government as well as many private and non for profit organizations who offer small business loans.</p>
<p>There are virtually hundreds of government loans available for today&#8217;s small business owner. And even some for the not so small. Each government loan program has it&#8217;s own individual and unique application process and requirements for qualification. Still, the majority of lenders ask for similar information on all applications. Before applying for a loan, you&#8217;ll need gather together some basic documentation that will be required in any government business loan package. You should be able to establish what your basic documentation includes in the initial stages of your search for government business loans, but some of the things that will be required in any basic application are;</p>
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<li>What is your purpose in requesting this loan?</li>
<li>How do you intend to utilize the funds received?</li>
<li>Do you currently have any other forms of business debt?</li>
<li>If so, to whom? Who are your creditors?</li>
<li>Will you/do you possess sole ownership and responsibility? Or have a partner/management team?</li>
<li>If you DO have a partner or management team, you may need to make their information available as well.</li>
</ul>
<p>You will also be required to provide some personal background information such as;</p>
<ul>
<li>Former names</li>
<li>Addresses</li>
<li>Employers</li>
<li>Criminal records</li>
<li>Educational background</li>
</ul>
<p>You may have to provide a current resume, and most definitely a solid business plan. There are quite a few other basic documents you&#8217;ll need to properly apply for all government business loans, these examples are the bare basics. As mentioned, there are certain to be a few others requirements that will be more specific to the particular loans you choose to apply for. Now that you have the basic information, you are ready to do your homework and get out there and apply.</p>
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		<title>$50,000 in Free Grants for Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of the $700 billion dollars in free grant money that is made available every year, the government allocates at least 25 percent of those funds specifically as free grants for businesses. These small business grants come in all different sizes. But receiving a check for $50,000 is not uncommon. The government gives this money away [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of the $700 billion dollars in free grant money that is made available every year, the government allocates at least 25 percent of those funds specifically as free grants for businesses. These small business grants come in all different sizes. But receiving a check for $50,000 is not uncommon.</p>
<p>The government gives this money away for one purpose. To promote economic growth. America is mostly made up of small towns with small businesses, and it is the entrepreneurs that own these businesses that keep America running strong. Without their success, the economy suffers.</p>
<p>While small business is critical to the success of American economic development, it is the entrepreneur that takes on all the risk.The biggest risk, of course, is money, which is why free grants for businesses are made available in order to help you start or expand your small business.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the kicker&#8230; This is <strong>money that never has to be repaid</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-207" title="grant-check" src="http://www.newgrantsource.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/grant-check.jpg" alt="grant-check" width="381" height="300" /></p>
<h3>How Do Grants for Businesses Work?</h3>
<p>Every year the government budgets grant programs through hundreds of government agencies. Some are through your local/town government, your state, and also national programs. These agencies receive the allocated grant funds and charged with the job of giving the money away to qualified applicants.</p>
<p>The interesting part is that these programs are not advertised in any way. The federal government does not have a marketing or advertising department, so it is completely up to the small business owner to find out about these free grant money offers.</p>
<p>While the processors that review the applications are required to give the money away to qualified applicants, many of these programs simply don&#8217;t receive enough applications.  But when the money is not given away, the funds are drastically reduced the following year, and a budget cut is never good for the government agency. That&#8217;s why you&#8217;ll often find that these processors just approve application after application. Their job is to give the money away and the don&#8217;t want to deal with the consequences.</p>
<h3>What Kind of Free Grants for Businesses Are Available?</h3>
<p>You can get a check in the mail in as little as a week, and it doesn&#8217;t matter what kind of business you own. There are grants available for specific businesses, but the local governments don&#8217;t usually care. They just want the community to grow and bring in more money for the city. That&#8217;s why individuals selling stuff on eBay from their homes are getting checks for $50,000 or more.</p>
<p>Just list on your application what you need for your business to succeed, which can be anything from office space to computers and fax machines. As long as it is a business expense, you&#8217;ll never have to repay the money.</p>
<h3>How Do I Find The Available Grants for Businesses?</h3>
<p>Finding available grants for businesses is really the easy part. Most entrepreneurs are so programmed to get bank loans and  max out their credit cards that they never even think to consider obtaining free grant money from the government.</p>
