Grants to start a business
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do anyone know how to get business grants?
i am trying to open a youth center for young ladies. i started out helping young teenagers girls last year by being a mentor i started out with 2 teens now i have 10 teenager girls. i am doing out my house. i will be graduating this year with a degree in business and criminal justice. i am looking for grants to open this business. everyone telling me that i should do it as a profit but its a non profit i cant see how i can make it a profit. but if anyone have any ideas please respond if you know were can i get a grant.
5 months ago - 2 answers
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As a not-for-profit there is at least some hope of qualifying for a small grant; private businesses never do. Try grants.gov or your home state's resources for non-profits.
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5 months ago
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Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations. The best resource for this is Foundation Center www ... . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription. If you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) www ... and Grants.gov www ... - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. CFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available 12 ... However, to be able to get grant awards, you need to be 501C(3) certified from the IRS www ...
by imisidro- 5 months ago