Minneapolis Awards $500K in Small Business Grants

The city of Minneapolis will fund 15 programs that support small businesses with grants worth about $500,000. The grants are intended to provide technical assistance for small businesses with help for planning, financial management and education in legal and tax matters. Grants also support business recruitment and marketing.

In 2007, the Minneapolis City Council approved the Great Streets Neighborhood Business District program, a coordinated effort to help businesses develop and succeed along commercial corridors and at commercial nodes throughout the city.

Huggies Diapers Offers Business Grants To Mompreneurs

The Huggies® MomInspired™ Grant Program is offering twelve $15,000 grants to help mompreneurs turn their ideas into actual businesses.

Applicants for the 2011 grant program must be at least 21 years old, a current U.S. resident, and have an original and viable business idea that solves an important parenting issue for babies before birth up to six years of age.

Judging will be based on the following criteria: Originality and creativity; Relevancy to solving an important parenting issue; Potential commercial viability; Stage of idea/business development; and whether or not the applicant adheres to the rules.