Violence Against Women Business Grant

If you have been thinking of starting a business helping women survive domestic violence, the USDOJ has developed a business grant program to help. The STOP (Services • Training • Officers • Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (STOP Program) helps public and private non-profit institutions develop programs that help improve the justice system’s [...]

Developing your marketing strategy and plan

No matter what type of business you are starting, you will fail without customers. It really doesn’t matter if you are the best mechanic, chef, or writer if you have no one’s car to fix, no one to prepare food for, or no one that needs content. Creating a marketing plan for your business is [...]

Free business grants - Are they really FREE?

The lure of business grants is that they don’t have to be repaid, it’s FREE money, right? Maybe not.
First there are a ton of sites that make you pay for access to a “huge list of grants”, or maybe you need to purchase a book or CD from that late night commercial that tells [...]

Need $250,000 for your business?

Founders Co-op in Seattle is opening applications for funding businesses located in Seattle or willing to relocate there. What are the benefits of applying for funding with Founders Co-op versus other venture capital firms?
Here is what the Founders Co-op can offer you:
1. Money – with capital you’ll be able to grow your [...]

Google Grants, Help for non-profits

Budgets are often tight in non-profits, and while there are certainly more business grants available for non-profits than small businesses, it’s nice to see a company focusing on the online marketing needs of businesses.
If you aren’t aware, Google offers an advertising option for companies to be able to take advantage of search rankings before, and [...]