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FM-12 Grants                                  SCORE Chapter 570

Internet Websites for Grants  & Financing

 

            www.sba.gov/sbirt View “wish list” of what types of new technologies and new products government agencies are looking for.  It is updated quarterly.  It can take 2-3 months for approval of a grant and another 3 months to get the cash. The money comes from 10 different government agencies each of which must set aside 2.5% of its research dollars for small companies.

 

www.primestreet.com

www.livecapital.com

www.companyfinance.com      

www.bankrate.com      Credit card financing

www.bankweb.com     Database of 1700 US banks by states, compare rates and loan info

www.getsmart.com       Apply on-ling for line of credit, a business loan, an equipment loan, a

                                   Corporate credit card from over 100 lenders

www.ideacafe.com       An area of this site is devoted to financing and how to get a loan, what you need to do to get credit card approval, etc.

www.sba.gov               Has a microloan program for loans of about 10,000

www.loanwise.com    For entrepreneurs who cannot get traditional bank loans.  This on-line offer          SBA guaranteed loans up to $75,000.

 

www.businessfinance.com  On-line service which compares needs with a database of over

                                                15,000 lenders

 

www.financehub.com  

www.vfinance.com  Information on more than 150 venture capital forms organized by industry     sector and alphabetically.

 

www.yourco.com/resources Another source of venture capital firms.

 

www.nvca.org   National Venture Capital Association and trade group and private equity investors

 

www.tdfund.com  Site of a venture capital firm that offers up to $1 million in equity investments

 

www. garage.com  Screens potential entrepreneurs and investors

 

www. moneyhunter.com