Small Business Grant Readiness & Writing Intensive

Master the skills to expertly prepare, write, compete for, and increase your grant HIT rate.

What you'll learn

Learn how to be grant-ready by preparing and organizing your assets.

Master the art of thinking like a seasoned grant writer by employing the Kipling Method in your grant project.

Demonstrate writing compelling and competitive small business grant application responses.

Search, recognize, and identify viable small business grants that fit your goals and objectives.

Learn how to scrutinize, examine, and break down any simple or complex grant.

Develop and manage your small business grant pipeline.

Learn how to identify the grant's requirements and qualifications.

Learn how to align with the Grantor, identifying and recognizing their funding purpose, goal, and objective.

Requirements

You should be a determined U.S. for-profit small business or aspiring entrepreneur.

It would help if you were a motivated U.S. Small Business owner or an Aspiring U.S. Entrepreneur who wants to learn how to increase your small business grant WIN/HIT rate.

Nonprofit organizations can strongly benefit from this course.

No prior grant writing is necessary. This course builds the grant readiness and writing foundation for you to submit and compete vigorously in small business grant contests.

Not for accomplished grant writers.

Description

DescriptionAre you a motivated U.S. small business owner who believes your business is a strong candidate or can be a strong candidate to win multiple small business grants? Do you want to strengthen your grant readiness and writing skills to compete vigorously on every submitted grant? Do you want to write grants that are compelling and engaging to Grantors? Do you want to make it difficult for a Grantor to say no to your submission? Do you want to win more grants than you lose by thinking like a seasoned grant writer? Then this course is for you.Rest assured, your instructor is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience writing grant responses and proposals. She has also reviewed grant submissions for award consideration. She is also a recognized figure in the Silicon Valley business community, hosting her own show on AM 1220 KDOW #1 Business & Finance network and providing specialized coaching and consulting services to small businesses, women in business, and minorities in business.This course is ideal for you if;You need to gain experience writing grants for your small business.You are a motivated and determined U.S. small business owner or aspiring entrepreneur.You want to be grant-ready.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome, Introduction, and What You Will Learn

Lecture 2 Goal Setting & Action Steps Activity

Section 2: Small Business Grants: The Foundation

Lecture 3 What is a Small Business Grant?

Lecture 4 Purpose of a Small Business Grant

Lecture 5 What is the Kipling Method 5W1H

Section 3: Small Business Grants: Ready to Get Organized

Lecture 6 What is Small Business Grant Readiness

Lecture 7 Getting Ready to Compete (The Assessment)

Lecture 8 Getting Ready to Compete (Develop Your Assets "Plug the Holes")

Lecture 9 Setup & Organize Your Master Grant Folders

Lecture 10 Develop Your Grant Readiness Checklist

Lecture 11 Develop Your Grant Pipeline (Track Your Grants)

Section 4: Small Business Grants: Think Like A Grant Writer

Lecture 12 Think Like A Grant Writer Introduction

Lecture 13 Think Like A Grant Writer "Improve Your Hit Rate"

Lecture 14 How to Disqualify Your Business from the Grant Competition.

Lecture 15 Responding to a Grant Using Writing Apps.

Lecture 16 Responding to a Grant Using ChatGPT AI (Pt 1) Amber Grant

Lecture 17 Responding to a Grant Using ChatGPT AI (Pt 2) Federal Grant SBIR Phase I

Section 5: Small Business Grants: Finding Small Business Grants

Lecture 18 Finding Small Business Grants Introduction

Lecture 19 Finding Small Business Grants Pt 1

Lecture 20 Finding Small Business Grants Pt 2

Lecture 21 Finding Small Business Grants Pt 3

Lecture 22 Types of Small Business Grants, Grantors, Grant Cycles, and Groupings

Lecture 23 Breaking Down the Grant Announcement "Line by Line" Pt 1

Lecture 24 Breaking Down the Grant Announcement "Line by Line" Pt 2 and 3

Lecture 25 Breaking Down the Grant Announcement "Line by Line" Pt 4

Lecture 26 Breaking Down the Grant Announcement "Line by Line" Pt 5

Lecture 27 Breaking Down the Grant Announcement "Line by Line" Pt 6

Lecture 28 Grantor: Visa Everywhere Initiative

Lecture 29 Grantor: Bizee's Fresh Start Business Grant

Lecture 30 Grantor: American Express & Mainstreet Backing Small Business

Lecture 31 Grantor: Federal Express Small Business Grant Contest

Lecture 32 Grantor: American Seed Fund/NSF SBIR/STTR

Lecture 33 Engagement Grants Activity

Section 6: Small Business Grants: The Art of Grant Writing

Lecture 34 The Art of Grant Writing

Lecture 35 5C's to responding to a grant with precision.

Lecture 36 Engagement Activity: Select Your Grant and Start Working on It

Lecture 37 Grant Case Study #1 Heintz Black Kitchen Initiative

Lecture 38 Grant Case Study #2 Federal Gov: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

Lecture 39 How to Respond When You Lose?

Lecture 40 How to Respond When You Win?

Section 7: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 41 Bonus Lecture

This course is designed for U.S. determined for-profit small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.