Florida Small Business Grants

With more than $31,979.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $22,686.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Florida. There are 399,819 business establishments in the state of Florida, and they break down to the following:

Florida Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

274,647 registered businesses in Florida have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
57,678 registered businesses in Florida have 5 to 9 employees.
32,043 registered businesses in Florida have 10-19 employees.
25,195 registered businesses in Florida have 20-99 employees.
5,899 registered businesses in Florida have 100 to 499 employees.
Over 4,357 registered businesses in Florida have over 500 employees.

Florida Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

68,559 registered businesses in Florida are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
32,848 registered businesses in Florida are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
35,110 registered businesses in Florida are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
More than 43,848 registered businesses in Florida are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 47,000 farms in the state of Florida.

Starting and managing a small business in Florida is not an easy task. Over $253,360,000,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Florida and more than 107,382 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Florida, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in Florida, contact Florida financial aid agencies.

Small Business Grants in Local States

Recent Business Grant Recipients

Recipient	Project, Industry, Purpose	Amount
Kagiwiosa Manomin Inc (Government Grant)	Project: Expand wild rice processing business Industry: Manufacturing, Mining and Energy Purpose: Expansion Capital	20000.00
Northstar Technical Inc (Government Loan)	Project: Implement a two year marketing campaign Industry: Information Not Available Purpose: Marketing	500000.00
Tj Inspection Services (Government Fellowship)	Project: Acquire 'positive material identification' equipment Industry: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Purpose: Equipment	21257.00
Glenco Hydrosprayer Ltd (Government Loan)	Project: Design, construct & test prototype hydroseeder Industry: Manufacturing, Mining and Energy Purpose: Research & Development / Patents	30000.00
Aqua Jem Farms Limited (Government Grant)	Project: Acquire cage, temperature metre, rope, related equipment Industry: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Purpose: Equipment	28500.00

Florida Small Business Grants

Small Business Grants in Local States

Recent Business Grant Recipients

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