This is not completely true. There are no FREE government grant to START a small business. There are goverment grants to assist with competitiveness issues. For example training for workforce development, energy effiiciency improvements, or relocating to a disadvantaged community. All grants require effort, as such they are not FREE of effort. They are highly competitive and require extensive paperwork. The majority that benefit business are distributed at the state and local level. Examples would be the services provided by your local One Stop Career Center or Workforce Development Board. Often the relationship is indirect in that a non-profit will receive a federal grant but as a result they provide a free or low cost service to business. Programs vary from state to state depending on overall budget health and the focus of elected officials. An example here is funding to participate in overseas trade shows. This tends to wax and wane depending on who is in the governor's mansion.

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