Finding funding.Q My partner and I are trying to start our own business, but we keep running into funding problems. We need to knew hew hew v. hewed, hewn or hewed, hew·ing, hews v.tr. 1. To make or shape with or as if with an ax: hew a path through the underbrush. 2. to write a government grant proposal and what grants would be available. --M. Short Via the Internet A Funding a business is one of the biggest challenges faced by African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. entrepreneurs and the idea of "free money" certainly has universal appeal. With that said, keep in mind that despite the commercials you may see on late night television and the endless Websites and "how-to" books promising a never-ending pool of government grants for every American, this scenario is not quite accurate. True, there are government grants available to entrepreneurs, but there are lots of restrictions--and hucksters who paint a vision of Uncle Sam Uncle Sam, name used to designate the U.S. government. The term arose in the War of 1812 and seems at first to have been used derisively by those opposed to the war. Possibly it was an expansion of the letters "U.S. handing out fistfuls of cash to entrepreneurs have taken too many people for a ride. There's no such thing as a free lunch and most of the government grants involve quite a bit of "tit-for-tat tit-for-tat Adjective done in return or retaliation for a similar act: a spate of tit-for-tat killings [earlier tip for tap] " where, in return for the money, the business has to provide some kind of service or product that in some way benefits the government (for example, a construction company may have to build affordable housing). But to answer your question, you should start with your state office of economic development, usually listed under "Economic Development" in the Blue Pages of the phone book. Then I'd recommend the SBA's Website (www.sba.gov/ financing/basics/grants.html). It offers a federal grant resource list, including government agencies that offer grants and links that provide tips in the grant application process (which is fraught with red tape and varies from agency to agency). Mail your small business questions to Savvy Savvy® Gynecology A contraceptive vaginal gel that ↓ transmission of STDs–eg, HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea. See Contraceptive. Solutions, BLACK ENTERPRISE 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011 or send an e-mail to hughesa@blackenterprise.com. |
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