Showing posts with label Small Business Association. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Small Business Association. Show all posts

Friday, June 3, 2016

Federal Grants Assisting Women

Federal grants have always been available for non-profit organizations and institutions to help the public improve the services the receive.  Federal grants have also helped those who are in brink of a business disaster, low-income families and students, and especially the marginalized sector.  Women has been and continuing to be victims of abuse and patriarchal relationships.  

Women has long been affected by discrimination based on their gender, although much has been changes in the society, women still experience difficulty especially when venturing into the business world a=or a man-dominated field.  The purpose of federal grants helping out women is to make sure that women would be able to get started in their life.  

There are small business grants that can be given to women who wants to start their own business.  You just have to comply with the necessary requirements.  There are few grants that may have limiting requirements making the grants only available to some, there would grants that require the applicant not to be younger than 65 years old and others would require the applicant may be handicapped in some way.  

The government can offer federal financial aid for minority women who would like to start their own business and grants that could cover the equipment, rent, and the overhead expenses.  Single mothers can also get special assistance and can be used to start anew.  Government grants could also include physical and mental health care and  retirement assistance.  

If you are interested in acquiring or applying for this grant, then you can start asking those who have already been awarded with grants.  It is best to know how they were able to get the grant first-hand.  First hand information would be a credible way of knowing the grants available and ready to help women.  

Another way of knowing about the federal grants for women is by checking the internet and performing a simple online search.  There would be websites where you can get information free about grants being offered to women.  They would include information on how they will help you apply for a grant and what are the requirements.

There are over 5,000 federal grants for women. In every year, statistics showed that tow out every three business is started  by a woman.  Women have 75 percent successful in business ownership compared to men.  

In a research compiled by the Center For Women’s Business Research and Entrepreneur magazine, women are said to be the most progressive species. They have a higher possibility of finishing their education, starting and their own business and even found or launch a non-profit institution or organization.  This is on the side or while being a mother and raising the children

Another good thing about the grant is that women also benefit from indirectly.  Recently women organizations and institutions have landed a grant and used it to educate women about violence against women  (VAW) and also used by the center to help women victims of abuse. Women can also get a federal grant by pursuing something that they totally love, just like writing or pursue their studies. 

Women are getting federal grants because this serve as an investment on women creativity, intelligence and determination as they have shown in different fields they have performed well.  This show of confidence, as demonstrated by the government, towards the women are somehow perceived to be something that can make relative changes on the American culture and how women are perceived.  


These federal grants could somehow empower women and brake down the barriers that discriminate and narrow the opportunities for women.  Which is why every year, more and more women are showing interest on the grant programs.  After all this could be what women are waiting for to turn their lives around.  

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Monday, May 30, 2016

Happy Memorial Day from all of us at Chambers Consulting Group, LLC.


We wish you a Happy Memorial Day! We remember and honor the brave men and women that have sacrificed so much to preserve and protect our freedoms.

Come back tomorrow for more blogs about federal grants and how you can benefit from having one for debt relief, education, small business ventures, housing, etc.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Federal Grant for Small Businesses

Is It Really True?  

Contrary to what most people think, there are no small business grants offered by the federal government. What the United States government has is a Small Business Association whose responsibility is to provide assistance to small businesses.  

In the midst of a great economic crisis hampering the country, small business owners are looking for ways on how to keep their business thriving. But the Small Business Administration (SBA) offers loan programs which small businesses can take advantage and get help from. 

It is true that the U.S. government do offer federal grants, but grants are geared towards public services. Which is why most grant recipients have projects geared towards the improvement and development of the public’s interest and services received.  Federal grant recipients are non-profit, non-government institutions and organization, local and state governments, not personal businesses.  

It is clearly stated in federal grants regulations, that the grants received cannot be used for personal expenditures or cover expenses to acquire property or pay for any service like salary.  But the U.S. government do reward grants in the field of research and other specific services.  This could be a big benefit for small companies or industries who are trying to improve their services.  Federal grants can also help those business owned by the minorities, like women and the disabled. 

An example of this research funding is called Small Business Innovation Research program.  This program provides financial assistance to cover the research and development, sales, marketing and other start-up costs.  This program was established by Congress in 1982 and is re-authorized through 2008.  It started with the goal of inviting more participation from small scale businesses.

SBIR intends provides capital to small scale business owners to develop product concepts, promoting competition and into more sales in the market.  But the good thing about this program is that they do not require the grants to be paid or any position or partaking in the company.  

Private grants or loans done by private institutions to small scale businesses often require the intellectual property rights  (IPR) to be transferred to their names.    But the SBIR does not require the IPR to be transferred to their ownership.  

Currently, there are still no direct business grants provided by the federal government.  But there are state agencies that offer small business grants in the their respective states.  Aside from grants, they also offer other kinds of financial aids which encourage business owners to start or expand their businesses.  

Another grant  is the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)  program.  This only encourages small businesses to conduct more product research to improve their market shares.  The different with SBIR is that under the STTR, the small business should work or collaborate with another institution, preferably with anon-profit institution like a university.  
Federal grants can also provide grants for expanding or creating a child care center, creating energy efficient technology and developing campaigns that would promote tourism. There would be times that the money received from the grant to match the fund or sometimes get the matching fund from a loan. 

When applying for a grant for your business: 

• Write a good business plan, this would make sure that you business looks deserving for the group that would provide funding.  Show how your business can benefit from the funding, so make sure to show how relevant the grant is to your business objectives.

• Always provide the correct information when filling out the grant application.  Review the application to make sure that you have not missed anything and that you have provided the accurate information.

• Don’t hesitate to ask somebody to check the plan for you.  You can ask for assistance from a financial consultant or a certified accountant.

• Grant approval will take time, do not lose hope and also be visible. Maintain communication with the people behind the federal grant in a very professional way.  

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