Small Business Grants for Women in South Dakota
Finding small business grants for women in South Dakota is difficult.
A Google search will bring up a long list of sites. But most either look like scams or complicated government (Small Business Administration) sites. You can spend a whole day simply filling out paperwork.
But not at WomensNet. We help you find real grants, loans, and other funding for your business venture. And we’ve been helping women business owners since 1998.
Of course, you’re still going to have to put in some hard work. But if you’re serious about taking your business to the next level, you’re already on the right tack.
A great place to start is with our Amber Grant for Women. Businesswomen from South Dakota (and all over America) are eligible to apply for this $10,000 grant. Our judges award one every month. If you’re a recipient, you’re automatically eligible for our year-end Amber Grant of $25,000. This year, we’re awarding the most grant money in our 22-year history.
After you’ve applied for our grant, please take a bit of time to check out the resources below. There are folks in South Dakota waiting to help women business owners just like you. Best of luck in your search for funding.
Resources for businesswomen in South Dakota:
Rapid City SCORE
525 University Loop Suite 102, Rapid City, SD 57701
Ph: (605) 394-1707
Sioux Falls SCORE
2329 N. Career Ave. Suite 105, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Ph: (605) 330-4243
Small Business Development Center
414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069
PHONE: 605-677-5287
E-MAIL: jshemmin@usd.edu
What is an Amber Grant?
WomensNet launched the Amber Grant in 1998 to honor the memory of an ambitious young woman who died at the age of 19, before she could realize her entrepreneurial aspirations. Today, these grants help women like you fulfill the dreams that Amber could not.
How Does It Work?
Every month, WomensNet judges award one or more Amber Grants of $10,000 each. Then, at the end of the year, one of those grant recipients is selected to receive the $25,000 Amber Grant.
How Do I Apply?
By telling us your story. There are no lengthy, complicated documents to complete; just answer a few questions about your business. But hurry—applications are due by the end of the month for the next $10,000 Amber Grant.
Watch videos from our Past Grant Winners
Not Sure Where to Start?
You’re in luck. We’ve done hours of research and compiled a list of the 16 best small business grants available for women today—and we’d love to share it with you!
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“16 Terrific Grants for Women Business Owners.”
Six steps you should take when looking for a business grant:
- Problem or need you want to address
- Audience that will benefit from your product or service
- Kind and amount of support you need
- Resources and commitment your group brings to the project
- Potential and prospective partners in the community
- Corporate foundations
- Civic foundations
- Private foundations
- Are able and likely to fund projects in your geographic area
- Share a similar core mission or goals
- Have already supported similar ventures or projects
- By Geographic Location (city, state, region)
- By field of interest or program subject
- In your state
- Your type of organization
- Your subject
- The type of support you need
- Your size project
- Contact them directly to request annual reports and other publications
- Search print and online media to identify projects that received grants in the past
- Ask former grant recipients for advice and why they felt they were successful over other applicants
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