Entries Categorized as 'funding your business'
July 23, 2007
It’s being billed as the loan for members of the military community who want to start a new business or expand a current one, however don’t discount the SBA’s newest offering because you are not active military, read on.
Patriot Express Pilot Initiative loans are being offered through the Small Business Administration conjunction with a network of lenders. These loans can be used for startup, expansion, equipment purchases, working capital, inventory and even for business-occupied real estate purchases.
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July 21, 2007
The Whirlpool Corporation is again running it’s Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant program. If you are a mom with a great product innovation, invention, service or business idea, you should enter this competition.
What kind of idea you ask–well, make sure you don’t send any ideas about appliances. Those will be disqualified. Whirlpool is looking for all new product innovation, invention, service or business ideas except those about appliances or appliance components.
According to the website, ” the 2007 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant will provide moms with the necessary business resources, such as seed money and expert advice, helping to make business dreams a reality”.
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July 4, 2007
I will be listing grants, micro-loan sources and any business contests that will provide cash flow into a small business on a weekly basis. Here’s a contest for those already in business.
The Visa Business Breakthrough Challenge.
Entry requires that you submit an essay, maximum 500 words, explaining how you think your business could be more efficient in one of the five areas listed on the Breakthrough site. Five winners will be chosen, one from each of the five categories.
Deadline to enter: September 30, 2007
Prize package worth: US$10,000
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Your business must have an EIN/TIN to qualify |
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You must have 100 employees or less |
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Your annual revenues must be $25M or less |
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You must have a Visa Business card for your business and also accept Visa at your business (if applicable) |
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See the additional details and entry form on the Business Breakthrough site: http://businessbreakthrough.onlinepromo.com
Also, check here for the archive of funding sources listed on this blog to date.
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July 3, 2007
United Parcel Service (UPS), the company we know here in the U.S. as “brown” is sponsoring their UPS Small Business Contest again this year. This contest is focused on finding small businesses that transformed ideas into business success stories. Business’ 2006 revenue had to have been between
US $25,000 and US $10 million in order to compete in this contest.
Prizes
2007 prizes are as follows:
First place: US$25,000 in cash, printer and PC with UPS shipping tools
Second place: US$10,000 in cash, printer and PC with UPS shipping tools
Third place: US$5,000, printer and PC with UPS shipping tools
In honor of UPS celebrating its 100th anniversary, a one-time only special prize of US$10,000 will be awarded to the company best exemplifying the “end-to-end service” theme of UPS’s Centennial celebration.
Deadline for entry : September 1, 2007
Contest is open to entities conducting business in the following countries:
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June 19, 2007
Prospective business owners are always concerned about where they will find money to start their business. Consider this…
Several years ago after Merlinda Sedillo Welch’s chile and salsa both won blue ribbons at the New Mexico State Fair, she decided to turn her grandmother’s secret recipe into a business venture. But when she approached the bank where she had maintained all her financial relationships for close to twenty-five years with a loan request, they turned her down flat.
“I still remember how devastated I was after that experience,” Ms Sedillo Welch said during a recent telephone interview. Today, Merlinda’s chile and salsa products are sold in many stores throughout Albuquerque, New Mexico and via her web site. How did she do it?
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