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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES


SHARE YOUR MATERIALS.   Please help us build this financial assistance resources for commercial nontimber forest product business development.  Please upload files to in the Business Financing Forum.  The forum will be monitored and selected materials added to this webpage.  If you need help feel free to contact us.


LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
 Needed:  Examples of loan and investment opportunities geared to NTFPs.
  Needed: Examples of well-written business plans on NTFPs or plans that can be adapted to NTFPs.

BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATES
 Tutorial: Writing a Business Plan Adapted for the Wild Harvest Sector
Tiny Tim's Premium Ginseng Company Sample Business Plan
SBA Free Online Business Plan Template
SCORE Business Plan Template

BUSINESS PLANNING TOOLS

SCORE Free Business Tools
Small Business Administration
Center for Business Planning

GRANT RESOURCES
   Federal.  Anyone can sign up for free with Grants.gov and monitor grants from federal agencies that pertain to NTFPs.  
  State.  Check with your local university extension or RC&D office for the best way to monitor state resources as they vary from state to state.
  Foundation grants.  Most college libraries have a subscription to an online grants database that the public can use.  A librarian can assist you with getting started.


CONTRACT RESOURCES
 Federal.  Anyone can sign up for free with FedBizOpps and monitor contract opportunities.  Occasionally there will be announcements by federal agencies needing native plants and seeds for restoration, firewood removal, and other NTFP related activity.