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The Best Funding Options for Minority Entrepreneurs

Getting funded can be a challenge for any investor. But for minority entrepreneurs, finding and securing capital can often require going the extra mile. More entrepreneurs of color are able to complete this journey, to...

byEric Goldschein

February 1, 2024

How to Find and Apply for Minority Business Loans

Many minorities are starting businesses, have been running one for a while, or are well-established in their industry. Despite their qualifications and eagerness to be part of a growing economy, however, there are some obstacles...

byNav

February 13, 2023

Free Business Funding: 5 Tips for Writing a Winning Small Business Grant Application

If you’ve researched grants for startup or existing businesses, you know how hard they are to find. Sure, you can find incubators, accelerators, loan programs, angel investors and venture capitalists, but the vast majority of...

byMarcia Layton Turner

June 6, 2022

15 Grant Programs for Minority and Women Business Owners

Grant programs offering free money are hard to come by, which is why many entrepreneurs frequently end up applying for small business loans or try crowdfunding to start or expand their companies. However, many organizations...

byMarcia Layton Turner

November 21, 2021

Restaurant Revitalization Fund to Provide $28.6 Billion in Grant Funding to Restaurants Hit Hard by COVID-19

No question, the pandemic has taken its toll on a lot of small restaurants over the last 12 months. For a lot of them, because of the way the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was structured,...

byNav

March 29, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Motown Musician Accelerator Program (Episode 182)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares details of the Motown Musician Accelerator Program, an education and grant initiative designed to help local aspiring musicians and music managers break into business. The program takes...

byStartupNation

February 26, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Raising Money from Grant and Contest Programs (Episode 175)

For those of us in the entrepreneurial community trying to take a swing at creating and growing a successful new startup company, we know all too well how hard it is to raise the necessary...

byStartupNation

February 15, 2021

10 Resources for Women Starting a Business

As you step into the role of entrepreneur, you’re going to learn countless lessons along the way. Fortunately, many have been where you are, and there are numerous resources you can use to help learn...

byJessica Thiefels

January 15, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: CARES Act Provides Relief Grants to Michigan Farms and Food Processing Companies (Episode 128)

This past Wednesday, State of Michigan officials announced how the state, with funding from the Federal CARES Act, has awarded relief grants totaling $15 million to Michigan farms and food processing companies. Dozens of Michigan...

byStartupNation

October 12, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: SBA EIDL Lending Program (Episode 83)

Today on the WJR Business Beat, Jeff reports on the EIDL program. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the conclusion of the first component of the program, which provided U.S. small businesses, nonprofits and agricultural businesses...

byStartupNation

July 13, 2020

4 Alternative Funding Options for Your New Business

It's hard to secure funding from venture capitalists. There's a good reason for that: it should be hard. Raising venture capital for the wrong kind of business is a recipe for startup failure. The media, such as...

byZach Anderson Pettet

June 19, 2020

Free Resources for Understanding COVID-19 Financing Options

Are you overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information out there about COVID-19 relief loans? Not sure where to start when it comes to what you might be eligible for? You’re far from alone. Information...

byGerri Detweiler

April 7, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Facebook Small Business Grants Program (Episode 15)

StartupNation continues to support small businesses and keep them informed regarding various programs of relevancy that can assist them in this most challenging time. On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares news of the...

byStartupNation

March 20, 2020

Resources for Small Business Aid Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis

As local businesses close their doors amidst the coronavirus pandemic, entrepreneurs and business owners worldwide are scrambling to make ends meet. If you're in need of assistance during this time, consider the following resources for...

byStartupNation

March 19, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Detroit Small Business Stabilization Fund (Episode 14)

Amid the coronavirus crisis, programs and resources are emerging across the nation to provide aid to small businesses. Such programs are popping up in our own backyard, too. On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares...

byStartupNation

March 19, 2020

Do You Qualify for the $367 Billion in SBA Loans for COVID-19?

This article was updated on March 27, 2020, with the current state of the SBA Disaster Assistance in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), what’s included within the $2 trillion aid package, when we can expect...

byNav

March 16, 2020

7 Alternatives to VC Funding That Women Entrepreneurs Need to Know About

News, television and other media have pushed venture capital from specialized financing vehicle to the mainstream. It would be easy to assume, then, that venture capital is a good fit for every startup, but that’s...

byLisa Tsou

October 7, 2019

How to Win a Small Business Grant

When Rachel Irons won Nav’s first small business grant for her company Founding Foods, it wasn’t just about the money. “To have a much larger company choose us and trust us with with such a...

byNav

October 19, 2018

4 Scholarships for Budding Student Entrepreneurs

It’s already difficult enough to be a college student when you consider coursework, work-study jobs and student debt. It gets even tougher if you know you want to pursue entrepreneurship as a post-graduate or have...

byDeborah Sweeney

August 29, 2018

7 Ways to Fund Your Startup When You Don’t Want to Give Up Equity

You know your business idea has the potential to take off and become a runaway success. The problem is that you need money to get to market and make sure that everyone knows about your...

byDave Rathmanner

August 25, 2018