Wisconsin State Journal, July 15, 2010--Looking for money to expand a business or start a new one?
Maybe a Preserve America grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, a loan from the American Sheep and Goat Center, or Madison facade improvement funds would help.
The examples illustrate how far Thrive has gone to amass a list of more than 300 financial resources for entrepreneurs, businesses and economic development projects in the eight-county region based in Madison.
Thrive is the economic development organization for Dane, Rock, Green, Iowa, Sauk, Columbia, Dodge and Jefferson counties.
The list, called the Capital Connections Inventory, is expected to be available online at www.thrivehere.org/capitalinventory, said project director Brad Elmer said. It includes information about each program, including funding amounts, eligibility requirements, deadlines, phone numbers, addresses and links to the programs.
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