Office Of Economic Development

Your State Department of Economic Development

Every state has offices that will help you for free with any aspect of a business or non-profit organization. They will also have their own grant and loan programs that help businesses get started or expand. Contact your state capital and look for your state office of economic development. Remember, you have to live in a state to get money to start a business in that state. The state just wants you to have the business in their state. So you can’t live in one state and have your business in another state. Go where the money is.

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$12 Million To Start A Real Big Business

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Money To Buy Out Your Boss

A dream come true can be buying out your boss and running the whole business yourself. You probably always thought you could do it better anyway. Your boss may secretly be looking for someone to buy the place so she can go to the beach and finally write that Great American Novel that she has always been dreaming of. Much of the government money available can be used for this. Start looking for federal money in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published by the U.S. Government Printing OfficeThen check your State Government Office of Economic Development and tell them what you are trying to do. You can call 411 and ask for the state capital operator in your state capital

Visit: www.gpo.gov

100000 Working From Your Kitchen Table

My wife got over $100,000 of government money to do consulting right out of our home. My sister got over $350,000 from the government to frame pictures. They are both government contactors and they make good livings as freelancers. To be a freelancer in this country all you need are business cards, a phone and a desk, and the government will take it from there. There are free offices around the country that will help any freelancer get government contracts. The government buys more of anything than anyone else in the world including: legal services, web design, aerobic instructors, landscaping, cleaning, and even stand-up comics. And only 20% of this business is in the Washington area. Can you believe that one year the government even spent $30,000 on a freelance priest? Contact your state Office of Economic Development located in your state capital or your local Procurement Assistance Office who can match the product or service you are selling with the appropriate agency, and then help you market your wares effectively. To find the office nearest you, contact Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office, Cameron Station, Room 4B110, Defense Logistics Agency, Alexandria, VA 22304; 703-767-1661

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A 100000 Grant Went To A Company Called TV One

a newly launched cable company operating in Silver Spring, Md. They got this money from the Montgomery Country Department of Economic Development They also received a $75,000 grant from the state office of economic development and another $75,000 grant from the state to train their employees. In addition they received another $150,000 in grant money from the State of Maryland

Visit: www.choosemaryland.org/business/index.aspwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp

20000 Grant To Get Wireless Internet For Your Small Business

……… .this is what small businesses in Pennsylvania are eligible for if they know about the program called Quality Connections. Check out what your state may offer to small businesses to get wired by contacting your state office of economic development at your state capital.

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Get A 5000 Grant To Help You Write A Grant

that’s what the State of Arizona gives to small businesses to help them get a $250,000 federal government grant to work on their invention. We can all use help in getting grants, especially the big ones. See if your state office of economic development offers this kind of grant to help you get a grant.

Visit: www.azcommerce.com/webapps/press/current_release.asp?sID=217