jeff
05-04-2007, 10:15 AM
Over the last couple of years I was able to get two grants to expand our company. At first we worked with a company that specialized in processing grant applications which led to our first success. Once I learned the process we teamed up with an attorney who had written and submitted several hundred grants with good results.
He and I have decided to offer our assistance to other companies who want to do the same. Up front let me say that while there are many grants you can apply for the ones that are worth having are not easy to get. If you are looking at 6-7 figure grants there are fees to hold a position to even be considered, there are fees to submit the actual request, and obviously there will be fees to have the legal and clerical staff write it all up. You will also have to do some of the work since we need a description of your market, your business, your expansion plans, etc. to use for justification for the grant.
If you have ten customers connected to an antenna on your house you pretty much have no chance. If you have been in business in the US for several years and are successfully growing you company. If you have a good grasp of your market, good staff, etc. and are looking for a way to jump start your expansion plans then this might be a good fit.
There are Federal rules that require me to be very careful what I say on this subject. So here is the disclaimer. We would help you organize the material necessary for the application. Write the application for you. Provide you with a copy of what is submitted. Find applicable grant programs and submit your application. We will follow up as necessary during the grant evaluation phase providing any additional material as needed. You will need to pay the fees for holding a spot in the evaluation queue, processing the grant proposal, and the final filing fees. There is no guarantee of any sort. The copies of the documents are yours to keep and could be used as a basis for other grants or for small business loans. We are only taking enough up front to cover legal and clerical costs plus the necessary fees. If you receive a grant we would get 5% at the time of funding as a brokerage fee. This would only apply if you receive a grant and is the only reason we are willing to do this because of the large amount of work required.
If you are interested pm me. I don't want to post an email address since I don't want a flood of useless replies. The only way this makes sense for us is if we are working with strong candidates in the first place. It is a waste of our time to process applications for companies who have little chance of success since we would only cover our overhead. We want to help companies who have a solid chance for success. We intend to cap this at 10 applications so that we can devote the attention that each requires. They will be processed in the order we receive them and the earlier ones have a better chance. No one will tell you this straight up, but the granting agencies take applications all year even though once they reach their goal they are done for the year. Earlier is definitely better than later.
The reason I am posting this here is that I have been a user of this forum and these products for years. I have exchanged many comments with people needing advice on wireless, but never discussed the other knowledge that helped us to be successful. Gaining this experience and knowledge has been a long process, but hopefully I can help others profit from it as well. As a courtesy to Lonnie if you get funded spend some of it here. We did.
Please don't post comments asking for additional information. Many of the laws that apply to "truth in lending" also apply to this. What I have said above is pretty much all I can say. We will use our skill and knowledge as consultants to you to help you write and submit grant requests. We cannot guarantee anything but that. The rest of the process is completely beyond our control. Please pm me if you wish additional information since I can only provide additional information on a company by company basis.
He and I have decided to offer our assistance to other companies who want to do the same. Up front let me say that while there are many grants you can apply for the ones that are worth having are not easy to get. If you are looking at 6-7 figure grants there are fees to hold a position to even be considered, there are fees to submit the actual request, and obviously there will be fees to have the legal and clerical staff write it all up. You will also have to do some of the work since we need a description of your market, your business, your expansion plans, etc. to use for justification for the grant.
If you have ten customers connected to an antenna on your house you pretty much have no chance. If you have been in business in the US for several years and are successfully growing you company. If you have a good grasp of your market, good staff, etc. and are looking for a way to jump start your expansion plans then this might be a good fit.
There are Federal rules that require me to be very careful what I say on this subject. So here is the disclaimer. We would help you organize the material necessary for the application. Write the application for you. Provide you with a copy of what is submitted. Find applicable grant programs and submit your application. We will follow up as necessary during the grant evaluation phase providing any additional material as needed. You will need to pay the fees for holding a spot in the evaluation queue, processing the grant proposal, and the final filing fees. There is no guarantee of any sort. The copies of the documents are yours to keep and could be used as a basis for other grants or for small business loans. We are only taking enough up front to cover legal and clerical costs plus the necessary fees. If you receive a grant we would get 5% at the time of funding as a brokerage fee. This would only apply if you receive a grant and is the only reason we are willing to do this because of the large amount of work required.
If you are interested pm me. I don't want to post an email address since I don't want a flood of useless replies. The only way this makes sense for us is if we are working with strong candidates in the first place. It is a waste of our time to process applications for companies who have little chance of success since we would only cover our overhead. We want to help companies who have a solid chance for success. We intend to cap this at 10 applications so that we can devote the attention that each requires. They will be processed in the order we receive them and the earlier ones have a better chance. No one will tell you this straight up, but the granting agencies take applications all year even though once they reach their goal they are done for the year. Earlier is definitely better than later.
The reason I am posting this here is that I have been a user of this forum and these products for years. I have exchanged many comments with people needing advice on wireless, but never discussed the other knowledge that helped us to be successful. Gaining this experience and knowledge has been a long process, but hopefully I can help others profit from it as well. As a courtesy to Lonnie if you get funded spend some of it here. We did.
Please don't post comments asking for additional information. Many of the laws that apply to "truth in lending" also apply to this. What I have said above is pretty much all I can say. We will use our skill and knowledge as consultants to you to help you write and submit grant requests. We cannot guarantee anything but that. The rest of the process is completely beyond our control. Please pm me if you wish additional information since I can only provide additional information on a company by company basis.