Free Coloring Books On Water Safety
Spending a lot of time on your boat this summer? Make sure you follow all the boating safety rules, so your fun-filled summer is accident free. To help educate your kids on water and boating safety without sounding like you… Continue reading
Help for Women to Get 5% of Government Contracts
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 establishes a 5 percent government-wide goal for contract awards to small businesses owned by women. One way the Small Business Administration is helping to ensure that these new goals are achieved is through… Continue reading
$1 Billion To Work On Ideas
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is a highly competitive program that encourages small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. Each year, ten federal departments and agencies are required to… Continue reading
Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
According to the National Consumer Water Survey, 75% of those surveyed have concerns about the quality of the water they drink. Many people are purchasing bottled water or water purification devices for drinking water, but is it a wise use… Continue reading
Help Students Clean-Up
Kids intuitively grasp recycling and the need to keep the earth green and clean, so what’s with their own rooms? Let’s Reduce and Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness provides lesson plans for grades K-12, and includes activities, skits, bibliographies,… Continue reading
Get An $84 Reduction on Your Telephone Bill
Link-Up and Lifeline are two government programs that offers up to $84 a year in discounts on your monthly bill and a 50% reduction for your hook-up service, or $30 which ever is less. These programs have income requirements that… Continue reading
Mortgage Rate Cut For Military Personnel
Under the 1940 Solders and Sailors Civil Relief Act, HUD is advising all FHA approved lenders to reduce mortgage interest rates to no more than 6% for military personnel on active duty. The relief act also prohibits any mortgage lender… Continue reading
Government to Reduce Victims’ College Loans
People affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks will be able to postpone or reduce payments of federal college loans under an agreement between banks and the U.S. Department of Education. The loan relief covers borrowers in three programs: Federal… Continue reading
$10,000,000 For Businesses In Small Towns
Provides loans to public entities and private parties who cannot obtain credit from other sources. Loans can be made for improving, developing, or financing business and industry, creating jobs, and improving economic and environmental climate in rural communities (less than… Continue reading
$2,000,000 Grant to Organizations In Small Towns Who Lend To Local Small
Finances business facilities and community development projects in rural areas through loans made to intermediaries . Intermediaries re-lend funds to ultimate recipients for the establishment of new businesses, the expansion of existing businesses, creation of employment opportunities, saving of existing… Continue reading
