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Michigan Small Businesses Are Eligible for New Grant Funds

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of small businesses at risk of failure. Many of them have already had to close their doors for good. Others continue to struggle in the tough economy. Even as the vaccines ...

$4.25 vs. $7.25: What Teens Must Know About Minimum Wage in 2025

If you’re a teen starting your first job in the U.S., you might wonder what wage you’re legally entitled to earn. Here’s a clear, updated guide on how minimum wage rules apply to young worke...

Grant Approval at Standstill for Music Venues

When most people hear the term "small business," they typically think about hair salons, small restaurants, plumbing shops, and other sorts of traditional businesses. However, there are many more business types in this category,...

Now That You Have the Grant Money, How Do You Market Your Non-profit?

Building a successful non-profit organization is more than just securing the grant funding necessary to power your operations. Once you have been awarded the grants that you need to get your non-profit of...

States Award More Grants for Rural Broadband Studies

Access to high-speed internet in rural areas of the United States has long been a problem. With an increased number of people continuing to work from home and many schools still conducting remote or hybrid learning, famili...

Looking To Apply for a Grant? Here are the Steps to Follow

Grant proposals are supposed to be treated as important projects. They must have the result for the money sought. Unless a given project projects tangible results, the grant will not be granted. To ensure that your g...

Iowa City Offers Grants for Retail Businesses

In Iowa City, IA, empty storefronts are plaguing the downtown streets. The same is true in other towns throughout the United States. Most of the empty storefronts are related to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some h...

Nonprofits Include in COVID Relief Grants

Nonprofits Include in COVID Relief Grants America spent an insane amount of money at the federal level when COVID struck the nation last year. There were three different instances of the federal government passing spending bills wel...

Orange County Restaurants Receiving Covid-19 Grants

The general idea behind grants is that this is money given out absent the expectation of a return. So, unlike a loan, a grant doesn't have to be paid back. This is why when people read news about Covid-19 grants comi...