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Business Grants and Loans

The key difference between business grants and loans is that grants does not need to be paid back where as loans one will require to pay the amount taken as a loan. 10 Tips when filling out your ...

www.bizymoms.com/grants-for-businesses/index.html

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Upside: Tips and links to articles about obtaining funding and grants
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How do I get a small business loan?

You should prepare a business plan, including your loan proposal, and submit it to a local lender. If the lender is unable to approve your loan, you may request that your application be submitted, by ...

www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/getready/serv_sbplanner_startfaq.html

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Upside: SBA site with very detailed information about loans, grants and other information to start a company
Downside: Small font; expect some scrolling

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Small Business Loans for Women

As the number of women-owned companies continues to grow at twice the rate of all U.S. companies, ACCION USA is dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs start and grow their small businesses by ...

www.accionusa.org/home/small-business-loans/about-our-loans/why-accion-usa-loans/small-business-loans-for-women.aspx

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Upside: Non-profit organization that offers loans up to $50K with section on lending to women-owned small businesses
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How to Finance your Business

Session 9 of 14 * First Things First * How Much Money Do You Need? o Unsecured loans o Secured loans o Collateral

www.myownbusiness.org/s8/

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Upside: Links to various articles about how to fund your business including resources and forms
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Grant Opportunities Available for Women

Business Owners You are a woman business owner and there are many things for you to focus on -- especially how to find money for your business so it can grow and thrive. Did you know that some ...

www.womanowned.com/growing/Funding/Opportunities.aspx

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Upside: Excellent article and links for women owned small business grants
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Small Business Grants | Business Grant Money

Do you own or want to start a small business? The government wants to help! Government grant money, small business loans, and more are all available to you if you know where to look.

www.smallbusinessgrantsmoney.com/

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Upside: Very good information and resources about obtaining a small business grant
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Raising Start-Up Capital

Let's face it. Starting a business is tough. You have to build a client base, hire employees, find office space. There are plenty of challenges, but the one that many entrepreneurs find most daunting ...

www.inc.com/guides/finance/20797.html

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Upside: Excellent articles and links to resources about how to raise money for your start-up small business
Downside: Expect an ad first; busy page

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Government Grants for Small Business

Government grants Resource Centre Factoring from LTSB Commercial Finance Improve your business cashflow with a Factoring facility. Turn your invoices into cash from Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance. Get ...

www.smallbusiness.co.uk/channels/small-business-finance/government-grants/

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Upside: UK site with information on finding government grants
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Go4Funding.com is a platform to bring entrepreneurs, business

owners and investors (angel investors and venture capitalists) closer together. The site is strictly intended for existing business owners and entrepreneurs to post their capital needs. Investors can ...

www.go4funding.com/

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Upside: Site creating a marketplace for companies seeking investment and investors to connect
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iBank uses the Finance Center solution to provide an online

commercial lending marketplace for business loans, commercial mortgages loans and equipment lease financing. The FinanceSuite offers the small business a Simple, Streamlined and Smart way to create a ...

www.ibank.com/startUp.cfm

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Upside: Company offering different types of business loans with a funding marketplace
Downside: You may be interrupted by an agent when you try to leave