Beyond Open is a competitive small business grant program centered on building economic mobility within Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity, and is focused on diverse-owned small businesses.

Beyond Open Round 2

$10,000 2025 Kickoff Grant

Skip Instant Grants #75

Black History Makers Grant

$10,000 Honeycomb Breakthrough Grant!

25 $10k grant awards for Citizens Business Banking customers

Citizens Small Business Community Champion Award

$50k+ in funding available for black and brown entrepreneurs

Athene Black & Brown Business Pitch Competition

File Your BOI Request With Skip

$2.45k grant for women or minority entrepreneurs

Galaxy Grants

2025 ZenBusiness $5K Grant Program

$1.5k grant for women or non-binary individuals

Malone Unlimited Small Business Grant

All businesses should have a business plan because it serves as a roadmap for guiding growth and securing funding. If you don't have an up-to-date business plan, use our business plan builder to create one. Here's how it works:


- Mark "Interested"
- Fill out the business plan questions under "Application"
- Mark "Create Business Plan" for me
- Our team will manually finalize your business plan document for you typically within 2-3 business days and send to you

Generate A Business Plan

Pitch Perfect Grant

Signup bonus of 100,000 points with certain spend

American Express Business Gold Card

Support program for veteran entrepreneurs

### Announcing The
### _$20k Warrior Rising Grant_

 
Warrior Rising strives to accept and assist veterans at any point in the process of starting their own business, whether it is only a concept or if they have actual operations. They offer up to $20k in funding and other training supports. Here's how this program works:
 

- Must be a veteran who is starting or running their own business
- Non-profit founders are welcome to apply but may not receive financial assistance
- Passive investments (ex. flipping houses, stock speculating) are not considered to be operating businesses that can be supported

Warrior Rising Program

$13k grant and training program for food entrepreneuers in the northeast

Santander X Cultivate Small Business Grant

Honeybook 2025 January Jumpstart

EmpowHer Grants

Start.Pivot.Grow.

$1,000 monthly grants for women of color small business owners

### Announcing The
### _$1K HerRise Micro-Grant_

 
The Yva Jourdan Foundation, which is the nonprofit division of HerSuiteSpot, offers a program that grants $1,000 per month to a small business owned by a woman of color. Here's how it works:
 

- Must be a business 51% owned by women of color 
- Business must currently be registered in the US
- Must be an independent, product or service oriented for-profit; non-profits, franchise, direct seller, authorized reseller or independent consultant are not eligible

HerRise Micro-Grant

$1k grant for agricultural entreprenuers 

Retail Readiness Entrepreneurship Training Program

Earn $250 statement credit with this personal card

Blue Cash Preferred Card from American Express

Earn $2,000 cash back after reaching 3 month spending goal

Capital One Spark Cash Plus Credit Card

50,000 bonus miles & no fee for first year

Capital One Spark Miles for Business Card

Up to $2K for black-owned businesses with physical locations

### Announcing The
### _$2K Wish Local Empowerment Program_

 
Wish is dedicating $2M to give roughly 4,000 Black-owned stores $500-$2,000 to help promote equality and diversity in American business. Here's who qualifies for this program:
 

- You are a Black-owned business
- You are 18+ years of age
- Your store has 20 or fewer employees
- Your store is a brick-and-mortar shop within the United States
- Your store earns an average annual revenue under $1M
- If selected for the program, you must join Wish Local (a free program)

Wish Local Empowerment Program

Bluevine Checking

$2k grant helping Etsy sellers rebuild after a disaster

Etsy Emergency Relief Fund

SBA's 7(a) working capital line of credit

SBA Line of Credit 

Up to $1.5m in working capital financing. Get approved within 24 hours

### Announcing
### _Fora Financial - Working Capital Loans_

 
Fora Financial provides working capital financing to small business owners. Get approval within 24 hours and access to funds within 72 hours, funding from $5k-$1.5m with terms up to 15 months, and no restrictions on usage.
 

