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$title	 	 = 'Government Grants for Women';
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$description = 'Women can now apply for grants for starting their own business. Avail of business grants and become independent or help support your family';
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                <img src="/assets/images/business/women.jpg" alt="Grants for Women Owned Businesses" />
                Women have come a long way in American society. Women have gained the right to vote, to earn equal wages, and the right to own and operate their own business. The number of women owned businesses has continued to rise in recent years, as reported by Forbes in December of 2010, "The survey from the bureau's 2007 Survey of Business Owners, released every five years, shows 7.8 million businesses owned by women across the country, a jump from nearly 6.5 million in 2002." For more information visit: <a href=" http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2010/12/09/women-owned-businesses-numbers-climb-not-revenues/" title="facts related to the rise in Women-Owned Businesses ">facts related to the rise in Women-Owned Businesses </a>. As more women are becoming business owners, more women business grants are being created.</p>
                <p>Government women business grants are only available to those offering services for the betterment of their community, such as through nonprofit activities. Information on these opportunities for government women business grants that are currently available are located on the <a href="http://www.womensnet.net/AmberGrants.aspx" title="more information about Amber Grant">womensnet.net</a>. website. Individuals searching these grants should us the key word search feature to locate government women business grants that match the type of service that they provide to the community. </p>
                <p>In addition to government women business grants, a number of foundations provide women business grants. For example, Amber's Grant is a grant ranging from $500 to $1000 that is awarded primarily to women wishing to start either a home-based or online business. These funds are offered to assist the awardee in upgrading equipment or paying for a website. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.womensnet.net/AmberGrants.aspx" title="more information about Amber Grant">womensnet.net</a>. To investigate additional foundations that offer women business grants, the Foundation Center provides a searchable database of potential funders. For additional information visit: <a href="www.foundationcenter.org." title="Foundation Centre">Foundation Centre</a>. </p>
                <p>Whether you choose to pursue a government women business grant or a women business grant funded by a private foundation, you should consider the following tips.</p>
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                	<li>Develop a strong business plan to ensure your ability to obtain a women business grant. The plan needs to detailed, what is planned and how it will be accomplished and it should include items such as your mission, vision, and objectives for the business. An old business plan that is sitting in a drawer collecting dust should be pulled it out and tweaked it to make it functional. </li>
                	<li>Gather all of the business documentation to ensure that all needed documents are available to complete a women business grant. These include the businesses' EIN, state and local licenses or registrations, prior tax returns, prior and current budgets, financial analysis (often a recent Profit and Loss statement), and audited financial statements to assist in meeting the requirements of a women business grant.</li>
                	<li>When several best-matched women business grants are located, it is time to start completing the grant applications. Ensure that all of the requirements outlined in the women business grant information are complete, adhere to published deadlines, be consistent and organized in all documents, and complete all required documents to include a detailed project budget.</li>
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