From: BusinessGrants.com Tagline: Don’t leave money on the table. Hey Fam, Happy Wednesday! Here’s your weekly roundup of open grants available this month. Consistency is how you win with funding, so let’s get into what’s available right now. FOR-PROFIT GRANTS (4) (Includes the standing monthly BusinessGrants.com Leg Up Grant.) 1. BusinessGrants.com — Leg Up Grant Amount: $500–$1,000 Fit For: Early-stage entrepreneurs needing support to overcome a specific business challenge Opens: 1st of every month Closes: Last day of the month Winners Announced: On or before the 15th Apply: https://businessgrants.com/leg-up-application-page 2. Smart. Pivot. Grow. Micro-Grant Amount: $500–$1,000 Fit For: New and growing small businesses seeking support to pivot or scale Deadline: Open cycles Apply: smartpivotgrow.com (or updated link if needed) 3. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant Amount: $10,000 Fit For: Small businesses that complete required Digital Ready courses Deadline: Multiple cycles throughout the year Apply: verizon.com/digitalready 4. Fast Break for Small Business Grant (LegalZoom + NBA + WNBA) Amount: $10,000 grants + free LegalZoom services Fit For: Small businesses across the U.S. Deadline: Typically open in winter cycle (current cycle active if shown on page) Apply: legalzoom.com/fastbreak NONPROFIT GRANTS (4) 1. PEDIGREE Foundation — Disaster Relief Grants Amount: Up to $5,000 Fit For: Nonprofits supporting animal welfare or emergency response Deadline: Open Apply: pedigreefoundation.org 2. Aspen Institute / Pivotal — Workplace Innovation Now Challenge Amount: Part of $60M in grants Fit For: Nonprofits improving workplace systems for women Deadline: December 11 Apply: aspeninstitute.org

If you ever wanted to attend anyone of my masterclasses, THIS FRIDAY 12pm EST is the one you DON’T want to miss! This week, I’m COLLABORATING with multi-millionaire businessman Boniface Ogunti who wants me to bring the game on how to secure millions in grants. Yes, I’m still doing Grant Sprint LIVE from the Aspire Tour in Gwinnett County! I️ will be in the VIP room filming if you want to join me there. Get your Aspire Business Tour tickets here: aspiretour.com AND new Grants will be dropping Wednesday! Here is the FREE LINK to register for the masterclass Friday: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q6zC9C-JSkazEkg_n-uuKA?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAOkCotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafGF3GiZYr8K88sPYnsa2IERTZCPrf5uYnSyxgJjcY6RpY316rBqGX_SsuYhQ_aem_5sxsgyXwnLU1J_nJYZ8Czw#/registration

Before applying for any grant, make sure you’re prepared. You need clear goals, proper registration, a simple budget, proof of work, and a plan for how funds will be used. Most applications fail because people apply before they’re fully ready. Are you grant-ready right now?

On Friday, December 12, I’m co-hosting a LIVE webinar with multi-millionaire entrepreneur and influencer Boniface Ogunti, and we’re opening the doors to help you scale your business — nonprofit or for-profit. We’re breaking down: • How to leverage credit to grow your business • How grants can fuel your business growth • What it really takes to build a fundable, scalable for-profit business or nonprofit organization You do not want to miss this! We already have hundreds of people registered, and the room is filling fast. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q6zC9C-JSkazEkg_n-uuKA#/registration

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