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Rating: +3 Lisa - 2 Oct 2007
A gentleman named Aaron has called me from this number (or at least left this return number to call) with an extension of 251. He claims to represent a company in Henderson, Nevada (outside Las Vegas) and he is offering me large amounts of small business funding. According to Aaron, large corporations like PepsiCo want to give away large sums of money to reduce tax liability and his company screens prospective recipients for these small business grants. He insisted that there were grants for small business owners, especially for females and rural areas (categories into which I fit) and numerous other categories that boost the economy and so provide in an indirect way more tax revenue to the IRS. I believed this caller completely. But I cannot find his website anywhere and so I am thinking that a)I copied it down wrong or b)this is a scam. I understood the caller to say that the company has been in business for 30 years and the website has loads of good information about properly setting up a small business at www.sbfcompany.com. If someone could confirm legitimacy here, I would greatly appreciate it.
Caller: SBF Company - Aaron Bergman
Caller Type: Non-Commercial
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Rating: +2 Kids R Us - 3 Oct 2007
run,,,,,,,,,,,,don't walk
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Rating: +2 Kaz - 6 Oct 2007
What do you know and why so cryptic a message?
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Rating: +1 Local - 30 Mar 2008
Sorry SBFC, the jig is up. And thanks, dad, for doing the research that I should have done.
I didn't actually receive a call to begin with. I stumbled onto the website while searching for something else and thought it sounded pretty good. I contacted them, and was pretty satisfied with everything I heard. Now I feel really stupid for telling so many friends and family about the great business I was going to start with my 100K in grants.
I kept meaning to check out their office too, since I actually live less than 20 minutes away. Never found the time.
Well, after reading all 5 pages of responses, I am quite convinced that they are definitely a scam. I really wanted them to be legit, but I can see now that they are not.
The responses from Chris and the other employees are actually pretty good, but it looks like things are really heating up now, by the time you get to page 5, and I haven't seen a response from Chris in a week or two.
Anyway, I really feel bad for those that were ripped off by this company. I can assure you that I will be contacting the media and the police on Monday, 3/31 (my birthday!), to make sure they are shut down. It will not be an april fool's joke when the police show up at their door.
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Rating: +1 CW - 3 Apr 2008
So its april 2nd. How did the raid go. Really if you live 20 minutes I live 14 hours away would be great to go and check them out. Meet with the entire staff, grant writers, Analysts, etc etc. Whats there?

I mean whats a 1/2 hour for thousand of dollars of risk for opportunities. versus...An to stand for basic moral goodness for us all so we can recipricate ..Please let us/me know.
CW
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Rating: +1 ok - 10 Apr 2008
Why didnt you call them back! The phone number is on the 5 pages! If you live in Henderson you would know where they are!
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Rating: +1 mel2799 - 29 Apr 2008
Curious to know if anyone has heard anymore about this company.  I am a volunteer at a local little league and they have contacted us regarding grant money since we are a non profit organization for kids.  They said the money would be coming from Bill Gates Foundation and Kellogg.  Seems to good to be true to me so we are doing our research before we give them any money.  They are putting on the pressure saying they will have to give the money to another little league if we do not sign soon.
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Rating: +1 Sarah - 30 Apr 2008
Kellogg's and Bill Gates, I am sure they both give away grant money. However, a sales person from SBFC cannot say they are going to give you any money. Non-profit organizations can get grant money easier than a small business, but SBFC is not an up and up organization. There are grant writing companies out there that do their job. With SBFC, they are going to charge you to write a business plan after you sign up. They will charge an additional $4200 and more for that service. It is in the fine print of their agreement to do so.
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Rating: 0 FraudBuster - 1 May 2008
Yep. Classic bait and switch tactic. Foundations don't generally give grants to small businesses, just to nonprofits. Small businesses receive funding through investors or loans, but even investors don't give "free money." They buy a share of the small business.