<p>Best of all, grants for businesses are nothing like loans. There&#8217;s no credit check, no collateral, and no cosigner needed. All you have to do is submit your application. Since there is no limit as to the number of grants for businesses you can receive , you can apply to as many offers as you like.</p>
<p>The first step is to request a free grant kit. This will give you immediate and unlimited access to the government database so you can quickly find the free money you need. Once you find the money the money that is available to you, the grant software will complete and submit the application for you if you like.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a small $1.99 fee to pay for postage for the software, but it is an investment that your business can hopefully afford and the potential return is well worth the small fee.</p>
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		<title>Government Business Grants Offer Free Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financing options for your small business include a few options to choose from. Without question this should include a search for government business grants. The government is financially vested to help you succeed, and they can provide you with the money you need without all the hassle. Just by submitting a simple grant application, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-180" title="government business grants" src="http://www.newgrantsource.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/government_business_grants.jpg" alt="government business grants" width="106" height="150" />The financing options for your small business include a few options to choose from. Without question this should include a search for government business grants. The government is financially vested to help you succeed, and they can provide you with the money you need without all the hassle.</p>
<p>Just by submitting a simple grant application, you can receive a check from the government for anything from $5,000 &#8211; $200,000.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no credit check, no down payment, no collateral needed, and best of all — <strong>you will never be asked to repay this money</strong>.</p>
<p>When your small business succeeds, your community succeeds with new jobs and tax money coming back into the system. Government business grants offer a a win-win situation. A bank only wants you to succeed so you can repay your debt, but the government wants you to succeed so it can make more money to put back into the community.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why the best government business grants you&#8217;ll find are typically from your local and state governments. While there are many federally funded programs, your local government has a direct interest in your business and budgets millions of dollars to assist small business development.</p>
<ul>
<li>Receive Money for Payroll</li>
<li>Free Grant Money for Office Equipment</li>
<li>Reimbursed Attorney Fees</li>
</ul>
<p>There are many uses for government business grants, and the terms can be quite flexible. Once approved, the funds can typically be used for <strong>anything business related</strong>, but you&#8217;ll carefully want to review the terms for the cash you receive. If you spend the money for anything other than the grant was approved for and you are caught doing it, the government can make you pay back the money.</p>
<p><strong>Step 1: </strong>Request Access the the Grant Database</p>
<p>The fastest way to get your government business grants is to search through the database included in the free grant kit.</p>
<p>Once you place your request for your free grant kit, you&#8217;ll have instant and unlimited access to over 3,000 grants available nationally and through your local government. From there, it is as simple as asking for the money.</p>
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		<title>Federal Business Grants &#8211; Free Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to help promote economic growth, the government offers entrepreneurs to obtain federal business grants to help finance their small business start up or expansion costs. With small business being the backbone to a strong American economy, it is in the government&#8217;s best interest to do what it can to help you succeed. After [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-155" title="Federal Business Grants" src="http://www.newgrantsource.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/business_card.jpg" alt="Federal Business Grants" width="180" height="120" />In order to help promote economic growth, the government offers entrepreneurs to obtain federal business grants to help finance their small business start up or expansion costs. With small business being the backbone to a strong American economy, it is in the government&#8217;s best interest to do what it can to help you succeed. After all, the more money you make, the more money the government makes back in sales and income tax.</p>
<p>Small business owners and entrepreneurs can receive thousands of dollars in federal business grants in as little as a week. As long as you use your grant money to finance business expenses, you&#8217;ll never have to repay this money. This is free grant money.</p>
<p>Billions of dollars are available at a national scale, but your local government should not be overlooked. Your county is incentivized to build and promote as many successful business as possible in the shortest amount of time. As a result, they&#8217;ll get receive more resources from the state, increase income, and help the city flourish and grow. That&#8217;s why you&#8217;ll often find local non-profit organizations that focus on raising funds to assist small businesses.</p>
<p>Simply browse the federal business grants database to view a list of the available grants in your area and see how much funding is available. Depending if you need $5,000 to help pay for office equipment or $200,000 for payroll and rent, you&#8217;ll want to apply to the federal business grants that most closely match your needs.</p>