- Flexible working capital financing
- Fast approval and access to funds
- Flexible use with no restrictions
- Soft credit pulls 
- Early payment discounts

Fora Financial - Working Capital Loans

Get up to $250k in line of credit and only pay interest on what you use with rates as low as 6.2%

### Announcing The
### _Bluevine Line of Credit Up to $250k_

 
Bluevine has line of credit funding available that's fast and flexible. Get on-demand access to a revolving line of credit with no monthly fees. Decisions in as little as 5 minutes.
 

- Funding available on demand
- Only pay for what you use
- Access to revolving credit
- Financing that grows with you

Bluevine Up to $250k Line of Credit

### Unlock up to $5m in funding with the
### _SBA 7(a) Loan_

 
SBA 7(a) loans fill the gap for small businesses looking for access to working capital for as little as $500 and as much as $5M. Here's how it works:
 

- Must be a US-based for-profit, small business
- Ability to demonstrate need for the loan
- Have a reasonable amount of equity in your business
- Demonstrate the funds will be used for a sound business purpose
- Have Good to Excellent credit scores

SBA 7(a) Loan

$1k grant for small business owners ($10 fee)

Hustler's MicroGrant 

Honeycomb Credit Term Loans

Newtek is one of the top SBA 7A and 504 lenders in the US

SBA 7A Loan from Newtek

The Business Platinum Card from American Express

Non-profit lender offering up to $250k, interest rates starting at 8.49%

Business Loan from Accion Opportunity Fund

$25-500k Business Term Loans with fixed rates

### Announcing The
### _Funding Circle Business Term Loan_

 
Funding Circle offers $25,000 - $500,000 Business Term Loans with fixed rates and predictable monthly payments. They offer decisions in as little as 2 days with no risk to your credit. Here's how it works:
 

- Must have 2 or more years of business history with $50,000 or more in annual revenue
- Must be seeking $25,000 or more in funding for non-Commercial Real Estate uses
- Must have a personal and business credit score above 660
- You can apply online for free

Funding Circle Business Term Loan

### Unlock up to $5m in funding with the
### _SBA 504 Loan_

 
SBA 504 loans provide up to $5m long-term, fixed rate financing for major fixed assets that promote business growth and job creation. Here's how it works:
 

- Must be a US-based for-profit company
- Have tangible net worth of less than $15 million
- Have an average net income of less than $5 million after federal income taxes for the 2 years preceding application
- Requires a feasible business plan and demonstrated ability to repay the loan

SBA 504 Loan

Portland Microenterprise Grant

Up to $50,000 to help small businesses start up and expand

### Introducing The
### _$50K SBA Microloan_

 
SBA microloans are a small, short-term, low-interest rate loan designed to assist self-employed individuals, small businesses (with few employees), and underrepresented communities — like women, veteran, or minority-owned or low-income for-profit businessesHere's how it works:
 

- Must be a US-based, for-profit small business
- Have invested equity in the business
- Have used alternative financial resources before seeking assistance with the SBA

SBA Microloan

Monthly $1k grant for women entrepreneurs, $15 application fee

Yippity Doo Big Idea Grant

$10k monthly in Google search ads for qualifying nonprofits

### Announcing The
### _$10k Google Ad Grants_

 
Google Ad Grants shows your message to people searching for nonprofits like yours. Each qualifying nonprofit has access to up to $10,000 per month in search ads shown on Google.com. Additional Google Ads may be purchased in a separate account. Here's how it works:
 

- Must be able to verify that you run a nonprofit charitable organization (501(c)(3) IRS status required)
- Cannot be a government entitty or organization, hospital or healthcare organization, or a school, academic institution, or university

Google Ad Grants

$1K-$15K zero-interest and no fee loans. Funds are raised through crowdsourcing

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Beyond Open Round 2

Beyond Open Round 2