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NC SBTDC Business Advisory Services
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NC Small Business and Technology Development Center
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NC businesssmall business
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Retail Business Grants 2026
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Browse open grant programs for retail stores and storefront businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Economic Development
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Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)
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Arkansas businesslow to moderate income area
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Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Technical Assistance
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Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
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Colorado businessall stages
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Standard Enterprise Zone Property Tax Exemption
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Business Oregon / Local Zone Managers
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for profitOregon based
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Montana State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI 2.0) Loan Participation Program
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Montana Department of Commerce
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Montana basedsmall business
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Vermont Community Loan Fund Business Loan Program
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Vermont Community Loan Fund
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Vermont businessmission aligned
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Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program
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Oklahoma Department of Commerce
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employerpayroll threshold
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SC APEX Accelerator — Government Contracting Procurement Assistance
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SC APEX Accelerator / University of South Carolina Office of Economic Engagement
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small businessSouth Carolina based
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Arizona Small Business Development Center (AZSBDC) Network
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Arizona Commerce Authority / AZSBDC Network
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Arizona based businessany stage
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Blind Business Enterprises of Nevada
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Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
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disability_ownedblind_or_low_vision
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AIDEA Business and Export Assistance Loan Guarantee Program
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Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)
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for profitalaska based
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Buffalo Commercial District Program
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City of Buffalo
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storefront_supportfacility_improvement
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Renaissance Zone Program Tax Incentives
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North Dakota Department of Commerce
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north dakota businessdesignated renaissance zone
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Utah Small Business Credit Initiative (USBCI) — Loan Participation Program
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Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO)
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for profitUtah based
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Minnesota Small Business Certification — Targeted Group Procurement Preference
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Minnesota Office of State Procurement
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Minnesota basedTargeted Group business
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Lemonade Day Alaska
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Lemonade Day
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youthalaska_participants
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Downtown Revitalization
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Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA)
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Indiana basednon entitlement community
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Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (The Food Trust)
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The Food Trust (state-partnered program)
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food retailerslow to moderate income areas
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Maryland APEX Accelerator (Procurement Technical Assistance)
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Maryland APEX Accelerator / University of Maryland
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small businessmaryland based
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Georgia Small Business Credit Guaranty (SBCG)
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs
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small businessgeorgia based
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Illinois Grocery Initiative — New Stores in Food Deserts Program
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
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small businessindependent retailer
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New Mexico MainStreet Technical Assistance Program
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New Mexico Economic Development Department
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small businessdesignated mainstreet district
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Mississippi Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP)
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Mississippi Development Authority
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small businessMississippi based
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Kentucky Small Business Credit Initiative — Collateral Support Program
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Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA)
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for profitsmall business
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NC Rural Engagement and Investment Program
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NC Department of Commerce – Rural Economic Development Division
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rural NCNC business
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Rural Grocery Store Sustainability Grant
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North Dakota Department of Commerce - Community Development and Rural Prosperity
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rural north dakotagrocery store
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Illinois APEX Accelerator — Government Contracting Technical Assistance
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
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small business
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Cleveland Public Grant Programs - Small Business Loans / Storefront Assistance Layer
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City of Cleveland
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small_business
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ON TRAC Community Revitalization Program
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West Virginia Community and Development Office
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West Virginia communitydowntown district
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CDBG Downtown Revitalization – Facade and Signage Loans for Retail Businesses
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Nebraska Department of Economic Development
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Nebraska communitydowntown district
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Missouri Credential Training Program
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Missouri Department of Economic Development
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Missouri employerjob training
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MOBUCK$ Small Business Linked Deposit Loan Program
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Missouri State Treasurer's Office
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Missouri basedfewer than 100 employees
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LAEDA Women's Business Center
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Latin American Economic Development Association
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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Nashville Storefront and Facade Improvement Layer
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Metro Nashville / partner districts
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direct to businesssmall_business
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Alaska Small Business Development Center — No-Cost Business Advising
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Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC)
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alaska basedsmall business
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Historically Disadvantaged Business Assistance Program (HDBA) Micro-Grants
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PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
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historically disadvantagedsmall business
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VISIT FLORIDA Small Business Grant Program
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VISIT FLORIDA
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for profitsmall business
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NJSBDC Small Business Consulting and Training
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New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC)
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for profitsmall business
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New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Business Benefits
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New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Urban Enterprise Zone Authority
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businessretail_businesses
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Nebraska Microenterprise Assistance Program – Micro-Lending
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Nebraska Department of Economic Development
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for profitmicro business
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AIDEA Rural Development Initiative Fund (RDIF)
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Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)
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ruralalaska based
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Nebraska SBDC – Free Business Consulting
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Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC)
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for profitNebraska based
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Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) Loan Program
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Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority / PA DCED
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for profitPennsylvania based
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Bank of North Dakota Business Development Loan Program
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Bank of North Dakota
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north dakota businesshigher risk loan
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Connecticut BESB Business Enterprise Program
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Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services
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blinddisability
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Carolina Small Business Development Fund – Term Loans
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Carolina Small Business Development Fund
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NC businessunderserved business
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Kentucky Small Business Credit Initiative — Loan Participation Program
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Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA)
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for profitsmall business
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Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) – Retail Project Fund
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New Mexico Economic Development Department
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for profitsmall business
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NH Small Business Matchmaker – Government Contracting Assistance
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NH Small Business Development Center / University of New Hampshire
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small businessNH based
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Louisiana State Commercial Rehabilitation Tax Credit (Historic Tax Credit)
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Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation / Louisiana Department of Revenue
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income producing propertyhistoric building
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City of Las Vegas Cannabis Licenses
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City of Las Vegas Business Licensing Division
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las_vegas_businessstate_approval_required
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Rochester Main Street Grants
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City of Rochester
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storefront_supportfacility_improvement
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North Carolina Services for the Blind Business Enterprise Program
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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blind_or_visually_impairedlicensed_vendor
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Florida Division of Blind Services Business Enterprise Program
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Florida Division of Blind Services
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blindlegally_blind
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Economic Development for Retail
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North Dakota Department of Commerce
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north dakota businessretail sector
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Student-Made Arizona
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University of Arizona FORGE
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university_of_arizona_studentsstudent_businesses
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Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) — Free Business Advising
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Iowa SBDC / Iowa State University
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Iowa basedsmall business
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Hudson Initiative — Small Business Procurement Certification
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Louisiana Economic Development (LED)
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small businessLouisiana based
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Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) Micro-Loans
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Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)
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small businesswisconsin based
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California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant
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California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
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small businessexport ready
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