<p>Once you submit your application, you can receive a check in the mail in as little as 7 days, given the funds are still available. While billions of dollars are available, you are competing against other small businesses that might have found out about these resources before you did. Sadly, many of these offers never go unclaimed as well.</p>
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		<title>Grants for Small Business</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you consider funding options, grants for small business without a doubt should be a resource to consider. There is some minor work involved, but not any more effort than it takes to receive a bank loan. One benefit over private lending, other than the fact that it is a loan you never have to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-135" title="small_business" src="http://www.newgrantsource.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/small_business.jpg" alt="small_business" width="94" height="135" />As you consider funding options, grants for small business without a doubt should be a resource to consider. There is some minor work involved, but not any more effort than it takes to receive a bank loan. One benefit over private lending, other than the fact that it is a loan you never have to repay, is that grants for small business go through an entirely different approval process.</p>
<p>While banks and venture capitalist want to know the details of your business, many grants for small business will not go through such a thorough evaluation process. The reason being is that a private lender or a bank needs to do their due diligence to ensure that you will succeed and they will get paid. If your business files for bankruptcy because, they&#8217;ll never see the money.</p>
<p>Grants for small business, on the other hand, don&#8217;t expect you to return the money. Their mission is to provide financing and financial solutions to help entrepreneurs expand and produce more profits. In doing so, the local economy benefits with the jobs you creates, the jobs and services you provide, and money your business spends.</p>
<p>The process is simple, but overlooked by many small business owners. To obtain grants for your small business, you just need to know where to look and then ask for it.</p>
<p>The government grant database you receive access to with the free grant kit will allow you to quickly locate and apply for federally funded programs in your area and nation wide. Women business owners will have additional options to choose from, as the government is putting more money into these programs as well.</p>
<p>Since there is no limit as to the number of grants you can apply for and receive, you could find yourself a number of checks to help finance your endeavor.</p>
<p>Start collecting this free grant money and request a free grant kit.</p>
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		<title>Small Business Government Grants</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When starting or expanding your small business, there are a few financing options: bank loans, private money, and small business government grants. Most entrepreneurs overlook government resources, but for many reasons this should be one of the first considerations. What most people fail to realize is that business tend to fail in their first few [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When starting or expanding your small business, there are a few financing options: bank loans, private money, and small business government grants. Most entrepreneurs overlook government resources, but for many reasons this should be one of the first considerations.</p>
<p>What most people fail to realize is that business tend to fail in their first few years not because of poor management or lack of market, but because of lack of funding. Running a business is expensive, and it is easy to let expenses and debt take over and dissolve a business. That&#8217;s where small business government grants are a great option.</p>
<p>Getting a bank loan will require immediate repayment with interest, and finding private investors or venture capitalists may not only charge high interest on your loan, but they&#8217;ll take half of your profits. After expenses, that leaves you with nothing to take home.</p>
<p>Small business government grants, on the other hand, are designed for the entrepreneur to succeed. The economy relies on the ability for Americans to pursue their dreams and start their own company, and if too many people fail, the entire economic system fails. People will see too much risk in starting a business and just can&#8217;t afford it. But America can&#8217;t afford that.</p>
<p>Which is why small business government grants are available. These programs allow people to build and expand their businesses by getting federal assistance. The government invests in you, and you in turn create competition, create jobs, and flush money back into the economy. It is a great long-term investment for the government.</p>
<p>Business grants are available to you in sums of hundreds of thousand of dollars virtually condition free. As long as you use the money in accordance to the terms of the grant agreement, you never have to repay this money. The government is in essence paying you to start or expand your business in hopes that you will filter cash back into the economy.</p>
<p>The challenging part in receiving these funds is finding them. Chances are your local government offers multiple programs, but they are also available at state and national levels. All you have to do is search the grant database, pick the grants that are most related to your goals, and apply for them. There is no limit as to the number of grants you can apply for and receive.</p>
<p>To access the small business government grant database, request a free grant kit. This program will give you full access to the funding options available to you and walk you through the entire application process.</p>
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