Business Grant Eligibility

The Secretsos™ Small Business Grant Program is open to any resident of the United States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who is over 21 years of age and has ownership in a legally recognized and registered business entity (corporation, partnerships, limited liability company, trust, etc). The Official Rules may be viewed at https://assets.secretsos.com/secretsos-grant-official-rules

Are you at least 21 years of age or older? *

Yes

What is your legal business name (and DBA, if applicable)? Please provide both your legal business entity and DBA (the name you do business as). *

What is your legal business entity? *

My business entity is not registered with the Secretary of State

Partnership - registered with the State

Corporation - registered with the State

Sole Proprietor - registered with the State

LLC - registered with the State

Trust - registered with the State

What State or US Territory is your business entity registered? *

A bank has told me I do not qualify for a loan. *

True

False

I have applied for a bank loan and was denied. *

True

False

My business is geographically located in an economic development zone. *

True

False

In addition to the general Secretsos™ Foundation Small Business Grant, you may qualify for a specialty grant if any of the following criteria are true for you and/or your business. You will be required to verify the accuracy of any characteristics you assert below.

I am a Utah HVAC Business Owner or Apprentice. *

True

False

I am a Native American with US Tribal Membership. *

True

False

Business Resources

The next section will provide a picture of your company structure and provide details as to the resources you have, the resources you need, and the challenges you are facing.

What stage of business are you in, currently? *

Idea Stage - I have an awesome idea that I am working on launching as a business!

Start-up Stage - I have registered my business and begun offering my product/service, but just getting started.

Open/Operating Stage - I have an established business where I am serving customers daily.

Expansion Stage - I have built a solid business and am ready to expand into additional locations or revenue streams.

On average, how many hours per week do you work in your business? In your calculation, include all hours that your attention is on work rather than on your life outside of work (operating the business, using phone for business activities, thinking about business before falling asleep/upon waking, etc.) *

How many employees do you have? (select one) *

Who makes up your team? *

What is your annual revenue? *

Business Grant Application

This is your time to shine! Speak from your heart. Tell your story. Convey your mission.

You've got this!

Tell us about you and your business. *

Why do you believe you will succeed in business? *

Describe your business achievements. Please list any relevant education, experience, awards or recognition of achievements in business, including the milestones you have achieved through the Secretsos™ Academy. *

How will you use the grant money to enhance your business? Grant funds may be used for business education and professional development, technology, community impact, or to become fiscally sound, to create jobs, or to develop skills in an entry level workforce. Please describe in detail how you would use the funds to achieve one or more of these objectives in your business. *

I verify my answers are true and accurate. *

Personal Contact Information

We may use the information below to review your website and social media channels as part of the application review. We will announce the grant recipients through email, social media and on our website. Should you be chosen as a grant recipient, we will contact you directly using the information below.

Primary Social Media Links

Please provide the URLs for the top two social media profiles you use for business. *

How did you learn about the Secretsos™ Small Business Grant Program? *

If you selected "Other", please provide the specific website, group, or place that you learned about the grant. *

**Important information about completing your application.

To complete your application, fill in your contact information below.

**PLEASE NOTE: Use the same email address in this section and in the next step. Failure to do so may result in your application being marked "incomplete" and automatically denied.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone Number (without country code) *

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