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Eileen Brown | | Mornin' Folks.
The Department of Labor puts out all manner of information.
If you are interested in starting a small business, are
handicapped and in need of funds, this might help you find
what funding opportunities are out there.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/archives/business/opportunities.htm
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OF special interest:
(about half way down the page)
"Access to Capital Through Microloan Funds
The success of other disadvantaged populations using self-employment as a means of alleviating poverty is encouraging. The strategy has been so successful that an entire service delivery industry has grown from it. This industry is known as microenterprise industry and serves targeted populations. There are now more than 340 microenterprise organizations in the United States. They are typically funded by public and private entities who support the theory that business ownership contributes to the economic empowerment and individual growth of marginalized populations. Microenterprise organizations help individuals enter or re-enter the workforce by replacing need-based public benefits with income generated through self-employment.
The microenterprise service system typically couples business planning and technical assistance with microloan funds. The microloan funds can be seeded with public or private capital and are intended to be used for equity grants, interest buy-down grants, or direct loans. Microenterprise organizations with microloan funds represent a system that is in place and underutilized by individuals with disabilities and the agencies that serve them. Microloan funds could be a source of equity grants or additional capital leveraged with VR equity grants."
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There is much more, but you get the general idea, eh?
Seek out specifics for your own situation.
Eileen :D
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