TANSTAAFL (There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.)
-- quote by Robert Heinlein
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Rating: +2 john b - 5 May 2008
That is completly false if you go to grants.gov you can clearly see on a government site that around 386 billion is given out each year to PROFIT companies.
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Rating: +1 Corix - 9 May 2008
John, Bill Gates is not the government. Foundations do not give money to for-profit groups.
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Rating: +2 shane - 5 May 2008
This from a person that will actually make a public post using the wor ain't?!?!?
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Rating: 0 FraudBuster - 5 May 2008
The "ain't" was from a quote by renowned science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein. It was intended to be humorous when he first used it. The quote "TANSTAAFL" has since passed into popular parlance as a catchphrase.

As far as grants.gov, the site does say some grants can be awarded through the SBA to some small businesses with special requirements. However, SBFC claims that most grants aren't awarded by the government, but by foundations attached to mega-corporations.
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Rating: +1 John b - 6 May 2008
That is also not true. S.B.F.C. does not claim that most grants do not come from the government; They claim that grants that come from the private organizations are easier to get, as they do not require the 'rat race' and they do not require as much work to apply for or receive.
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Rating: +2 Kaz - 6 Oct 2007
I have spoken with these people a number of times and am wondering the same thing.  I saw the Run... don't walk reply below.  Did this person give you any particulars.  The website you are looking for is www.sbfgrants.com.  I would appreciate any further insight that anyone has available.
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Rating: +2 Tracy - 18 Oct 2007
I to as a small business owner have been contacted by this Company but a different representative.  They are very agressive in asking for my $2,600 upfront so they can "go to work for me". I would love to talk to someone who has ACTUALLY received grant money thru this company ie: sbfcompany.com
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Rating: +1 harry - 25 Apr 2008
Hi Tracy, I'm always trying to cover my back. You made this statement in October 2007, any progress?
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Rating: 0 JOHN - 5 Mar 2008
THEY HELPED ME GET 100k IN FUNDING IN 9 MONTHS, IT'S REAL.
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Rating: +1 Carl - 26 Mar 2008
John,
Can you contact me directly about your experiance with SBF.  We are trying to find positive information about them.  We are actually located very close to their office in Henderson, NV and the sales person I'm working with is a neighbor.  Any help would be great.  my email is mikkel91@cox.net  Thanks
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Rating: 0 SANDA - 15 Aug 2008
ANY LUCK WITH YOUR GRANT
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Rating: 0 Hank - 28 Mar 2008
John, I'd appreciate knowing when you applied and when you got the $100K, and whether you have a regular "for profit" business or operate as a "non-profit" entity.  As board chair of a non-profit, public interest orgqanization, I have to be very careful that the #2600 is going to a funding entity that can has an established track record of really delivering.  Thanks.
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Rating: +1 I know better - 6 May 2008
proove it
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Rating: +1 Bery - 6 May 2008
what you have to provide to get qualified?
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Rating: 0 John b - 6 May 2008
There is no set qualification criteria. Qualification depends on demographic area, age, sex, ethnicity, number of years in the industry ect.
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Rating: 0 jkc - 7 May 2008
$2600!
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Rating: 0 Angel Guy - 7 May 2008
John, could you post a phone number or add more detail. I suspect that you work for SBFC and just post a vague positive comment to counterbalance the skeptics. My concern is that you give them $2600 and they can say "Be patient, it takes time" forever. Can anyone actually say they have had positive results from this company and back it up?
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Rating: +1 Diane - 13 May 2008
How do they contact you, and how did you receive the funding.
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Rating: +1 ddsales - 30 May 2008
John, I saw your post that SBFC, Inc helped you with funding for your business. I am thinking of working with them, but so much conflicting info is out there. It would be great if you are wiling to share your experience with us. Please email me at daniela@bodyandmindstl.com We would truly appreciate it
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Rating: +1 Beth - 16 Jun 2008
HI John,

