Business Starting Grants

Where can i find 100% free business start up grant?

I have clients and i just need a building/lot and to officially start my car sales business. I also am in the real estate business. I need a 100% free grant. Can anyone help?

Public Comments

1. Nope. No such thing as 100 percent free money that people will just hand you. Anyone who claims to know a source for grants like that is just scamming you. For legitimate start-up money, check with the SBA to see what you qualify for: http://www.sba.gov For expert advice and real answers from people with actual business experience, check with SCORE: http://www.score.org/index.html
2. You probably can't. All of those sites that tell you about government grants are just trying to get you to pay a fee for information that you can get yourself by going to the governments grant website yourself. It is very hard to get a grant from the government not easy as they would lead you to believe.
3. There are no grants for car sales or real estate. Anybody who tells you they can get you one is scamming you. Look into getting a loan or borrowing money from family and friends.
4. no such thing - if all you need is a lot - you can probably find someone to rent you land - no need to buy it and you can get trailers to rent as office space also - even ones with bathrooms in them. If you can;t come up with that much to start your business, you'll never succeed - especially in the current economy
5. 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 http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir/index.html , 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 http://www.iawf.org/ New Mexico Women's Foundation http://www.nmwf.org/guidelines.html Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CON_FAQ2.html "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 http://www.sba.gov/financing 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) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.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. http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show 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