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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES (unless specified in the description)
Amazon Small Business Success Studio - The free service offers lessons in finance, marketing, procurement and operations, along with tips from founders - https://business.amazon.com/en/small-business/success-studio/welcome
American Express Leadership Academy - The Academy is for people in the non-profit sector who are intentionally striving to be better equipped to respond adaptively to challenges, and to keep going in the face of adversity. - https://commonpurpose.org/american-express-leadership-academy#anchor1
Awesome Foundation - Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. At each fully autonomous chapter, the money is pooled together from the coffers of ten or so self-organizing “micro-trustees”. Awarded monthly - https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en
Y Combinator - Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Winter 2025 funding cycle. The batch will take place from January–March 2025 in San Francisco. The batch will take place in-person in San Francisco. It kicks off with a 3-day, in-person retreat and features weekly meetups in San Francisco. Funding of $500,000. Apply by 10/15/2024 - https://www.ycombinator.com/apply
OPPORTUNITIES ONLY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES
Amazon's Black Business Accelerator - Dedicated to helping build sustainable equity and growth for Black entrepreneurs by enabling their success as sellers. Grow your business with access to financial support, strategic business guidance and mentorship, and marketing and promotional support. - https://sell.amazon.com/programs/black-business-accelerator
Famous Amos Ingredients for Success Entrepreneurs Initiative - Your business must be at minimum 90% Black-owned to be considered for this program and have been in operation for five years or less. Funding of $50,000. Apply by 8/4/2024 - https://famousamosingredientsforsuccess.com/
Fast Break for Small Business (LegalZoom) - LegalZoom, the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G League are committed to helping small business owners. The grant program is focused on reaching entrepreneurs of color, women, low- to moderate-income small business owners, immigrants, and others who have historically had limited access to financing for their business. Grants for $10,000. Apply by 9/13/2024 - https://www.legalzoom.com/fastbreakforsmallbusiness
Foot Locker Foundation Grants - Foot Locker Foundation, Inc. and LISC are offering grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to nonprofit organizations in 13 cities. The 13 eligible cities are: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. – Funding up to $100,000. Apply by 9/30/2024 - https://www.lisc.org/our-stories/story/foot-locker-lisc-open-grant-application-nonprofits-13-cities-focused-youth-equity-empowerment/
Gucci North America Changemakers Impact Fund grant - The Gucci North America Changemakers Impact Fund awards grant funding to community-based 501(c)(3) organizations across the select Changemakers cities. Gucci Changemakers North American focus cities include Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, and Washington, DC. Funding for $50,000. Apply by 9/30/2024 - https://app.getacceptd.com/guccichangemakers
HearstLab Pitch Competition - HearstLab is looking for female founders whose companies are working on tech-enabled B2B/B2B2C solutions and have a MVP or live product in market (no physical products or inventory). Must be based in US. Funding of $100,000. Apply by 8/7/2024- https://forms.fillout.com/t/xcvJ35AYFyus
HerRise Micro-Grant ($10 fee to apply) - Each month a $1000 micro-grant will be awarded to a for-profit small business owned by women of color. Past recipients used their growth grants for computers, equipment, marketing materials, software purchase, website creation and more. - https://www.hersuitespot.com/herrise/
High Five Grant for Moms - This grant is exclusively for women caregivers with human child(ren) of all ages. If your children are adults, we say: “Once a mom, always a mom.” This grant also welcomes first-time expecting moms, stepmoms, and foster moms. You must verify earning business revenue in the past 12 months, and have earned at least $10,000 annual revenue, but no more than $500,000 annual revenue. Can be based in US or Canada. Funding up to $10,000 - Apply 9/1-9/30/24 - https://themamaladder.com/grant
Idea Cafe Small Business Grant - Idea Cafe, an online resource center for women-owned businesses, has been awarding Idea Cafe Small Business Grants of $1,000 to women entrepreneurs who either own a business currently or want to start their own business. Applications are now being taken for women who would like to apply for the grant money. (no fee but must sign up to be part of Idea Cafe) - https://www.businessownersideacafe.com/business_grants/index.php
