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Thanks for you  help. Great start, I hope I can be of some service latter on in the future :-)!

For helpful advice about starting a business then there is no better place to go than the Small Business Administration - SBA for short.  They have their own website and is the government department that deals with helping those that want to start a business.  They can provide you with useful materials that can help you in your plan to start a business.

Of course you have to know that you are going to have to have your business plans straight before you even attempt to get a grant for starting your business!  However if you are eager to start finding out about grant programs that may be available for you then you should start with your own state's website to see what kind of grant programs they have available - I say this because you mention that your business idea will help your local area so seeing what kind of grant programs are available in your local area would be a good first place to start. 

I am looking to start two businessess but seem to be short on capital. I want to opperate in such a manner that it works in partnership with local communities NGO's and Schools to provide at risk demographics Jobs, training and education.  I've never done this before need some assistance where would I start.

About myself:

I am the first in my family from college

I am Latino (Hispanic), Puerto Rican, and still struggling

I work for a NGO but rather work to develop a business that can promote in better ways opportunities to at risk youth regardless of their ethnic or racial make up

I was offered the opportunity to start a business in fertilizer but dont have the funds. I am a hispanic female where do I start

Hi cooley, Check the links in the next section. They will open a page with many grants, loans and financial aid in general for small business (the first link) and for minorities (the second one). The two pages you will see later are just some of the AidPage resources that could be of interest to you. If you search using the search box at the top, or by the AidJumps you selected, you will be able to find much more useful information about federal grants and programs that can aid you.