Where do I find information out to start my own business with the mentally challenged?

I want to start my own business with around 5 mentally challenged adults. I want information on how to start this type of business. What I need and how to get grants to help with the start up costs.Where do I find information out to start my own business with the mentally challenged?It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. You may stand a greater chance of getting grant funding if you will start a non profit organization.



Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.



Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.



Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html鈥?/a>



"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."



Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.

http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALO鈥?/a>



Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program



Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs



For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.Where do I find information out to start my own business with the mentally challenged?the small business administrationWhere do I find information out to start my own business with the mentally challenged?Go to SCORE, this is a no profit organization and they will help you with many information you need to know about a small business, you can log under small business administration, and you will see a space to log direct to them, or just type SCORE in your web

they have offices all around the country, they are retired professional people, and active people, helping in starting new businessWhere do I find information out to start my own business with the mentally challenged?
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