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		<title>Getting A Business Loan For A Franchise FAQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it easy to get a business loan for a franchise in Canada? It depends on the strategy you use. If you are like most people, you want to succeed in as little time as it takes with a finance plan that works for you and the creditor. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/43967/getting-a-business-loan-for-a-franchise-faq/">Getting A Business Loan For A Franchise FAQ</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is it easy to get a business loan for a franchise in Canada? It depends on the strategy you use. If you are like most people, you want to succeed in as little time as it takes with a finance plan that works for you and the creditor.</p>
<p>Franchises were affected by the global financial crisis but now, they are back on their feet. So can you get a franchise loan, and if so, how?</p>
<p>The first way is to form a partnership with an existing and strong franchiser. In this partnership, you will act as a subcontractor, meaning that you will be the franchisee. You need to develop and offer a good financial package so that creditors and the franchiser will consider it worth the <a target='_blank' href="http://www.financialized.ca/category/stocks">investment</a>. What to include in this package? The following elements should be there: a plan on how to generate profits, an overview of your business partner, and your experience and background. Of course, the creditor must receive information as to the amount of cash you will have to repay the loan. You should develop a strategy on how you will be generating it. Providing indicators that you will make a profit is not enough. You may get support in the process of obtaining financing but for the most part, you will be on your own. The franchiser is there mostly to give you know how for the fee they ask.</p>
<p>You have to calculate your starting costs, including the hard and soft costs. The franchise fee and other non-tangible assets are soft costs, for example.</p>
<p>You should present the amount of money to be contributed to the business. This amount is in the range of 10 to 40 percent. In Canada, the BIL/CSBF program, a government-backed loan program, does the biggest portion of franchise financing. You will get a loan return term of 5 to 7 years, good interest rates, and no penalty in case of early repayment. You will not be required to back up the loan amount with collateral or other personal assets and funds.</p>
<p>Regardless of the franchise <a target='_blank' href="http://www.financialized.ca/category/marriage">loan</a> you want to apply for, you should have a relatively decent personal credit history.</p>
<p>In Canada, you can apply with different financial institutions such as TD Canada Trust. It offers a variety of financial services and products, efficient and fast services, and long branch hours. TD Canada Trust offers business loans with flexible terms of repayment, overdraft protection in the amount of up to $10,000 CAD, Business Lines of Credit, CSBFA loans up to $250,000, financial counselors with extensive franchise expertise and much, much more. CIBC is another financial establishment that offers franchise financing to businesses in the process of conversing their corporate stores into franchises and that have owner-run distribution systems. Financing is in the amount of a minimum of $250,000 offered to companies with a strong balance sheet.</p>
<p>To get more information visit <a target='_blank' href="http://www.financialized.ca/category/building-wealth">Financialized &#8211; Personal Finance Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Embracing Fast Small Business Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rogan Reese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now and again, the world of business, in this economic current or any other, is going to throw you a curve ball you never saw coming. A curve ball, which will no doubt derail your company and force you to take a few steps back and reinvest in what you are looking to do. After all, no one can be immune to the recession, nor can they foresee whatever disaster the future holds for them. That being said, one needs to do their best to be their own prophet, and that often requires taking an honest look at your options. Should your company fall into a position where they need some fast cash, there are only a few things one can do. To begin, you our your company can seek out a small business loan from a bank. Unfortunately, these loans require extensive inquiry into your businesses finances, assets, and investigative overview, which more or less means your loan will be anything but immediate if granted. The second option is a loan shark, which is a private backer who is notorious for assigning outrageously high interest rates you probably do not want to get involved with. The final option is to seek out a business that will grant <a href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">fast small business loans</a> on your behalf. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/43966/embracing-fast-small-business-loans/">Embracing Fast Small Business Loans</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now and again, the world of business, in this economic current or any other, is going to throw you a curve ball you never saw coming. A curve ball, which will no doubt derail your company and force you to take a few steps back and reinvest in what you are looking to do. After all, no one can be immune to the recession, nor can they foresee whatever disaster the future holds for them. That being said, one needs to do their best to be their own prophet, and that often requires taking an honest look at your options. Should your company fall into a position where they need some fast cash, there are only a few things one can do. To begin, you our your company can seek out a small business loan from a bank. Unfortunately, these loans require extensive inquiry into your businesses finances, assets, and investigative overview, which more or less means your loan will be anything but immediate if granted. The second option is a loan shark, which is a private backer who is notorious for assigning outrageously high interest rates you probably do not want to get involved with. The final option is to seek out a business that will grant <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">fast small business loans</a> on your behalf.</p>
