The Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit program offers between $3,500 and $25,000 per year for small businesses that have hired and sustained at least one new job in the last year, and purchased at least $5,000 in qualifying equipment or technology.
Loans & Grants
List of national, state and local resources on funding opportunities. New resources are added as information becomes available.
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
The Kentucky Small Business Tax Credit Program (KSBTC)
Area served: Kentucky Audience: Small Business Owners
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
San Francisco Women's Entrepreneurship Fund
The The San Francisco Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund provides mini-grants of up to $5,000 to San Francisco women-owned small businesses for projects and upgrades that will have a transformative impact on the business’ ability to grow. The Fund is established to improve the small business environment for women entrepreneurs in San Francisco and encourage collaboration between women entrepreneurs and local technical assistance providers.
Area served: San Francisco, California Audience: Small Business Owners
City of Orlando
Business Assistance Program
The Business Assistance Program (BAP) is a matching grant program designed to encourage small businesses to locate, expand or redevelop in the City of Orlando. Eligible improvements include, but are not limited to, street lighting and fire hydrant installation/relocation, sidewalk repairs; traffic signalization; water and sewer line construction, removal or relocation; curb, gutter, street improvements and landscaping or installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
Area served: Orlando, Florida Audience: Small Business Owners
Downtown Orlando
Sidewalk Café Incentive Program
This program is designed to encourage downtown businesses to enhance their outdoor sidewalk café spaces to promote a lively, vibrant, and consistent streetscape. Businesses with valid sidewalk café permits from the City of Orlando which are located within the CRA shall be eligible for funding to purchase and install sidewalk café improvements. The CRA will assist up to $5,000 or 50% of the total cost of eligible products, whichever is less.
Area served: Orlando, Florida Audience: Small Business Owners
Downtown Orlando
Downtown Commercial & Residential Building Improvement Program
The Downtown Commercial and Residential Building Improvement Program can provide grants valued between $15,000 and $120,000 for improvements to buildings made within the downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) boundaries.
Area served: Orlando, Florida Audience: Small Business Owners, Non-profits