Small Business Grants for Women, Minorities, Disabled Veteran and Disadvantaged Business Owners

A variety of small business grants, including government small business grants, are available for a number of recipients. In particular, there are:

• Woman owned business grants
• Government business grants for minorities
• Business grants for veterans
• Government grants for disadvantaged business owners

Government business grants require a lot of paperwork, are very selectively awarded, and like other grants, are usually awarded only once.

Another opportunity for help in the business arena exists in the form of specialized loans. The SBA 504 loan is a great example of a loan that is intended specifically to help minority owned businesses, woman business owners, and other disadvantaged individuals succeed. But like all loans, these eventually must be repaid.

Unlike government grants and loans however, section 8a of the Small Business Act provides an opportunity for repeated access to federal set-aside contracts. This public law was designed to ensure socially and economically disadvantaged U.S. citizens the opportunity to compete on an equal basis in the American economy

Getting SBA 8a Certified – the first time.

The SBA 8a application is notoriously complicated, long, and selective. At the same time, becoming 8a certified is an extremely beneficial step one can take toward succeeding in business. This is why many who choose to apply for SBA 8a certification do so with the help of a third-party company, like Cloveer.

At Cloveer, a minority owned company, we understand the unique challenges that minorities and other disadvantaged small businesses face in today's contracting arena. That's why we've made it our business to help companies such as these make use of programs such as the SBA 8a to level the playing field. We have been assisting clients to obtain their 8a certification and maintain their 8a program eligibility for over 10 years, and have successfully assisted in over 1,500 SBA applications. We put this expertise to work every day, and we want to do it for you.

We can help in a number of different ways. Take advantage of our experience by utilizing our #1 selling 8a application completion tool, the 8a Application Accelerator to submit your application. Or, if you prefer to complete the application independently and have us review it, try our 8a Application Review service. An 8a program expert will personally review your application before you submit it, making sure you're not missing any documents, and that your application does not contain any eligibility issues. Lastly, if you would rather have us complete your entire application, we can do that too. Our 8a Application Completion Service provides the most "hands-off" experience for our customers so they can concentrate on running their businesses.

No matter how you'd like to prepare your application, Cloveer can help. Contact us to find out how today.