Are you having trouble finding startup
business grants? If so, you are like thousands of other businesses.
Well, hold onto your hats -- we've got a
revolutionary new idea for you.
First, this isn't for beginners. Do
you
- have extensive business experience?
- have non-profit experience?
- enjoy the endorsement of local civic
leaders?
If you can honestly answer Yes to these
three questions, then here's your answer for finding grants for startup
businesses: Start your own non-profit organization.
Others have done it. While the
paperwork isn't easy, it is do-able. You will need non-profit status
from both the federal and state authorities, and should use an attorney to
assist with this.
You will also need the ability to
research and apply for available grants from all sources, federal, state,
local, public and private. Most don't advertise their existence, but
many are included in various directories. And you can also accept
private tax free donations from local leaders.
Set out a plan for foundation, just as you would with any business. Show organizations and
individuals just how effectively their dollars will benefit your region.
That's exactly what Cindy Ayers-Elliott
did in Greenville, Mississippi. Her Delta Foundation provides funds
to businesses that just otherwise would not be available. Funding
for the Delta Foundation comes from the Small Business Administration,
U.S. Department of Agriculture and from money generated through buying
equities in companies.
The Delta Foundation is using its business grants
for a new senior living center or medical facility.
Also, the facility that the Foundation renovated houses a business
incubator, office space for two business and classrooms for computer and
technology training.
Your foundation should aim for no
less. This is no huckster operation. This is real. And
there is so much need throughout the storm damaged areas of the US and the
world, that it may be a very real option for many entrepreneurs.
Your startup business grants could range
from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of dollars for each
business. The grants are limited only by your ability to oversee the
distribution of funds.
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