Overview

Discover the targeted funding and resources available to support YOUR small business or idea Target Funding ensures that the struggle to obtain funds will never again come between you and your dreams. Too often, great business ideas fail to see the light of day because the entrepreneur doesn’t know how to secure the funding he or she needs. Until now. Target Funding proves you don’t need to be one of these would-be business owners or inventors. No matter what your idea might be, there is funding available to build a solid business or invention around it. Target Funding helps you obtain this and more—even if you have faced bankruptcy, exhausted all avenues, or feel like you are at your wit’s end. Kedma Ough is one of today’s most respected authorities on business funding and entrepreneurship and this practical guide reveals how to locate and secure the necessary funds and resources you need to launch, stabilize, or grow your business dream. She will open your eyes to the vast array of opportunities you didn’t know existed—and provides special insight into beneficial sources before you’re even left the gate.  Target Funding takes you on a deep dive into: • The wide range of funding options available for any startup, including un-bankable ventures and independent inventors • Hundreds of vetted funding sources detailing features and eligibility requirements  • A winning process for matching funding opportunities with your specific needs • Step-by-step guidance on how to approach funding sources, win them over, and convince them to provide the money you need • Real-life business funding stories that will motivate you to act You'll learn about all the options available to you, including conventional, alternative, and diversity funding. You’ll find out how to access all of them based on your needs, demographic, industry, location, and other variables.  Get started on your dream venture today! With Target Funding, you have a proven business-funding strategy to lift your company or invention off the ground and become a sustainable profit machine.

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Author:   Kedma Ough
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781260132366

ISBN 10:   1260132366
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   18 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Introduction PART ONE The New American Dream A Business of One's Own 1 The Opportunity Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Ownership 2 The Challenge It's All About the Cash 3 The Solution Target Funding PART TWO Diversity Funding 4 Funding for Veteran-Owned Businesses 5 Funding for Businesses Owned by People with Disabilities 6 Funding for Minority-Owned Businesses 7 Funding for Women-Owned Businesses 8 Funding for Other Diversity Groups PART THREE Community-Based Funding 9 Economic Development Funding 10 Industry Cluster Funding 11 Community Development Financial Institutions PART FOUR Funding for Inventions and Innovation 12 Funding for Independent Inventors 13 Funding for Research and Technology Ventures PART FIVE Funding for Startups and Small Businesses 14 Business Advice Funding 15 Grants for Startups and Small Businesses 16 Funding for a Franchise 17 Government Procurement-Based Funding PART SIX Funding for the Unbankable 18 Matched Savings Funding 19 Incubator- and Accelerator-Based Funding PART SEVEN Ready, Set, Fund! 20 Creating Your Target Funding Map 21 3-2-1 Target Funding Launch! Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Kedma Ough, MBA, is a nationally renowned business coach and funding expert, adviser to independent inventors, winner of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Champion of the Year Award, and successful entrepreneur and inventor. She has guided thousands of entrepreneurs to a wide range of funding opportunities, and has shown thousands more how to fund their ventures through her target funding strategies.

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