Recovery Act Announcement: DOE to Invest $18 Million in Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $18 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support small business innovation research, development, and deployment of clean energy technologies. In this first phase of funding, 125 grants of up to $150,000 each will be awarded to 107 small advanced technology firms [...]

Glasgow Kentucky’s Dana Commercial Vehicle Looking To Invest Millions in Upgrades

Dana is proposing a project consisting of technology upgrades, including automation and robotics, transitioning from antiquated equipment with an anticipated project investment of $6,697,500. This project would consolidate out-of-state operations into the Glasgow facility. The company anticipates retaining the existing 217 current fulltime jobs paying average hourly wages of $19.85, excluding benefits and creating an [...]

Federal Grants for Small Businesses Only

If you know of anyone with an idea for a new innovation, or new use for existing innovation in any of these topics/subtopics, they can apply for a Phase I SBIR grant.
Details:
The proposal is due January 14, 2010.
In order to apply, the applicant must be a small U.S. business by the time of the award.
Phase [...]

White House Plans Small-Business Aid

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will announce initiatives Wednesday aimed at boosting credit to small businesses, as the White House tries to address a complicated issue many believe is dragging on the economy.
The White House will move to increase the caps on Small Business Administration loans and to make it easier for small banks to [...]

Three Best Ways to Win a Corporate Client

In this challenging economy, Corporate America is hunkering down and limiting spending on products or services that don’t address critical needs. That’s made it more difficult than ever for small businesses to attract and land corporate accounts. They’ve had to do even more prospecting – more calls, more networking, and more seeking of referrals, says [...]

Three Best Ways to Win a Government Contract

More small businesses are looking to make the federal government a client, since it’s a smart way to diversify sources of revenue when regular clients aren’t biting. The U.S. government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, spending $500 billion last year. And that’s not including the additional $787 billion in [...]

Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy – ARRA Funding Available for Aquaculture Producers

Press Release Date: Monday, September 28, 2009
Contact Information: Sandra Gardner
(502) 564-4627
(502) 330-2105
sandrap.gardner@ky.gov
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2009) –The Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) announce the availability of funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus funds). The Recovery [...]

Grant and Investment Deadline October 15, 2009

Funding Deadline Announcement for High-Tech, Innovative Ideas and Companies
A new round of Kentucky Enterprise Funds, Rural Innovation Funds, and New Energy Venture Fund is open with an application due date of October 15th at 4PM. Clients that would like to apply need to contact us so that we can review the process and funding [...]

yUnderstanding Your Credit Report

There has never been as much emphasis placed on credit scores as there is now. Therefore, it’s extremely important you are aware of the items appearing on your own personal credit report. Credit scores are impacted by many things and in order to get the best credit score you need to make [...]

Federal New Market Tax Credits Program

The current economic conditions and the current lending market are challenging real estate developers to find alternative vehicles to finance development projects. Loans and equity investments made under the federal New Market Tax Credit Program may provide a cost effective alternative to traditional financing for commercial real estate development projects in low-income communities (source: [...]