<p>These new companies who have made it their business to grant fast small business loans are a thing of the future. They are a way of making great amounts of money circulate through your business so that you can stay on track with your endeavors. They can provide interest rates comparable to banks, and can get you a loan in half the time.</p>
<p>The faster a group can get you money, the sooner you can get back in business and begin paying your loan off, moving back into profit city.</p>
<p>One must not let go of the fact that any day could bring the unexpected, but one should not let the unexpected drag them down either. It is important to give those unexpected moments a fair fight and prove your strength.</p>
<p>Now, there are plenty of people out there who are skeptical of these businesses, because they are not an insured bank. The truth is, these companies may be your last option if you are a business with little collateral value and bad credit.</p>
<p>In fact, the options with poor credit are frightfully reduced when you realize what regulations a bank can have.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t take our word for it. The evidence is all around the Internet.</p>
<p>Finally, if you are going to reach out to a group that grants fast small business loans, one should be keen to read every word in the contract they are signing, just to make sure things go as smoothly as possible.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a small business loan consultant specializing in <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com">new business start up loans</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Ups and Downs of a Factoring Loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rogan Reese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When dealing with a <a href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">factoring loan</a> group, one must understand what they are getting into, which means the pros and cons to the situation. As with anything else, the advantages and disadvantages are always many, but it is important to sign a weighted value to each moving piece. For beginners, we will get to a quick explanation of factoring, and then right on to those pros, which are substantial. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/43964/the-ups-and-downs-of-a-factoring-loan/">The Ups and Downs of a Factoring Loan</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When dealing with a <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">factoring loan</a> group, one must understand what they are getting into, which means the pros and cons to the situation. As with anything else, the advantages and disadvantages are always many, but it is important to sign a weighted value to each moving piece. For beginners, we will get to a quick explanation of factoring, and then right on to those pros, which are substantial.</p>
<p>Right out of the gate, we should attest and explain what the process of a factoring loan is and how and why it helps so many businesses in so many intersections of work. So, simply put, factoring is a transaction where a company will sell the unpaid balances on its invoices to another company for an amount less that what all the balances are worth. Sounds a little one sided, but the truth is both sides has its risks and rewards involved.</p>
<p>In fact, the reasons to do so may be surprising, but prove many.</p>
<p>Just to begin, selling of those invoices creates a huge surge in cash flow, which can be beneficial to a company at many different turns. It also creates money in that the seller no longer has to pay for collection services to retrieve due balances, which means less time and energy spent, as well as payroll getting lowered. Additionally, any possible debt scenarios created from unpaid balances or balances not paid right away is eliminated.</p>
<p>Now, what about downsides this creates for the buyer?</p>
<p>While the downsides for the buyer may seem apparent, in that they do have to deal with all of the upsides the seller traded away, they also reap the benefits of one hundred percent of the balances having possibly paid only seventy percent to do so. Those are some numbers a company can just not overlook, especially if they are dealing with a company that provides for a wide number of employees.</p>
<p>In the long run, it is a smart move to lose a little money and not the company, and that is why the seller can be advised to take a factoring loan should their company be in any trouble.</p>
<p>It can be an unwanted truth, but it is the only truth in business one can really ever guarantee, and that is easy come easy go. There is really no way around such a cold hard fact. Any number of business ventures out there bring about scams and consequences, but only a few will carry strong successes. It does not matter the circumstances half the time either. A failure scrutinizes no one when showing up, the same way a lucky reward does not interview its recipients.No matter the endeavor, even something as so commonly sound as a factoring loan can mean big things coming or big things going. What one must remember, however, is that when controlled correctly, methods taken such as factoring can become the life blood of a company. If providing for your company, you must be responsible for everyone involved, and in many ways, a factoring loan can create the kind of smart decisions that will benefit everyone at work on your team.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a financial consultant specializing in <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com">factoring in Los Angeles</a>.</p>
