Texas Small Business Grants
Where is the best place to look in Texas for state grant money to a small business to a minority?
Texas has programs for minority small businesses in terms of recruitment, but not really grants to help start a business http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/portal/tol/en/bus/1/7 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 to start a lucrative business. One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural products, including food and forest products. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir/index.html programs, which fund research and development of technological innovation that meets specific government needs. Your best bet is in fact the states if they offer scholarship programs for women (or any other special interest groups - minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc.). Or consult for-profit organizations particularly women organizations if they offer scholarships. Examples include Mexico's Women's Iowa Women's Foundation New http://www.iawf.org/ http://www.nmwf.org/guidelines.html Even SBA Foundation NOT give 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 for more http://www.sba.gov/financing information) While SBA offers some grant programs, generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that allow small business management, technical or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. "However, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and http://www.cfda.gov http://www.grants.gov Grants.gov - These are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a purpose risk profit. Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. if one is available for people to start a business - THERE IS NO http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show majority. A view of the federal grants are awarded to specific groups with specific needs (eg minority business owners involved in contracts related to transport from DOT - Grant # 20.905 disadvantaged business enterprises Short-term Lending Program Grants are also often to nonprofit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to women to create business center that will train women entrepreneurs
