Small-Business Grants You Can Apply For In November 2024
By Andy Medici – Senior Reporter, The Playbook, The Business Journals
Small-business owners are facing new challenges this fall, with uncertainties stemming from both the shifting economy and the run-up to the presidential election.
Despite the Federal Reserve’s recent high-profile interest-rate cut, small-business owners paid an average 10.1% on short maturity loans in September, the highest rate since 2001, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. Additionally, 23% of owners said inflation remains their single most important problem in operating their business, keeping it atop the list of challenges cited by owners in NFIB’s monthly polling.
It’s with those and other obstacles in mind that we’ve gathered the following collection of small-business grants that owners can apply for in November.