IMPACT grants - Primary goal of grant is to fuel the endeavors of businesses and nonprofits that are actively making a significant IMPACT within their communities and beyond. Open to US and Canada-based organizations. Funding of $1,000 -https://impactfundingsolutions.com/impact-grant-application-for-businesses/
Josephine Collective - The Josephine Collective looks at deals on a rolling basis, and founders can apply to be considered at any time. Goal is to have the entire process take no more than 3 weeks from presentation to wire. They invest anywhere from $10K to $100K depending on the Collective’s interest. JC prefers early-stage tech-enabled businesses. Companies must be for-profit, US-domiciled, and have an expectation of becoming large-scale businesses. "Lifestyle" businesses, single location businesses with no current plans to scale, and non-profits will not be considered. - https://joinjosephine.com/
Looking Out Foundation grant - The Looking Out Foundation Grant provides funding opportunities for nonprofit organizations working in various fields such as youth services, public health, women and girl services, environment, art and culture, food access and hunger, homelessness services, women's rights and equality, social justice, human rights, and civil rights. Funding up to $5000. Apply by 8/1/2024 - https://www.lookingoutfoundation.org/grant_applications
Military Entrepreneur Challenge - The Military Entrepreneur Challenge is a nationwide grant program that gives veteran, military spouse, and Gold Star Family entrepreneurs the opportunity to network, learn, and compete for capital to grow their small business. - https://secondservicefoundation.org/mec/
Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship - Must be a women-owned or led business that ss a social enterprise that is intentional about supporting women’s economic empowerment, climate resilience, or the intersection of both and have at least $20K in income. Apply by 8/15/2024 - https://www.millersocent.org/accelerator/
Minority Business Circle - Supportive network for diverse entrepreneurs in various industries, offering opportunities like grants, loans, significant discounts on essential business products, and a comprehensive step-by-step guide with customized tools to track progress and foster growth. See link for info - https://minoritybusinesscircle.com/
Next 1B program (by McKinsey) - The Next 1B program from McKinsey is designed to support Black-owned brands in the United States. Eligible businesses are typically more than one year in maturity with anywhere from $250k-$5M in annual revenue, and sells consumer products - https://www.mckinsey.com/bem/overview/next-1b
Nordstrom Community Grants for Nonprofits - Nordstrom is dedicated to supporting causes that provide basic needs to youth and their families. They award over $2 million in Community Grants each year across the U.S. as part of this commitment. Applicants need to work within the Education, Health Care or Human Services space. Apply 10/1-10/31/24 - https://www.nordstrom.com/browse/nordstrom-cares/corporate-philanthropy/corporate-grant
Novae Grants Database - Novae Grants database are intended for small businesses with 6-100 employees, though some are also intended for larger businesses and sole proprietor startups - https://grants.novaegrants.com/
Secretsos Small Business Grant ($15 app fee) - Grant is designed for business owners who are committed to evolving, leading with integrity, and inspiring change. Whether it's hiring new team members, overcoming financial hurdles, or implementing innovative strategies, our grant provides the push you need to make a significant positive impact. Funding of $2,500. Apply by 9/30/2024 - https://www.secretsos.net/SOS_Grant
She's Connected Grant - AT&T - She's Connected by AT&T is open to U.S.-based small-businesses that are women-owned and have fewer than 51 employees. The grand prize winner will receive a $50,000 grant and a year of free AT&T service alongside a new device. Four runner-up businesses will receive $5,000 microgrants. Applications due July 10, 2024. Funding up to $50,000 - https://www.att.com/shesconnected/
Small Certified Supplier Innovative Finance Program - Targeted to small certified suppliers in California, Georgia, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Washington, the Small Certified Supplier Innovative Finance Program is designed to engage diverse suppliers in educational funding readiness training and funder matching to support capacity building. Funding for $5,000 - https://foundersfirstcapitalpartners.com/small-certified-supplier-innovative-finance-program/
SPUR (Shared Purpose, Unlimited Reach) Pathways - Through an integrated and collaborative approach, Macy’s, Inc. and Momentus will provide access to a range of capital options from microloans to growth capital to equity investments. This represents a commitment to underrepresented businesses and aims to galvanize the retail industry to invest in the next generation of entrepreneurs - https://www.macysinc.com/purpose/spurpathways
