100 Small Business Grants, Funding and Accelerators To Check Out In 2023 — Retail Boss

You will find a complete list of 2023 Small business funding, accelerators, and resources, listed below for U.S. based companies. Many have deadlines in the next few days. We have compiled a list of U.S. small business funding, accelerators and opportunities across the United States, and specifically by geographic location and state. RETAILBOSS has no affiliation with these organizations, any questions or concerns should be addressed to the listed organizations directly.

U.S. Based Opportunities

Galaxy Grants — Galaxy of Stars is a network for women and minority owned businesses. To be eligible, you do need to create a free account at galaxyofstars.org. Grants for $3,250. Apply by 3/8/2023 — https://galaxyofstars.org/galaxy-grants/

J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant 2023 — The non-profit grant provides one year of professional news distribution services (to print, online and social media) for each grant recipient, which has a cash value of approximately $2600; it is not a “cash grant,” meaning Neotrope is not writing your charity a check if accepted, only providing services to help promote and raise awareness of the charity. Apply by 4/1/23.https://prgrants.com/non-profit-pr-grant-application/

Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition — Open to startups located in the United States that are pre-formation or early-stage, have a viable product and scalable business model, and are ready to commit to scaling their products if they are selected as finalists, utilizing milk and/or dairy ingredients produced at dairies in the Northeast. Prize of $20,000. Apply by 3/31/2023 — https://dairyinnovation.org/

Start Small Think Big is a nonprofit that helps small businesses with high potential and limited access to the resources needed to create thriving businesses. They partner with small business owners, providing personalized business support and building connections with local communities. If you are interested in being considered as a “client” for free services, you can fill out this form https://partner.startsmallthinkbig.org/bofainstitute (for English) or https://partner.startsmallthinkbig.org/bofainstitute-esp (for Spanish) They also offer free webinars (in Eng and Span). See this link for their upcoming events: https://www.startsmallthinkbig.org/events-for-small-businesses

Veterans Business Outreach Center — The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program offers resources to veterans who are interested in starting or growing a small business. There are 22 locations (soon expanding to 35) and they offer workshops, training, counseling, and mentorship opportunities. — https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/veterans-business-outreach-center-vboc-program

Workers Lab Innovation Fund — The Workers Lab is now accepting applications for the 2022/2023 Innovation Fund cycle and they are seeking innovators with early-stage ideas centered around making the ways our country serves workers more modern and inclusive. Funding of $5,000. Apply by 3/27/2023 — https://www.theworkerslab.com/updates/2022/2023-innovation-fund-applications-are-now-being-accepted?hsLang=en

Wish Local Empowerment Program — You must be a Black-owned business with a brick-and-mortar shop within the United States and less than 20 employees. If selected for the program, you must join Wish Local (which is free). Grants for up to $2000 — https://www.wish.com/local/empowerment

State-Specific Opportunities

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• Hartford Small Business Grant — Applicants must be a small business located downtown or in a major commercial corridor within the City of Hartford. Grants for up to $100K and required 50% match — hartfordct.gov/smallbiz
• Meriden Business Investment and Growth Program — Priority funding will be for projects located in the Meriden Transit Oriented District, being located in a census tract, to permit additional employment and business opportunities for minority and socially disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Funding up to $300,000. Apply by 12/31/2024 — https://www.medco.biz/arpa/

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Kansas Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

48 in 48 — Women’s Build Event — 48in48 creates events across the globe where professional volunteers build new websites for 48 nonprofits in 48 hours. They provide professionally built marketing websites where you keep your domain name but get an entirely new WordPress website free website build ($25,000 value). The next build even focuses on women and nonprofits who would like to have a website built need to complete online questionnaires by 3/13/23https://48in48.org/nonprofit-application/

F6S List of Accelerators and Pitch Competitions — Provides a list of accelerators, contests and pitch competitions around the world. https://www.f6s.com/programs

Savvy Fellowship — Savvy is a 12-week virtual Fellowship program for young professionals seeking to be part of the new generation of impact entrepreneurs. Applicants should be 40 or younger — https://savvyfellows.com/team/

Watson Institute Venture Accelerator — The Watson Institute is launching a fully-funded Venture Accelerator program for next-generation entrepreneurs with the skills, resources, and experience to scale the impactful ventures they are building. This program is offered with virtual and in-person components that allows fellows to take advantage of the global cohort while also focusing on creating local impact within their communities. Appicants can be from any geographical location with a preference to applicants from the USA, Brazil, China, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Funding of $6,000. Appy by 5/15/2023 — https://watson.is/watson-accelerator/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=va-23-boa-ecornell

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Full article published on https://retailboss.co on March 6, 2023.