State Library of Louisiana

How to Get Money for Your Small Business

Please Note:
1) Call numbers provided below are for books in the State Library Collection.
2) Reference copies are marked with an asterisk *.

*353 Cat -- Catalog of Federal domestic assistance [CFDA includes ALL federal money – grants, loans, etc.].
*353.008 Gov -- Government assistance almanac [a guide to the CFDA].
658.152 Blu -- Free money for small businesses and entrepreneurs. 4th ed. Blum.
658.15224 Bar 2002 -- Raising capital for dummies.  Bartlett.
658.15224 Bar 2004 -- How to write knockout proposals.  Barbato.
658.15224 Ent 1998 -- Entrepreneur magazine: guide to raising money
658.15224 Eva 1998 -- Where to go when the bank says no. Evanson.
658.15224 Fou 2005 -- The Foundation Center's guide to winning proposals II.
658.15224 O'Ha 2002 -- SBA loans: a step-by-step guide.  O'Hara.
658.15224 Smi 2006 -- The complete book of grant writing. Smith


Subject Headings

Business enterprises -- Finance
Commercial loans
Endowments -- United States -- Directories
Fund raising -- United States
New business enterprises -- Finance
Small business -- United States -- Finance
United States. Small Business Administration
Venture capital

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://www.cfda.gov/
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you free access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. After you find the program you want, contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply.

Grants.gov
http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants. Grants.gov is free and does not provide personal financial assistance.

U.S. Small Business Administration – Financial Assistance
http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html
SBA provides a number of financial assistance programs for small businesses including 7(a), 504 and disaster assistance loans. Within this section, we’ll review eligibility requirements, SBA’s loan programs, surety bonds and the role of SBA, equity capital topics, special purpose loans, SBA partner topics and 7(a) lender programs. Though the SBA does not provide grants to help you start or expand a business, included is information on organizations and sites that can assist you in locating special purpose grants.