I, too, would love to speak with you about your experience.  I have retained them and what I would like to know from you are some pointers in getting the paperwork done.  It would be greatly appreciated!
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Rating: 0 David - 22 Aug 2008
Are your real because i have been waiting for a 1 1/2
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Rating: +1 cathy - 13 Mar 2008
that is not the correct website
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Rating: +1 Brian - 1 Nov 2007
The address is sbfcompany.com and I recieved my grant last week of $42,000 and should still be getting more soon they say.  Not a bad investmont for $2600.
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Rating: +1 FOOTS - 5 Dec 2007
HI BRIAN I APPLIED FOR A GRANT THEY SAID I WAS APPROVED FOR 400,000 IN GRANTS DO YOU THINK I WILL RECIEVE ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY I HAVE ALREADY SENT IN THE 2600 FOR THE RETAINER FEE. THEY HAVE ALL THE PAPER WORK THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO SEND IT TO REVIEW AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING BY THE END OF THE YEAR. DO YOU THINK THIS WAS WISE........
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Rating: +4 Gary Brooks - 8 Feb 2008
I see Mr. Foots has signed up and I would like to hear from yo again. I don't see any complaint from him. I would really really like to know why there are no ACTUAL CUSTOMERS that have ever complained... Really if any of the people that have posted on this website have signed up and not had them do what they say they will do??? Thats an honest enough question. Has anybody ever actually been taken advantage of?? What would happen to these people if they where taken advantage of and why would they not come back here and make another post? Is the SBFC sending out hit men to go and get all of their victims?? Really guys I think this website is more a testimonial to their legitimacy then any reason to question them because if anybody had EVER been taken advantage of they would go to the highest mountain and shout it out to everyone and everywhere. All of us have come to this site searching for information about them and I know that I am not the only one who has not been able to find one single actual customer who has said they are not legit. This is an honest business trying to make a living just like the businesses they are trying to appeal to. So why would anyone want to pick on them??
This is an honest and fair business.
I'm starting a new business and I am going to sign up with them. I will come back to post what happens. Unless they send out hit men to burry me in the desert!!!

I reccomend that the rest of you do the same.

Gary Brooks
My sales rep is Chris Oremus at ext 352
He is very professional and I feel confident that I can recomend him.
You can email me with questions at u2lv@hotmail.com
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Rating: 0 charlie - 11 Aug 2008
Mr.Foots,  My 87 year old mother has also been contacted by his company. She has a business and was told they could get her a grant.  I am very skeptical!  What is happening with your grant?
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Rating: +1 Toby - 17 May 2008
Have you gotten anything since you given them the retainer fee??
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Rating: +1 Suanne - 17 Jun 2008
Did you ever get the money from SBF?
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Rating: +1 Pamela - 4 Jan 2008
Hi Brian, my name is Pamela Clay I have a Calif non-profit.  Can you give me a more detailed reference.  Like what is your companies name and what type of business do you have?
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Rating: +2 Bobby - 4 Feb 2008
Bobby Fusco
Analyst
Small Business Funding Company,Inc.
call me direct @ 702-510-0143
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Rating: +1 rsmith - 19 Jan 2008
Brian, what is the name of your company?  Do you have a web site?  I just want to make sure you don't actually work for the company in question.  I would like to use their services as well but I need validation of their authenticity.  A friend of mine has already given them $2600 but there hasn't been enough time to see if this was a scam or not.
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Rating: +1 arter - 15 Feb 2008
Has anyone heard from Brian?  Does anyone know of a documented success story?  Just curious before we pursue.
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Rating: +1 ddsales - 30 May 2008
Hi Brian!
I see you also have experience with the Small Business Funding Co
Please share more info of your experience. We are thinking of working with them but are worried due to so much conflicting comments out there?
You may also email me at the office at daniela@bodyandmindstl.com
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Rating: +2 cathy - 13 Mar 2008
The company is called Small Business Funding Co., Inc. Nevada
311 N. Pecos Road. suite 200
Henderson, NV 89074
(877) 472-6814
(702) 543-1566
I am doing business with them.
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Rating: 0 Tim - 23 Mar 2008
I FIGURED THIS OUT EVERYONE!!!!! The company keeps saying to check the BBB and see no unsatisfied customers....right? Well...they're actually listed under a NV corp in the name SBFC, Inc. Well here is your million dollar answer for everyone out there. This company was started in Aug, 07....that's only a few months old.  Everyone is "waiting" on their grant money to come in but NOBODY has actually received it. Just pay them money and they'll have the grant money out to you?! NOT TRUE! There's no complaints because they've only been around a few months and the customers are still hopeful the money is on the way. Every time you talk to them that's what they're telling you.....right? There's no history of satisfied customers! There's not 1 verifiable satisfied customer! Not 1! No references! They will take your money with false promises. DON'T DO IT! This is what will happen....let the list of people (who have paid) build up....and when all these people realize that no grant money is coming in, then the floodgates pour in with complaints...then your "funding" company will be long gone and under a different corporation name.....WITH YOUR MONEY IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNT!!!  SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!!
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Rating: +1 look - 14 Apr 2008
Tim is telling you that the co is new. Read the whole thing and you will see that the co was in fact started in 77. Aug 2007 business certificate was issued to do business in THAT locale. New bigger office? Who knows. I know if I recieved a large amount of $, I would tell very few people the amount, but I would tell where I got it. Maybe they will start posting. Until there are ACTUAL complaints of NOT getting grant $, saying a co is a scam-OPINION. To be leary is smart; to slander without facts is wrong.
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Rating: +2 look - 16 Apr 2008
Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Nevada
2301 Palomino Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 320-4500
Fax: (702) 320-4560
info@vegasbbb.org

