Nobody tells you how many times you will hear no before you hear yes. When I started pursuing grant funding for Panhandle Provisions — the artisan Texas BBQ sauce and craft beverage brand I am building out of City Cafe in Amarillo — I had a plan, a product, and what I thought was a pretty good story. What I did not have was a realistic picture of what the grant process actually looks like from the inside. Now I do. And if you are a small business owner thinking about applying for grants, here...

Rejected, Refocused, and Still Standing: What Applying for Small Business Grants Really Teaches You

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