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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – Should You Pursue a Grant?
Description: Should You Pursue a Grant? Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Grants provide seed money to startups. Consider these points in determining whether or not you should pursue a grant. Grant funds can only be used for the stated purpose in the grant proposal. If you need funds for operations, inventory, or administrative tasks, then you probably should not apply for a grant. Grant funding is typically used for commercialization of the technology, validating the market, and finding initial customers and investors. Grants work best after...