Minority-owned businesses grew more than four times as fast as U.S. firms overall, according to a report recently released by the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce. Since 1992, minority owned businesses have increased from 2.1 million to almost 2.8 million firms.

A major factor in this growth growth is because the government is making more minority grant money available to small businesses owned by minorities. Read the rest of this entry

Originally posted 2009-03-24 10:03:12. Republished by Old Post Promoter.

This is probably one of the older grant resources online, and it offers a huge database packed with information. On the good  side – it’s a lot of information at your fingertips – on the downside – it can be a little overwhelming when you first start out.

This is actually a recurring monthly membership, which you can easily cancel at any time. Most member usually stay on the service for 6 to 9 months to take full advantage of the updates on the service. And that is the best part of getting a service rather than a printed book or ebook if you are looking for a variety of different grants – a monthly service means that the database will be updated with fresh programs, as opposed to a printed guide. With a one time fee – what you get at purchase time is all you will get!

Overall, it’s a good choice if you have limited financial resources for your search, and want to be able to research a wide variety of grants and funding programs.

Click here for more federal grants information

Originally posted 2009-03-01 19:48:15. Republished by Old Post Promoter.

If you are a talented artist – in almost any virtually any aspect of ‘The arts’ – most colleges have scholarship money available for students gifted in theater, art, music, and dance.

In some cases, the college may have decided to specialize in a particular art, such as theater or dance, and has created a special fund to attract the best students in the discipline. While many of these scholarships are funded directly by the colleges, you will also find that many are funded by the school’s own Alumni groups. Read the rest of this entry

Originally posted 2009-03-16 20:03:12. Republished by Old Post Promoter.

As if completing your scholarship application was not difficult enough – now you need to ask your teachers for letters of recommendation. Ouch!  Not only is this usually an uncomfortable thing for most students to do….they also tend to put it off until the last minute. Not good – it puts you and your teachers in a very bad situation. Read the rest of this entry

Originally posted 2009-04-15 20:03:12. Republished by Old Post Promoter.

College tuition fees are increasing faster than the rise of cost of living in most areas, and the financial aid available from traditional sources such as federal government and the schools are rapidly being cut back. For many students thinking about college -winning a scholarship the only way for college and graduate students to be able to afford college. If you are going to get a grant or scholarship fund your college, you are going to have to take the initiative to locate scholarships or grants that you can qualify for. Read the rest of this entry

Originally posted 2009-04-02 20:03:12. Republished by Old Post Promoter.