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Question: can you use a money Grant on this?

I am a singer trying to start off my music career .. but i don’t write or make music ..
if i got a small business startup grant or a personal expenses grant can i use that to pay the producers and songwriters to buy the rights to the tracks for my cd or are grants not able to be used for that? i have never tryed this beofre and i would like to know if thats okay to do?

Answer: It would be nice, but there are no grants for small business startups or personal financial assistance, or to pay your bills, buy a house, etc.

Anyone or any site that claims differently is just a scam.

You can go to the US government grant web site and search for yourself to see if there are any such grants available – the link is http://www.grants.gov

You are going to need a personal loan, and again, avoid scammers on the internet and go to a reputable bank and talk to someone there about your options.

Trolley shuttle may lead to bigger things in Norwich

Norwich – Several months ago, Mayor Peter Nystrom talked about a referendum bond that would pay for a host of downtown economic development initiatives, including a shuttle bus to tie the new

Small Business Start Up Grants

Question: Is it feesable to get $1mil in investment for a startup without having personal capital?

This is for people with actual business experience, please no speculation. Myself and a business partner are looking to start a business. Without going in to detail about the idea, I have an M.B.A and 10+ years IT experience as well as customer service, distributor relations, and operational experience. My partner is currently a national sales manager of a small food brand. We do not have experience in the industry we are looking at joining. We are wondering if it is even remotely realistic to try and secure $1 million in start-up investment without having any (well, very little maybe $30k) in personal capital? We realize that we’ll be answering to banks or VCs but we have little choice without having more wealth ourselves. We believe in our business plan and through experience (I am a manager at a company that has grown to $30million in sales in 7 years) and our education we are realistic of the risks of business.

Answer: Unfortunately, the answer from my experience is, no. I went asking for the similar funding options, a bit less on the capital, as I launched a corporation as well within the past 90 days. All major banks replied with minimum time requirements to be in business, prior to receiving a loan ranged from 1 year, some 2 years. If you are looking to gain funding from a VC, that is going weigh heavily on your business plan and execution. Different animal, they want equity and a lot of it. When you split equity many ways you get many opinions.
Credentials have no bearing on the lending facet of the business. It is tied to the risk and the business plan. Even the best business plans will not garner lending to that level without some major collateral. You will have to put more skin in the form of capital or reduce your loan request, by a large margin. Honestly, you may have difficulty even securing $250k in this climate.

Agencies to share federal grant expert

The joint hiring of a federal grant expert marks a growing partnership between two of the state’s leading economic development agencies: the Kansas Bioscience Authority and the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.

Secrets, Lies, & Entrepreneurship | The Ultimate Small Business Startup Plan Part 1 with Adam Dudley

Israel

Israel , officially the State of Israel , is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea . It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, the Gaza Strip and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.

Small Business Capital Funding Sources For Women

Question: Opening a new business Suggest A Best name to start a small Firm?

Dear Friends,

As, we are planned to startup a new small firm in the field of service sector for rendering services such as Tax Consulting , Filling, Account Outsourcing , registrations, VAT Audit and all other matters relating to Accountants & Tax matters.

Suggest a Good name to start up as soon as possible…

It would be better if you can send me as many as you can.

We would like to go with combination of 3 alphabets (A, B, D).

All of the above said alphabets will be lucky …

Thanking you

With warm regards
Amrutha Bhavya Divya

Answer: There are professional service that specialize in naming businesses, domains, products etc. This company is very affordable and has a quick turn around time. They also offer full custom sites really cheap.

Power of networking boosts Edina’s Sharp Upswing

Armed with management experience at various Best Buy stores, as well as marketing, sales and public relations experience working for a small startup, Sheila Ronning decided to go out on her own in 1996, launching what she thought would be a pretty traditional marketing consulting and public relations firm.

Small Business Startup Funding Sources

Question: I need to have a business plan written up for my new startup business?

Is there a service or someone who writes these plans…. I know i should do it myself but I do not have time or the skills. I believe in outsourcing! It would relate to real estate and flipping homes.

Answer: contact SCORE…It is an organization of retired business people who give free help…

In Business, Any Decision Is Better Than No Decision

Every so often a promising entrepreneur seems to freeze in the oncoming headlights and gets run over by his competition. Why is it that his idea which seemed so fundable only months ago fails to dazzle investors today? The team is the same. The company’s market is the same.

Small Business Startup Checklist – Small Business Plan Template Part 5