Money Grants Review

By Warren H on Jan 25, 2009 | Reply

If you need extra cash on the side or a stay at home job, this is perfect for you. All you have to do is complete surveys and offers, anyone can do that. You can visit our forums and see proof of payment from many of our members. We also have a point system if you instead don’t want your cash you can exchange it for almost any prize (ps3, xbox 360, computer, etc)

Not only do you get to earn your own money and be your own boss you can win contests that give iphone, ipods, and much more as prizes.

NO NEED TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY COMPLETELY FREE

WHY NOT JOIN – WON’T COST YOU ANYTHING

You only need to be 13 to join. I personally made over 1,200. This site has great referral rates too. So what are you waiting for join below!!

Click this link to redirect you to the site.

By Pobept K on Jan 27, 2009 | Reply

I don’t know, but if you find a source of Free Money please post an address so we can all get in on a free money program.
Good luck

By pikeplace_marketer on Jan 31, 2009 | Reply

The government is really not a good source of “free money.” To get a government grant, you need to apply for a specific one. The grant will tell you exactly what the government wants (most government grants are for academic research or research and development of products the government is interested in). You would need to fill out a step-by-step plan for how you would use the grant money and how you plan to accomplish the goals set out in the grant. The government isn’t likely to need a real estate, retail or car dealership business, so it’s doubtful you’d be able to get a grant to start one.

It sounds like what you really want is some startup capital for a business. In that case, what you need to do is develop a detailed business plan and either find some investors or venture capitalists who are interested in funding you, or get a small business loan.

The Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov) has a lot of really great resources for small business owners. Everyone I’ve talked to there has been really nice and super helpful. Good luck with your business endeavor!

By imisidro on Feb 3, 2009 | Reply

It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for starting a for-profit business.

One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural goods, including food and forest product. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs , which fund the research and development of technological innovation that meets specific government needs.

Your best bet actually will be from the states if they offer grant programs for women (or any other special interest groups — minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc). Or check with non profit organizations, particularly women organizations if they offer grants. Examples include

Iowa Women’s Foundation
New Mexico Women’s Foundation

Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website

“The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments.”

Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and Grants.gov – these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.

Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE’S NONE.

Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT – Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women’s Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women’s business center that will train women entrepreneurs

I suggest you read the following books to get ideas of how to finance your business:

Financing Your Small Business
Small Business Financing: How and Where To Get It
Financing the Small Business: A Complete Guide to Obtaining Bank Loans and All Other Types of Financing
The SBA Loan Book
Angel Capital : How to Raise Early-Stage Private Equity Financing
Financing Your Small Business (Barron’s Business Library Series)

For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center’s Foundation Grants for Individuals Online . It’s a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for “students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices.” Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don’t have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.