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Whiteboard2Boardroom connects entrepreneurs and businesses to technologies available for licensing.

Digital Sandbox KC provides early-stage proof-of-concept support for digital products.

Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center provides technical assistance to startup and existing businesses.

ScaleUP! Kansas City helps businesses with revenues around $200K scale toward their first $1 million.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers helps local businesses obtain government contracts.

KCInvestED helps investors learn more about investing in KC startups.

SourceLink® helps communities nationwide build vibrant and vital entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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Loans, Grants and Equity Funding

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Guide: Loans, Grants and Equity Funding Part Two

The Truth about Free Government Grants

I need a grant for my business. What is available?

Unfortunately, most grants are for nonprofit organizations, not small businesses. BE VERY CAREFUL of advertisements promoting “free money for your business.” These ads can be very misleading, often suggesting that you can receive a list of many grant sources for a fee of a few hundred dollars.

Frequently this is a list of microloan programs—which you must repay—or grants for nonprofit agencies.

The federal government does offer a few very competitive and targeted grants to companies developing various technologies. Find out more in the Technology Grants section.

Guide: Loans, Grants and Equity Funding

Next Part Three: Friends and Family Funding

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