Small Business Development Centers are partnerships between universities and the Small Business Administration, to provide management and technical assistance to businesses on a very large scale.
The centers provide one-on-one consultations on topics ranging from planning and financing to buying or selling a business. They are expert in understanding your particular situation to help you with what you need to improve your business.
Find a SBDC Office Near You Many of the SBA programs offering Small Business Grants, Loan Programs and Counseling Programs are offered through state agencies.
The Connecticut Housing Finance Agency has been administering the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program wherein they intend to offer home loans at reasonable, below-market rates to Section 8 tenants who wish to purchase a home of their own.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture has recently constituted the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program in an attempt to boost and enhance the quality of formal, postsecondary-level agricultural sciences education.
The Guardian has compiled a list of responses to its latest open thread, and has announced the winner of the social enterprise gift hamper packed with presents.