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Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

Startup Professionals Musings

they can visit the directory of government grant alternatives, which is searchable and features more than a thousand federal programs, or more locally the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), with opportunities for high technology startups. Search for special stimulus areas and tax breaks. In the U.S. Technology is not enough.

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Government Grants Cost No Equity, But are Not Free

Startup Professionals Musings

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category. Professional help costs money. Extend your networking.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Startup Professionals Musings

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category. Professional help costs money. Extend your networking.

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

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A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. An advanced search tool is provided to search for a grant by eligibility, by issuing agency, or category. Professional help costs money. Extend your networking.

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Swedish Immigrant Helps Reinvent the Mouthguard Industry

Hearpreneur

I got helped with talent search, boot camp for small startups, microloan…the list goes on and on. The science team is funded by an SBIR grant from NSF and we are very proud to be among the few companies in the country that actually have been funded. But never the less, there is help to get, but you might have to search for it.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

That is just currently a full personal money sucking process, as you're taxed on income and have no business breaks yet, besides supplies, the majority of costs to start up a business have no tax advantages to creating a start up. Biggest thing for me not on your list is more tax advantages to starting up a company self-funded.

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