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Trying to Figure Out How to Fund Your Business?
By businessbroad | January 30, 2008
Unless you have spectacular credit and a substantial down payment, funding can be the biggest hurdle to starting a new business. While there are definitely cases where it’s simply impossible to get normal funding, there are also thousands of cases where people give up without exploring all the options.
What a lot of people don’t know is that the SBA (Small Business Administration) is designed to help entrepreneurs start small businesses. The independent spirit is a vital part of our economy, and the government has taken numerous measures to make sure that worthy businesses are able to get the money they need to get off the ground.
I’m not talking about those crazy late night commercials where an insane guy screams at the screen, telling you that the government wants to give you bajillions of dollars for nothing. In fact, there’s a fair amount of research and effort involved in getting SBA funding. It’s not impossible, though, and it’s a heck of a lot more fun than continuing to deal with a boss and commute every day.
If you want to find out about your startup funding options, Express Business Funding has a guide that you can get for $2 in shipping and handling costs. Obviously, they’ll want to try to sell you on some of their other products/services, but if the guide is all you want, you can definitely get just the guide. It’s considerably cheaper than most of the books I’ve seen that offer similar information.
Know of any other resources for locating government small business funds? Let me know in the comments.
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