Start Small Think Big is a nonprofit that helps small businesses with high potential and limited access to the resources needed to create thriving businesses. They partner with small business owners, providing personalized business support and building connections with local communities. Applicants should have at least $500 in recurring sales over the past 3 months and total household income must fall below 750% Federal Poverty Guidelines. If you are interested in being considered as a “client” for free services, you can fill out this form https://partner.startsmallthinkbig.org/bofainstitute (check toggle on side for English/Spanish). They also offer free webinars (in Eng and Span) with upcoming events listed here - https://www.startsmallthinkbig.org/events-for-small-businesses
Stitchcrew Future of Women at Work Grant - Selected participants will receive a $10,000 non-dilutive grant and be invited to participate in an in-person retreat so they can meet other participants, capital allocators and industry stakeholders. Must be women-owned. Funding of $10,000. Apply by 8/23/2024 - https://www.stitchcrew.com/future-of-women-at-work-grant
TD Ready Challenge - The 2024 TD Ready Challenge is seeking applications from charitable and non-profit organizations that propose innovative approaches to supporting underserved small business owners to develop a business, launch a new business, or grow an existing business. Funding of $1,000,000. Apply by 9/5/2024 - https://www.td.com/ca/en/about-td/ready-commitment/funding/the-ready-challenge
Truist NonProfit Grant - The Truist Foundation supports nonprofits with grants that target leadership development, economic mobility, thriving communities and educational equity. Quarterly deadlines - https://www.truist.com/purpose/truist-foundation/grant-application
Veterans Business Outreach Center - The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program offers resources to veterans who are interested in starting or growing a small business. There are 22 locations (soon expanding to 35) and they offer workshops, training, counseling, and mentorship opportunities. - https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/veterans-business-outreach-center-vboc-program
Veteran Shark Tank - The Veteran Shark Tank was created in 2012 to promote and assist Veterans who are starting or growing their businesses. The business submitting the application cannot be older than 3 years old on the day of the competition. Funding of up to $50,000. Apply by 10/6/2024 - https://veteransharktank.com/apply/
Warrior Rising Grant - Warrior Rising strives to accept and assist veterans at any point in the process of starting their own business, whether it is only a concept or if they have actual operations. Funding of $20,000 - https://www.warriorrising.org/apply/
Waves of Change Grant - The Waves of Change Grant is an initiative to support women of color who have early-stage businesses. This service-based grant offers a range of business development services rather than direct cash. The program includes branding, website development, social media content planning, consulting, and more. Selected recipients also receive stipends to cover certain operational costs. Apply by 9/8/2024 - https://wavesofchangegrant.com/
Wish Local Empowerment Program - You must be a Black-owned business with a brick-and-mortar shop within the United States and less than 20 employees. If selected for the program, you must join Wish Local (which is free). Grants for up to $2000 - https://www.wish.com/local/empowerment
YippityDoo Big Idea Grant ($15 application fee) - Each month, one $1000 grant is awarded to a woman, age 18 or over, in the US to invest in their Business or Idea. It can be used as a start up grant, marketing grant, operational grant or whatever you need to help you to the next level with your idea or business. - https://programs.yippitydoo.com/thebigideagrantforwomen
ZenBusiness Free LLC Formation for Moms - To help mothers take the first step toward entrepreneurship, ZenBusiness is covering business formation costs and will help entrepreneurs form an LCC, track expenses, secure a business name, and more. -https://www.zenbusiness.com/moms/
ZenBusiness Small Business Grants - The ZenBusiness 2024 Small Business Grant Program offers $5,000 to small businesses who form a legal business entity (LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp). In order to qualify for this grant, you must have used their formation services in the last 3-6 months. Apply by 12/31/2024 - https://www.zenbusiness.com/grants
Zendesk Foundation Tech for Good Impact grant - The Zendesk Impact Awards are open to registered nonprofit organizations that would like to use Zendesk software to serve their beneficiary communities and help organizations scale their service response. Funding up to $50,000. Apply by 8/15/2024 - https://techforgood.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
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