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		<title>Looking at the Small Business Side of Small Business Factoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rogan Reese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time, factoring has been a prominent part of the business world. It is a way for companies who are strapped for cash to sell their invoices, also known as their accounts receivable, to another company called a factor. The factor then pays an average eighty percent of what the total invoices are worth, minus a factoring fee for assessing the credit risk involved with the owner of the invoice. Now, there are risks and advantages for both parties. For the seller, they stand to gain quick cash they may need to drive their business or make head way into a new realm. They may also risk giving up nearly thirty percent in total profits their company would be due if they held out for their money. For the buyer, they get to pick up a high amount of invoices for a substantially discounted rate. However, if those paying the invoices have a poor credit history and will not be able to pay, they then take the risk of losing their money and barely making money with a lot of work, merely breaking even, or just losing money all together. That being said, <a href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">small business factoring</a> can be a tumultuous realm. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/43963/looking-at-the-small-business-side-of-small-business-factoring/">Looking at the Small Business Side of Small Business Factoring</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For some time, factoring has been a prominent part of the business world. It is a way for companies who are strapped for cash to sell their invoices, also known as their accounts receivable, to another company called a factor. The factor then pays an average eighty percent of what the total invoices are worth, minus a factoring fee for assessing the credit risk involved with the owner of the invoice. Now, there are risks and advantages for both parties. For the seller, they stand to gain quick cash they may need to drive their business or make head way into a new realm. They may also risk giving up nearly thirty percent in total profits their company would be due if they held out for their money. For the buyer, they get to pick up a high amount of invoices for a substantially discounted rate. However, if those paying the invoices have a poor credit history and will not be able to pay, they then take the risk of losing their money and barely making money with a lot of work, merely breaking even, or just losing money all together. That being said, <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">small business factoring</a> can be a tumultuous realm.</p>
<p>Thus, one needs to play off of their competitors, adapting faster.</p>
<p>That is to say, if you have a strength, capitalize on it. If you have a weakness, use it to prop up your strengths and improve upon it.</p>
<p>Big businesses work to improve their flaws because they have the resources. A small business cannot compete with a big one on the issue of price, and so they must take a different route, like in customer satisfaction.</p>
<p>This is the same lesson given to us in the world of small business factoring, where there are ups and downs to a situation, but one needs to read the risks in order to understand which side of the coin is more valuable.</p>
<p>One must do their best to see the relationship at hand, and work alongside them, not go against the grain.</p>
<p>For instance, if a factoring group only focused on buying as many invoices as they could, and not the invoices that displayed strong credit history, they might set themselves up for failure by going for quantity over quality. That is a business lesson, to take the sure thing first, and the risk second.</p>
<p>However, before everything is said and done, one must simply take hold of the idea that small businesses are a tough prospect in today&#8217;s economic field. That isn&#8217;t to say one should not attempt to delve into such a world, it just matters that one thinks things through. Whether you are going into small business factoring or another realm, one needs to confront how business is handled today and be able to adapt to it. That means taking on the Internet, dealing with the economic climate, and any other curve balls that may emerge in the day to day. It will be a clear head that always rises over a hot idea.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a financial consultant specializing in <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com">Los Angeles factoring companies</a>.</p>
