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IdeaCafe Grants

At Idea Cafe, It's Free, Quick & Easy to Apply for an Idea Cafe Small Business Grant. There's no entry fee or purchase you have to pay for in order to apply. You don't even have to prepare a complete business plan. We just ask that you sign up as an Idea Cafe Regular.

Our Past Grants

Idea Cafe's 19th Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded Angela Pullo, the owner of Mew Haven Cat Cafe - a coffee shop with adoptable shelter cats.

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Idea Cafe's 18th Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded Natalie Kyriacou, the owner of My Green World - an Australian-based social enterprise created during, and in response to, one of the most defining global events in the history of life on earth.

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Idea Cafe's 20th Anniversary Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded Brittany Buonocore, the owner of Flour and Salt Bakery - a bakery that brings innovative, interesting, and delicious baked treats to Hamilton, NY.

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Idea Cafe's 16th Small Business Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded Lisa Briggs, the owner of Living the Dream - An Alpaca Farm & Country Store - a brand new business that offers high-quality alpaca products and gifts, including unique items that most alpaca retailers do not carry.

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Idea Cafe's 15th Small Business Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded Stephanie Speights, the owner of Ecomama, a company that helps you make a direct environmental and financial impact, while lowering your carbon footprint.

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Idea Cafe's 14th Small Business Grant - sponsored by WebiMax

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded Rachael Loving-Painter, the owner of Sparkly Jewels Boutique, a company that helps you design a wardrobe around your personality, tastes and lifestyle.

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Idea Cafe's 13th Small Business Grant - sponsored by WebiMax

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded Jason Schadewalt, the owner of Addi Cakes, a company that specializes in Gourmet Cheesecakes, Cupcakes, Custom Cakes and other tasty treats offered in a wide range of flavor combinations for a variety of occasions and tastes.

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Idea Cafe's Twelfth Small Business Grant - sponsored by WebiMax

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded to Amanda Bloom, the owner of The Mercurial, a web magazine and an art gallery devoted to the cultural (and economic) revitalization of the Greater Danbury area.

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Idea Cafe's Eleventh Small Business Grant - sponsored by LiquidWeb Inc.

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded to Laura Ray, the owner of Horsepower Inc., a business that specializes in the manufacturing of aftermarket throttle bodies and related products engineered.

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Idea Cafe's Tenth Small Business Grant - sponsored by LiquidWeb Inc.

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded to Correda Rizer, the owner of Custom Flipz, a business that provides affordable housing with a "custom" fit that accomates people of all financial backgrounds.

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Idea Cafe's Ninth Small Business Grant - sponsored by LiquidWeb Inc.

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded to Gerhard Guevarra, the owner of All-American Fencing Academy, a business that teaches and trains new and competitive fencers.

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Idea Cafe's Eighth Small Business Grant - sponsored by Hostway

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Grant has been awarded to Megan Dean, founder of Moth Attack, a business that builds and designs custom steel bicycles and components.

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Idea Cafe's Entrepreneurial Spirit 2009 Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Small Business Entrepreneurial Spirit 2009 Grant has been awarded to Susan Jenkins, founder of Go Green Go, a T-shirt business that promotes eco-friendly activities.

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Idea Cafe's Innovation and Originality Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 grant Small Business Innovation and Originality Grant was awarded to online recommendation service WOMBeat!.

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The Small Business Grant in Honor of Kent Capener

Idea Cafe's $1,000 grant Small Business Grant in Honor of Kent Capener was awarded to Leah Larson, founder of YALDAH -- a quarterly magazine 'for Jewish girls, by Jewish girls.

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The Al Marks Inventive Mind Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000.00 Al Marks Inventive Mind Grant was awarded to Laura Koehne, founder/owner of THRIVE Against the Grain, Takoma Park, MD. She'll use the grant to develop audio "Postcards from the Road Less Traveled".

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The Ray Ward Creative Spirit Grant

Idea Cafe's $1,000 Ray Ward Creative Spirit Grant grant has been awarded to a deserving entrepreneur, Janie York, of Janie Lynn Textiles, Ithaca, Nebraska, US. Click below to meet the winner and view videos of her receiving Idea Cafe's grant.

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Pilot Grant for Registered Idea Cafe Regulars

PBS-TV, The London Times and more have featured our grant winner, Percy Marchand, of Marchand Ink, New Orleans, LA. Click to see the PR he's attracted and read his insightful reports on how he's used Idea Cafe's grant to create greater biz success.

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Idea Cafe's Very First Grant

Read how it all started with Idea Cafe's Mary Marks Mom Grant in 2001 and see how our winners creatively leveraged their Idea Cafe grants to make big things happen in their small companies.

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