60 Places For Women To Get Help To Start A Business
Sometimes you just need someone to show you the way. The Women’s Demonstration Program has 60 sites across the country where women are trained and counseled in the skills necessary to launch their own businesses. These sites get money from… 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
Free Speech Therapy For Toddlers
It doesn’t matter how much money you earn. You can have your child tested to see if any speech problems are developing and even get free speech therapy. It’s part of the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to… 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
More Money For Small Town Entrepreneurs
The Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program (RBEG) is administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), and provides grant funds to a local or regional intermediary which, in turn, lends funds in a flexible manner to local businesses. Funds are designed… 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
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
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
$200,000 Grant To Work On Energy Related Inventions
Provides funds for promising projects demonstrating both energy-related innovation and future commercial market potential. Grants are open to U.S. citizens, small businesses that are U.S. owned, or educational institutions located in the U.S. Special consideration is given to individual inventors… Continue reading
$330,000 Grant To Small Towns To Lend Money To Local Small Businesses
Provides grants from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service to rural communities through Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers to be used for revolving loan funds for community facilities and infrastructure and for assistance in conjunction with rural economic development loans. Applications may… Continue reading
