Small Business
Small Business Resources
Innovative Toxicity Assays of Pollutants, Therapeutics, and Drugs (SBIR [R43/R44])
Grants for small businesses from the National Institutes of Health for research in chemical toxicity.
11/07/2009
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-006.html
PHS 2009-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44])
National Institutes of Health research grant to be used by small businesses for research topics on the NIH agenda.
01/07/2010
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-080.html
Kiva Launches Micro-loan Program in the U.S.!
Kiva.org, the world’s first person-to-person microlending Web site, has announced a pilot expansion of its platform to the United States. Starting this week, individuals anywhere in the world will be able to make small loans through the Kiva site to qualified small business owners in the U.S. Who have been vetted by Kiva partners ACCION USA and the Opportunity Fund. Lenders can make loans in increments of $25 and will be able to track the progress of their loans from initial funding to repayment. Upon receiving repayment — Kiva borrowers in developing countries have a 98 percent repayment rate — lenders can chose to withdraw their funds or continue the lending cycle by re-lending the money to another borrower.