Grants.gov is a good site to use when searching for Federal grants funding.

Capital Connection describes various capital sources and services.

The Small Business Administration has a number of loan programs. The SBA sets the guidelines for loans while SBA's partners – lenders, community development organizations, and microlending institutions – make the loans to small businesses.

Learn about 8A financing for small disadvantaged companies and assess your firms eligibility here.

Economic development organizations or corporations have various financing programs. BusinessFinance.com offers a list of economic development organization in CA.

Directory of Local Governments' Web Sites – unique or specialized financing sources may be available in your locality. Check appropriate county, municipal, city or township web sites for information. Look in Government in CA then click on CA Local Governments.

Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) provide long-term debt and equity growth capital licensed under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. CA SBICs that are members of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies. (.txt format)

Venture Capital firms may be a source of financing. There are a number of venture capital directories on the web. The Infon Venture Capital Directory is free to search and provides some contact information for free.

National Venture Capital Association Member Directory is a comprehensive, print directory of NVCA members.

vFinance.com allows searching by state, industry and dollar amount for venture capital. Contact information is about $2 per contact.

BusinessFinance.com allows users to enter details about the financing needed and then returns a list of potential sources.

Trends in Venture Capital Funding reports on venture capital nationally. (.pdf file)

Small Business Lending in the U.S. provides state-specific data including top lenders to small businesses.

SBIR/STTR Funding can be used to pay for research and development for innovative companies.

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