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Business Grants For Free Start Up Financing

2009 May 20

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Ever wondered how some seemingly lucky individuals who are not particularly well to do manage to establish profitable businesses with little start up cash? They are obtaining small business grants from the United States government, that’s how. It’s a little known secret, that the most savvy business professional always exhaust their free government money options before investing their own currency in small, or even large business endeavors.

This makes perfect sense. If there is an abundance of government small business grant funding, available to most American taxpayers, for any type of business, why on earth would anyone not apply for it before spending their own hard earned money on overheads and start up costs associated with establishing an new business or company? The answer is, because they don’t know about it.

The United States government is required by law to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars to taxpayers in free government grant programs, but are not required to advertise this generous public assistance funding. read more…

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    A “Money Finder” is an individual or company who, for a fee, finds willing investors interested to invest in growing companies. The Finder formally links the Investors and Entrepreneurs with the purpose of creating a mutually beneficial financial arrangement.

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    As the economy continues to face credit challenges, small businesses, especially new, start-up companies are finding it even more difficult to find the capital they need to take their ideas and concepts and turn them into viable businesses.

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    2008 December 21

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    Starting a small business has proven to be on e of the best ways to build wealth in America. Over 90% of all millionaires are small business owners. Taking the first step towards financial freedom is the most important thing you can do.

    Now, financing your business venture can prove to be more difficult than many imagine. The good news is that there are thousands of grant programs available to people looking to start or expand a small business.

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    Many say that now may not be the best time to deal with the Spanish market. Property, once one of the most intriguing aspects of Spain, has now become overcrowded and overpriced. But on the other hand, investing in businesses there has started to let its potential shine.

    There are thousands of new businesses, entrepreneurs, and small businesses looking to expand in Spain. They can now use networks such as the Angel Investment Network to connect to investors in Spain, around Europe and in some cases globally. Over the past few years, several local networks of business angels have also cropped up, such as CIDEM/XIP. read more…

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    To structure a financial deal it takes good business planning and good business planning should involve financial planning and structuring. Unless you have a rich aunt or can self fund your project, you are going to have to sell yourself, your team, your idea, your business, etc to someone. Whether it is the manager at the bank, venture capital fund managers or private angel investors you usually only have one chance to make an impression. read more…

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    “Get an introduction to the venture capitalist.” It’s good advice. It just isn’t always possible, or even likely. Many outstanding entrepreneurs with equally outstanding financing proposals simply don’t have The Introduction.

    Unsolicited, and un-introduced, financing proposals are typically tossed into the dog pile or slush fund or circular file. In most venture capital firms it is the job of a new member of the firm, typically someone with a freshly scrubbed MBA, to weed through that pile, toss out unlikely candidates and pick out any projects that are worth looking at. So the first barrier is a young, ambitious, very well educated, inexperienced person who wants to make a good impression on the partners in the firm.

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