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Women Business Loans: Ultimate Funds for Women Entrepreneurs
By admin | September 29, 2009
As the number of women entrepreneurs keep growing day by day, a new form of loan has come up in the lending market. It caters especially to the financial needs of businesswomen. The need for such a specialized loan is obvious. Business run by women needs the kind of capital that any other type of business does on an equal basis. However, the fact that women have to juggle between the home and the world is something that has made them lag a little behind in the race. But now, with the help of this loan called women business loan, they also have the chance to run their enterprises on par with their male counterparts.
Women business loans are loans formulated especially to fund the business-related that the businesswomen would encounter. If you happen to be a businesswoman, you can avail this loan whether your business is small, medium or large in scale. Many kinds of expenses can be funded:
• Expanding an existing business or starting a new one
• Buying plants, machinery and equipments
• Funding payroll of employees
• Renovating office and purchasing furniture
• Advertising and promotional activities.
There are certain documents that you need to be prepared to show your lenders. As women business loans involve hefty amounts of money, your lenders will be more likely to want to go through your plans and credentials. You might be required to show your business profile if you are starting a new venture. If the loan is for funding an existing enterprise, then you will have to show financial statements and details of your cash flow, credit reference and proof of ownership.
Women business loans can be borrowed for an amount up to £1000000. How much you get approved for depends upon your credit record, repayment capability, requirements and whether you are providing security or not. Depending upon the principal, the repayment tenure could lasts for a period up to 30 years.
Women business loans are provided by a variety of lenders. While considering taking one, you should select affordable offers through a comparison of loan quotes.
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Ben Gannon is a senior financial analyst at Woman Business Loans with an acumen for business and loans. In recent years he has taken up to provide independant financial advice through his informative articles. His articles are widely read because of the lucid manner of wriiting and thoroughly researched datas. To find woman business loans, business loans uk visit http://www.womanbusinessloans.co.uk
Topics: Networking | 9 Comments »
September 29th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Try a local chapter of NAWBO, my mom's a member and they are awesome people. It is a truly wonderful networking community where women biz owners support each other.
Try this: http://www.nawbo.org/
September 29th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Other than being a male model, women can do pretty much any job that a man can do.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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 starting a for-profit business.
One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural goods, including food and forest product. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir/index.html , which fund the research and development of technological innovation that meets specific government needs.
Your best bet actually will be from the states if they offer grant programs for women (or any other special interest groups — minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc). Or check with non profit organizations, particularly women organizations if they offer grants. Examples include
Iowa Women's Foundation http://www.iawf.org/
New Mexico Women's Foundation http://www.nmwf.org/guidelines.html
Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CON_FAQ2.html
"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."
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.
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/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
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
September 30th, 2009 at 4:16 am
I may be wrong, but more than 50% of the world's poulation is female, so, how does that make you a 'minority'?
October 1st, 2009 at 12:15 pm
While there may be a few isolated cases of sex discrimination, the numbers are largely due to the fact that only that many women have the drive for positions like that.
October 1st, 2009 at 3:01 pm
It is nice when a woman dresses up for her man on occasion. You don't have to wear a business suit, you can wear a dress. Show some bare leg sometimes.
October 1st, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Yes, search it by Karstadt, C & A and Kaufhof Galeria. C & A is cheaper than the other two. These have reasonable prices than Botigue stores.
October 2nd, 2009 at 7:41 am
In highschool, you should try to take some accounting courses and some marketing courses, as well as as many math courses as you can squeeze in. After that, you can get in to most colleges or universities, however, I recommend looking up a specific program you want and making sure you achieve the entrance requirements. Where in Canada are you? If you're in BC, I highly recommend going to BCIT for business, its an excellent school with very applicable courses and a lot of hands-on experience.
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:27 am
Beauty salon/supply, spa, florist, boutique, jewelry store (small) gift shop, antique shop, coffee shop, wedding planner business, catering, concierge, wine tasting, chocolatier, stuffed animal specialty store.candy store, lingerie store. etc., etc.