📣 The Bizee Fresh Start Business Grant
Deadline: Soon to be announced.
The Bizee Fresh Start Business Grant (previously known as the Incfile Fresh Start Business Grant) is open to entrepreneurs who are just starting their business. To be eligible you must be a U.S. resident who is at least 21 years of age. Grants are awarded three times per year and 2024 deadlines are expected to be announced soon. Each cycle, one winner will receive a $2,500 grant, as well as free business formation services from Incfile.
📣 Founders First CDC Center for Economic Inclusion Vanguard Accelerator
Deadline: Pre-registration is open.
Small-business owners who identify as Black or Latina women and are based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region may be eligible for this grant opportunity. Ten businesses will receive grants of $5,000, as well as the chance to receive access to forgivable loans from $25,000 to $250,000. Pre-registration for the 2024 cycle is open now, and the full application opens in January 2024.
📣 Apply today Halstead Grant
Deadline: May 1, 2024
The Halstead Grant is an annual award for entrepreneurs looking to break into the silver jewelry industry. The winner receives a $7,500 startup grant, as well as $1,000 in jewelry merchandise. Five finalists and semi-finalists also receive $250 or $500 and help with promoting their businesses.
Both men- and women-owned businesses are eligible for this small-business grant. To apply, you must answer 15 business-related questions and submit a design portfolio. Applications for the next cycle are open now and will be accepted until May 1, 2024.
Deadline: Varies
This festive month we’re joyful for 10 new challenges on Challenge.Gov from five agencies. These challenges have a total prize purse of more than $6.2M and one challenge promising an exhilarating non-monetary prize. Challenge.Gov is the federal government’s hub for prize competitions & challenges across the U.S.
For more information on this opportunity, please visit: Challenges
📣 Women Founders Network Fast Pitch Competition
Deadline: Opens in 2024
In its 11th year, the Fast Pitch Competition from the Women Founders Network is open to U.S. businesses founded by women. To be eligible, your business cannot have raised more than $750,000. Selected participants pitch their businesses in person and winners receive $25,000 grants. Applications for the next cycle are expected to open in 2024.
📣 National Association for the Self-Employed Growth Grant
Deadline: N/A
Every quarter, the NASE awards up to $4,000 to up to four small businesses via its growth grants. These funds can be used for a variety of business needs, including marketing, advertising and hiring employees. To apply for this grant, you must be a NASE member in good standing for at least three months. Annual members can apply at any time.
📣 Enthuse Foundation Pitch Competition
Deadline: Opens in March 2024
Started in 2019, the Enthuse Foundation's Annual Pitch Competition is open to female entrepreneurs. Participants pitch their business at an in-person event. Ten winners receive a $2,500 grant. The next found of funding will open in March 2024.
📣 Launch Program by Ladies Who Launch
Deadline: Opens in February 2024
The Launch Program run by the Ladies Who Launch is open to women and nonbinary small business owners. Recipients receive $10,000 grants, mentorship from industry experts and six months of business education. The next application cycle opens in February 2024.
📣 Cartier Women's Initiative Awards
Deadline: July 3, 2024
Every year, Cartier awards three grants to women-owned businesses in nine different regions around the world. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards program is designed to support early-stage businesses that are focused on a range of social, economic and environmental development issues.
The first-place business is awarded a $100,000 grant, second place receives $60,000 and third place gets $30,000. Winners also receive executive coaching and the opportunity to participate in a variety of training workshops. Applications for the next cycle will be accepted from May 22, 2024 to July 3, 2024.
📣 The Kitty Fund Mother-Led Business Grant
Launched in 2020, the Kitty Fund Mother-Led Business Grant offers $1,000 grants to businesses founders who identify as mothers. Your business must have between two and 50 employees, be U.S.-based and have revenue of $5 million or less. Applications for the next cycle will open in March 2024. Pre-registration is open now on the website.
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