<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='http://government-grants.spaces.live.com/mmm2008-07-24_12.50/rsspretty.aspx?rssquery=en-US;http%3a%2f%2fgovernment-grants.spaces.live.com%2ffeed.rss' version='1.0'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:msn="http://schemas.microsoft.com/msn/spaces/2005/rss" xmlns:live="http://schemas.microsoft.com/live/spaces/2006/rss" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Government Grants For Small Businesses space</title><description>Government Grants For Small Businesses Information</description><link>http://government-grants.spaces.live.com/</link><language>en-US</language><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:18:21 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:18:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Microsoft Spaces v1.1</generator><docs>http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification</docs><ttl>60</ttl><live:identity><live:id>5158033900902808535</live:id><live:alias>government-grants</live:alias></live:identity><cf:listinfo><cf:group ns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/live/spaces/2006/rss" element="typelabel" label="Type" /><cf:group ns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/live/spaces/2006/rss" element="tag" label="Tag" /><cf:group element="category" label="Category" /><cf:sort element="pubDate" label="Date" data-type="date" default="true" /><cf:sort element="title" label="Title" data-type="string" /><cf:sort ns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" element="comments" label="Comments" data-type="number" /></cf:listinfo><item><title>The Truth About Getting Government Grants For Small Businesses</title><link>http://government-grants.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!4795048122BBFBD7!106.entry</link><description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;The Truth About Getting Government Grants For Small Businesses&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Hopefully you are here reading this article for effective information on government grants for small businesses. Before we get started you should be aware of the fact that not having to repay grant money is a huge advantage to starting a new business. What are the cons? The biggest disadvantage to this method of raising funds is the necessary paperwork and bureaucratic inertia you will have to deal with. However, the business you start from this type of funding will more then compensate your efforts. 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Choosing The Right Grant&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style="float:left;margin:0px 5px 5px 0px" src="http://www.usgovernmentgrantsguide.com/images/businessGrantsImage.jpg"&gt; It can be time consuming and frustrating to locate the right grant. This point is easily proven by looking at any of the many online grant sites. The grants are usually grouped by foundation and sometimes state and have literally thousands of grants available. Education is the key to finding them efficiently. 
&lt;p&gt;Your main concern at this juncture should be to find a grant that matches your situation. Checking the resource box will give you a solution to this concern. In fact most of your time and effort will be to find suitable grant matches unless you choose to save effort and time and look into the resources in the resource box. 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources You May Need&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you are at all familiar with the process of getting a loan from a bank then you are already knowledgeable about the federal small business government grant process. You will have to provide financial reports, business numbers and tax information. 
&lt;p&gt;Make it a point to find an accountant well versed in your specific corporate industry and who has relative experience with businesses related to yours. By doing this as an initial step you will be able to create a grant application that has relevant and reasonable commerce financial information. You can see all of the unnecessary effort and time that can be saved by choosing the right accountant. 
&lt;p&gt;A business plan is required for parts of the grant process. Make sure your accountant has relevant experience in providing the financials for a business plan. 
&lt;p&gt;Next on the agenda is to find a competent attorney who has experience in the grant application process. Keep in mind that your own specific grant application may not be big enough to require the services of an attorney. But if it does then don't hesitate to find one at once. 
&lt;p&gt;By finding an attorney who has experience in the grant application process they should be in a place to guide you past common novice mistakes. If they have worked in the industry long enough they should also be able to recommend other needed resources. 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Conclusion&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;This article has pointed out several of the biggest concerns you are likely to face in the government grants for small businesses process. A lot of time and effort is required to find a suitable grant. The resource box has a very good solution to this. It is prudent to keep your expenses low during the grant application process but there are some resources you should really look to utilize. These are mentioned in the article. If you want a comprehensive plan and are short on time then check into the resources mentioned in the resource box. James Redder markets a &lt;a href="http://www.squidoo.com/Us-Government-Grants-For-Women"&gt;Government Grants For Small Business&lt;/a&gt; e-book. If you liked the government grants for women info, PURCHASE the powerful grant info RIGHT NOW. Goto &lt;a href="http://www.usgovernmentgrantsguide.com/"&gt;Government Grants For Small Businesses&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;img style="float:left;margin:0px 5px 5px 0px" src="http://www.usgovernmentgrantsguide.com/images/ultimateGuideToGovernmentGrantsImage.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=5158033900902808535&amp;page=RSS%3a+The+Truth+About+Getting+Government+Grants+For+Small+Businesses&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=government-grants.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=government-grants"&gt;</description><category>Government Grants For Small Businesses</category><comments>http://government-grants.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!4795048122BBFBD7!106.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://government-grants.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!4795048122BBFBD7!106.entry</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:34:36 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://government-grants.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!4795048122BBFBD7!106/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://government-grants.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!4795048122BBFBD7!106.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-03-09T23:51:18Z</dcterms:modified></item></channel></rss>