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

Skip Instant Grants #121

Hey Helen $5k Grant

Alibaba CoCreate Pitch

2025 Pitch Black Showcase

Rémy Martin This is My City Grant Program

$40k grant for women-owned food or beverage businesses

Enthuse Capital & Catalyst Grant

America's Top 100 Small Businesses

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 Business Plan - Free Preview

Shes Connected by AT&T

Allstate Main Street Grants Program

FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab

Get a Business Valuation Report

Generate A Business Plan

$5,000 Skip Grant for Business Growth

The Business Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 bonus miles & no fee for first year

Capital One Spark Miles for Business Card

Honeycomb x Sengo Spark Grant

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

Capital One Spark Cash Plus Credit Card

Business Bank Account with Bluevine

$20k grant and training program for food entrepreneuers in specific areas

Santander X Cultivate Small Business Grant

Signup bonus of 100,000 points with certain spend

American Express Business Gold Card

Earn $250 statement credit with this personal card

Blue Cash Preferred Card from American Express

$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

Honeycomb Credit Term Loans

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

SBA 7A Loan from Newtek

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

$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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