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		<title>Adapting Models like Factoring Companies to Today&#8217;s World</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rogan Reese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, there are all sorts of ways to make money. The possibilities are virtually endless. Literally virtual, too, in our day in age, where everything we do rests on marketing to social websites, or plotting your business from the standpoint of an Internet takeover. This is the era of dot com companies, and the ways are only going to become more clever from here on out. The only thing one needs to do to be a financial success, is to get an understanding for some of these companies operate, and what one can do from an outside perspective. You see, in the world of financial endeavors, there are even more ways to capitalize on an idea. Just one of these ideas that has really found fame are the methods undertaken by <a href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">factoring companies</a>. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/43962/adapting-models-like-factoring-companies-to-todays-world/">Adapting Models like Factoring Companies to Today&#8217;s World</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These days, there are all sorts of ways to make money. The possibilities are virtually endless. Literally virtual, too, in our day in age, where everything we do rests on marketing to social websites, or plotting your business from the standpoint of an Internet takeover. This is the era of dot com companies, and the ways are only going to become more clever from here on out. The only thing one needs to do to be a financial success, is to get an understanding for some of these companies operate, and what one can do from an outside perspective. You see, in the world of financial endeavors, there are even more ways to capitalize on an idea. Just one of these ideas that has really found fame are the methods undertaken by <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com/">factoring companies</a>.</p>
<p>What are we talking about exactly? Allow us to break apart the equation.</p>
<p>A major component of business in today&#8217;s world is the ability to put a company on the map. The best way to do that is to market oneself or one&#8217;s company over the Internet. It is here a company can receive the greatest amount of coverage. However, it is important to understand that one also needs to be thinking about what their company is doing to improve itself. Without improving upon one&#8217;s original mission statement, the company can become vulnerable to new competitors jumping off the same idea, or just appearing boring to consumers. Thus, one way to make sure your company remains stable, is to take a principal in business and put a twist on it. To somehow make it entirely user friendly.</p>
<p>If one is able to do so, they&#8217;re on their way to a vacation home they always wanted.</p>
<p>One of the oldest business practices we have is something called factoring. Factoring, and therein the work of factoring companies is generally quite simple.</p>
<p>It is essentially a transaction where a company sells its available accounts, accounts still alive, with the potential to garner future profit, in a bulk order to a third party. This third party is known as the factor. It puts money in everyone&#8217;s pockets.</p>
<p>Thus, what could happen if this practice translated to a retail market, or another business all by the way of an online source, much like E-Trade or Charles Schwab does with its users. What if factoring could be keyed into the Internet? Who knows how it could be done, but the fact is that it could be. The fact, is that this is an example of a reliable business practice meeting the contemporary world.</p>
<p>Of course, when it is all said and done, whether you are going to look further into the business practices of factoring companies or not, one must simply understand the lesson of the example. Business is everywhere, opportunity is everywhere, but in order for these to worlds to collide in today&#8217;s market, one must be prepared to be innovative, open minded, and in every sense of the word, fearless.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a financial consultant specializing in <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com">small business loans</a>. Click <a target='_blank' href="http://huntingtoncoastcapital.com">here</a> to learn more.</p>
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		<title>Teaching Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education's Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH Grant) Program provides finances to students which are completing or who commit to complete coursework that is required to successfully carry out work in teaching, and who agree to teach full-time for not less than four years of the 8 yrs immediately following his / her receiving the TEACH Grant. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/43958/teaching-grants-2/">Teaching Grants</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The U.S. Department of Education&#8217;s Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH Grant) Program provides finances to students which are completing or who commit to complete coursework that is required to successfully carry out work in teaching, and who agree to teach full-time for not less than four years of the 8 yrs immediately following his / her receiving the TEACH Grant.</p>
<p>The TEACH Grant was a part of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 in which Congress set up the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program to offer grants all the way to $4,000 per annum to students that decide to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school which gives services to individuals from low-income families. College students also must meet the requirements to become a highly qualified educator and teach in a high-need subject as pointed out in the TEACH Grant Agreement To Serve (ATS).</p>
<p>Students are required to apply annually for the TEACH Grant and complete the TEACH Grant Initial and Subsequent Counseling every year they wish to obtain the grant.</p>
<p>It is important to completely understand the eligibility demands and fulfill the requirements of the Federal TEACH Grant. Failure to fulfill all of them will require that the grant money a person acquired be reconstructed as an unsubsidized loan that requires a payback with interest.</p>
