Locating Small Business Funding

“How to locate Small Business Funding to start your Home-based business” is a topic that peaks everyone’s interest, because we all need a little help  to get started. You will find that we will cover various ways to raise money for your home-based business.

Many times a home-based business started through the use of multiple sources. If a loan is not right for you, there are other options available to you  and we will cover many of those funding in this section today.

Typically the average entrepreneur will use a variety of resources to start their home-based business.

 You might say they use a piecemeal approach or “Bootstrapping” that consists of the following sources:

• Savings (probably the #1 resource)
• Credit cards
• Family
• Friends

 These are probably the most popular resources and the ones that are most familiar to you. However there are other sources available for your home-based business and we are going to talk about those today as well.

First let’s talk about the top four; Savings should be your first option for your home-based business but many of us do not have savings to rely on or do we? What if you use your tax return or economic stimulus money to start your home based business? This may provide you with the initial capital than you could possibly add to it on a monthly basis to pay for some of your recurring expenses.  

If money is your downfall then you need to explore home-based business opportunities that require a low investment. We will soon be posting a list of our top low home-based business opportunities in another section this strictly for funding.

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Credit Cards; Most start up entrepreneurs use credit cardsto start their home-based business. This can prove to be a valuable tool especially in the early stages of your home-based business. Warning!!  Use your credit wisely and with caution due to the high interests rates and remember sooner or later you are going to have to pay.

 Family and Friends: They may be your best source for borrowing money for your home-based business. Why? Because they know you, believe in you and trust you. If they are in a position to lend you money and will not then a bank probably wouldn’t want to take a chance on you either. You may want to use this tip as a negotiation tool to help convince them if they are hesitant to lend you the money to fund your home-based business.

 
Tip: To make your family feel more comfortable with lending you the money for you home-based business. Try using a service that manages the loan and documentation, one that comes to mind is http://www.virginmoneyus.com . This would make it a real loan for added security and peace of mind.

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GRANTS! I wish we had better news for you. As far as we can tell there are no government grants available to start or fund a home-based business. As for Private Foundations we did not find any grants there as well but there are tens of thousands of organizations out there offering grants for various reasons. Are there grants for funding a home-based business it is possible but our research has not uncovered any at this time.  If we do you’ll be the first to know it will be in our newsletter, sign up now before you forget! 

We did uncover some great resources that we will gladly share with you a little later in this article (like a free tool that help will locate grants based on your criteria). It is truly Amazing! If grants are out there you should be able to find it with this grant finding tool.

 
The U.S Government and Private Foundations usually provide grants that are geared towards non-profit organizations, education and/or specific projects. Money for individuals is extremely rare and hard to find. There are grants to individuals for real estate purposes such as for major emergency repairs like (septic system failure) or for various other real estate endeavors. These grants are awarded to the community or state and you would have to approach the proper agency to apply for the money.

 In future articles we will provide the names of theses and other programs for you; they are available in all states and communities.

 
Grant Seminars – (click here) To get an insider’s look into one of the more popular Grant seminars as well as the name of grant locator tool mentioned above.

 Fear Not!  Grants are not your only option for funding a home-based business, here are just a few.

Do you have an IRA?  If so did you know you maybe able to use it for your home-based business, buy a franchise or for that Real Estate Investment.

 People are doing just that every day, Why not You!

Ever hear of Vendor Financing? 

(Click here)for Creative Financing Sources

If your credit is a little dinged up and needs some help before seeking funding for your home-based business; you will find it here. We will offer you tips on how to re-establish your credit and improve your “FICO Score”. We will also show you ways of creating business credit, which is separate and completely different from your personal credit.

Each one of these topics and more will be featured in this section. As we continue to bring you the best information available on a regular basis. So keep checking back for fresh content and the latest information.

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