$10,000,000 For Businesses In Small Towns
Helps create jobs and stimulates rural economies by providing financial backing for rural businesses. Provides guarantees up to 90 percent of a loan made by a commercial lender. Loan proceeds may be used for working capital, machinery and equipment, buildings… Continue reading
$750,000 Grant To Small Businesses To Work On Ideas For The Defense Department
Funds early stage research and development by small businesses that support USSOCOM’s mission of developing and acquiring unique special operations forces equipment, material, supplies, and services. USSOCOM’s Small Business Innovative Research Program typically provides up to $100,000 over the course… Continue reading
$300,000 Grant To Small Businesses To Commercialize Scientific and Engineering Ideas
Supports creative advanced research in scientific and engineering areas that encourages the conversion of Government-funded research o a commercial application. Awards stimulate technological participation and innovation by small businesses as well as minority, disabled, and other disadvantaged individuals. Proposals are… Continue reading
$500,000 Grant For Small Businesses To Commercialize Education Related Ideas
Funds joint venture innovative research opportunities for small business and the nation’s premier non-profit research institutions. The purpose of this collaboration is to move ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace, to foster high-tech economic development and to address the… Continue reading
Free Money to Help Moms Start a Business!
The IdeaCafe has established a grant program to give worthy mothers the chance to develop a successful business at home, while parenting young kids aged 1 month to 13 years old. The grant varies in amount and is open to… Continue reading
$5,000,000 In Venture Capital For Starting Businesses In Poland
This program provides equity investments in Poland for manufacturing, consumer goods, distribution networks, merchandising, and related service networks. This program is designed to promote and facilitate U.S. investment in emerging market economies by working with private capital to make direct… Continue reading
Insurance To Protect Letters of Credit for Exporters
This program protects banks against loss of irrevocable letters of credit insured by foreign banks to support U.S. exports. Coverage is offered against the failure of an overseas financial institution to make payments or reimburse the insured bank. Rules prohibit… Continue reading
$10,000,000 For Exporters of Maintenance Services
This program provides Ex-Im loans and loan guarantees to cover expenses related to start-up, testing and control, repairs, preventive maintenance and on-site Current interest rates can be viewed at {http://www.exim.gov/country/cntcirrc.html}. Contact Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), Wayne Gardella,… Continue reading
Money To Start A Business In A High Unemployment Area
The Economic Development Administration makes grants to local communities with high unemployment, that in turn, make business loans to small entrepreneurs who can create jobs. This is done through the revolving loan fund of the Economic Adjustment Program. The Buffalo,… Continue reading
$15,000,000 In Venture Capital For Starting Businesses In Southern Europe And Turkey
This program provides equity investments in southeast Europe and Turkey. The sector has not been determined. This program is designed to promote and facilitate U.S. investment in emerging market economies by working with private capital to make direct equity and… Continue reading