<p>To receive a TEACH Grant, you have to: * Fulfill the common eligibility conditions for the federal student aid programs as described at www.studentaid.ed.gov/funding. * Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). * Become enrolled as an undergraduate, post baccalaureate,or graduate student with a college that takes part in the TEACH Grant Program. * Become enrolled in a TEACH-Grant-eligible program. * Meet particular academic achievement requirements(usually, scoring above the 75th percentile for more or maybe more areas of a college admissions exam or sustaining a collective GPA that is at least 3.25). * Get counseling on the US Dept of ED&#8217;s TEACH Grant website which details the terms and conditions of the TEACH Grant service obligation. * Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve.</p>
<p>A TEACH-Grant-eligible program is a program of study that is made to help you prepare to teach as a highly qualified teacher in a high-need field which leads to a bachelor&#8217;s or even master&#8217;s degree, or is a post baccalaureate program. A two-year program which is acceptable for maximum credit toward a bachelor&#8217;s degree is recognized as a program which leads to a bachelor&#8217;s degree. A post baccalaureate program is a program for college students who&#8217;ve already attained a bachelor&#8217;s degree that: 1. does not lead to a graduate degree, 2. is treated as being an undergraduate program, and 3. consists of courses required by a state in order for you to be handed a certification or license to teach within an elementary or secondary school in that state. A post baccalaureate program will not be TEACH-Grant-eligible if it&#8217;s offered by a school that also provides a bachelor&#8217;s degree in education. Educational facilities that participate in the TEACH Grant Program determine which of the programs they offer are TEACH-Grant-eligible. A program which is TEACH-Grant-eligible at one particular college may not be TEACH-Grant-eligible at another school. You should speak to the financial aid office at the school you are attending (or that you plan to attend) to find out which programs at that school are eligible.</p>
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		<title>Rural Business Enterprise Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Government Grants and Federal Programs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Rural Development - To facilitate the development of small and emerging private business, industry, and related employment for improving the economy in rural communities.... <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/2498/rural-business-enterprise-grants/">Rural Business Enterprise Grants</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Rural Development &#8211; To facilitate the development of small and emerging private business, industry, and related employment for improving the economy in rural communities&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Secret Service_Training Activities</title>
		<link>http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/3850/secret-service_training-activities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Government Grants and Federal Programs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security - To acquaint local sworn law enforcement officials with the functions of the Secret Service, and the techniques of protecting dignitaries; to assist criminal investigators by training them in the basic examination of ... <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/3850/secret-service_training-activities/">Secret Service_Training Activities</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Department of Homeland Security &#8211; To acquaint local sworn law enforcement officials with the functions of the Secret Service, and the techniques of protecting dignitaries; to assist criminal investigators by training them in the basic examination of &#8230;</p>
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		<title>Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds</title>
		<link>http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/3907/clinical-research-loan-repayment-program-for-individuals-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ National Institutes of Health - To recruit and retain health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds to conduct clinical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by providing for the repayment of educational loans for participants wi... <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/3907/clinical-research-loan-repayment-program-for-individuals-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds/">Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> National Institutes of Health &#8211; To recruit and retain health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds to conduct clinical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by providing for the repayment of educational loans for participants wi&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Office of Inspector General</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Government Grants and Federal Programs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Basic Research, Educational Outreach, or Training Opportunities in the area of Office of Inspector General. Office of Inspector General funds (Treasury Account Symbol = 80-0109-0-1-252) wil... <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.opportunitiesbusinessideas.info/governmentgrantsforsmallbusiness/3391/office-of-inspector-general/">Office of Inspector General</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>National Aeronautics and Space Administration &#8211; Basic Research, Educational Outreach, or Training Opportunities in the area of Office of Inspector General.</p>
<p> Office of Inspector General funds (Treasury Account Symbol = 80-0109-0-1-252) wil&#8230;</p>
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