Where can I find more about grant money for my business?

The Small Business Administration and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity provide various resources to find grant money, depending on what type of business you are going to start.  Grant funds are mostly available to start community-wide service type businesses and not-for-profits.  As a general rule of thumb, grants are generally not available to help you start a for-profit business.  The initial investment into your business needs to come from you—it’s your skin in the game!