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Grant Applications Often Provide Early-Stage Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

through Grants.gov , an online directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs that don’t look for equity or payback. Specifically, I often point to the NSF or the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for high-tech startups. Also, it’s important that you understand just how the SBIR program works.

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The SBA Needs To Get It’s Act Together On The PPP

VC Adventure

The SBA’s implementation of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) has been a mess. The result has been not just confusion but also job losses that were likely not what Congress intended the program to result in. The Paycheck Protection Program was established by the CARES Act to help small businesses keep paying their workers.

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Building a sweat equity team

discuss.joelonsoftware.com

where I can learn about how to build a sweat equity team? Rather, it is a proposal for sweat-equity investors. Mark Walsen Mark Walsen Thursday, October 09, 2008 Deleting … Approving … I think you would be better off hiring people, rather than trying to convince them to work for free in exchange for equity.

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5 Trends To Watch In The Insurance Industry

YoungUpstarts

If you’ve previously only sold life insurance, you’ll need new licensing, additional continuing education, and affiliation with new entities. An insurance agent doesn’t need to be licensed with a broker-dealer, but if you want to sell equities, you will need that licensing.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten

And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. I emphasize my focus here is organizations which are backing for-profit companies and do not take equity. I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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10 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Business Model That’s Best for Their Business

Hearpreneur

We empower founders to retain majority stakes and control of their business while exchanging equity for professional services. 7- Affiliate marketing business model Photo Credit: Simona Paganetto I pivoted my business several times before finding the right business model. Thanks to Kylie Wallace, Seedling Giving ! #7-

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Business They are Starting Next Year

Hearpreneur

10- Affiliate business. I’ll always place my bet on affiliate marketing. If you don’t want to lose out on the value of online real estate, you must explore affiliate marketing. For any business, affiliate marketing offers excellent opportunities to scale without large advertising budgets. 30- Web-based program.