Target Funding: A Proven System To Get The Money And Resources You Need To Start Or Grow Your Business

By (author) Ough, Kedma
Description
There’s more small-business funding out there than you realize—and Target Funding shows you how to find it, land it, and use it to launch, stabilize, or grow your business
Target Funding is a strategic guide to funding opportunities aimed at specific types of businesses and business owners. You’ll learn about all the options available to you—including conventional, alternative, and diversity funding—and how to access them based on your needs and your demographic, industry, location, and other variables. The book includes:
•Critical information on the wide range of funding options available to startups and small businesses of all kinds, including un-bankable ventures and independent inventors•Hundreds of vetted funding sources that include the features and eligibility requirements of each grant, loan, and investment opportunity specified•Real-life business funding stories that inspire and inform•Expert advice and insider tips for mastering the funding game•A roadmap for finding accessible funding opportunities that align with your funding needs
Target Funding reveals a proven business-funding strategy that can make all the difference as you pursue your entrepreneurial dream.

Table of contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction

PART ONE
The New American Dream
A Business of One’s Own
1 The Opportunity
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Ownership
2 The Challenge
It’s All About the Cash
3 The Solution
Target Funding

PART TWO
Diversity Funding
4 Funding for Veteran-Owned Businesses
5 Funding for Businesses Owned by People with Disabilities
6 Funding for Minority-Owned Businesses
7 Funding for Women-Owned Businesses
8 Funding for Other Diversity Groups

PART THREE
Community-Based Funding
9 Economic Development Funding
10 Industry Cluster Funding
11 Community Development Financial Institutions

PART FOUR
Funding for Inventions and Innovation
12 Funding for Independent Inventors
13 Funding for Research and Technology Ventures

PART FIVE
Funding for Startups and Small Businesses
14 Business Advice Funding
15 Grants for Startups and Small Businesses
16 Funding for a Franchise
17 Government Procurement–Based Funding

PART SIX
Funding for the Unbankable
18 Matched Savings Funding
19 Incubator- and Accelerator-Based Funding

PART SEVEN
Ready, Set, Fund!
20 Creating Your Target Funding Map
21 3-2-1 Target Funding Launch!

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index