BBB Reliability Report

SBFC, Inc.
311 N. Pecos Rd. #100
Henderson, NV 89074


General Information
Original Business Start Date:   August 2007
Type of Entity:   Corporation
Incorporation Date:   3/1/1977     Incorporation State:   NV  
Principal :   Eric Boeckh, President
Phone Number:   (877) 472-6814
BBB Membership:   This company is not a member
Type-of-Business Classification:   Grant Writers
Web Site Address:   www.smallbusinessfundingco.com

This is information straight from the Nevada Better Business Bureau link that is posted for them.
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Rating: +2 Diane - 13 May 2008
You have it incorrect ii is smallbuisnessfundingco,inc
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Rating: +2 look - 16 Apr 2008
Put in 866-898-2540 and see what Grace said.
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Rating: +1 Mark - 17 Apr 2008
Intersting, i also spoke with someone from this company ( Todd Christian ) this gentlemen has given my wife an extension as of 4 to 5 months ago and he is no longer at this particular extension.When i spoke with him today, he mentioned he did not have a direct extension.I will be investigating the business as of tomorrow and i will forward my findings.
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Rating: +1 john b. - 29 May 2008
I have dealt successfully with todd christian and his extension is 236, its no secret i'm sure.  He has successfully obtained grant funding for our company and we will be using his services again in the future when
the need arises!!!!!!
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Rating: +1 karenhp - 1 Aug 2008
I was contacted by these people two days ago.  I was told that if I sent them $2,600.00 they would do all the paperwork to work on getting me grant money for my new business.  As a business woman I have done some checking not just with the BBB but also with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and the Henderson Chamber of Commerce.  According to the Henderson Chamber of Commerce they have had lots of complaints and have reported the company to the Attorney General of Nevada.  Be very wary!!!!
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Rating: +1 Mark - 17 Apr 2008
Intersting, i also spoke with someone from this company ( Todd Christian ) this gentlemen has given my wife an extension as of 4 to 5 months ago and he is no longer at this particular extension.When i spoke with him today, he mentioned he did not have a direct extension.I will be investigating the business as of tomorrow and i will forward my findings.
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Rating: +1 karenhp - 1 Aug 2008
Hey Mark,

Todd Christian is at 702-446-5229 Ext. 356 in the Research Dept.  Hope this helps.
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Rating: +1 Sarah - 30 Apr 2008
Check out Small Business Funding with the Better Business Bureau, their rating has gone down. They are receiving a lot of complaints and have an unsatisfactory rating.
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Rating: 0 The Informer - 1 May 2008
No screening is ever done at Small Business Funding. It is a gimmick used to acquire your down payment.
Grants are real, however this company is only out to get your down payment. When I found out, I quit.
They will try to charge you later to write a business plan or try to make you become a non-profit, charging an additional fee of 4000 to 10,000.
There are legitimate companies, don't let this stop you, but SBFC is not one of them. They now have a unsatisfactory with the BBB and are looking at several lawsuits against them.
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Rating: 0 Jim H. - 1 May 2008
What happened? How did you find out? The person who called me sounded sincere, like she really thought I could get the money. Maybe she was duped too?
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Rating: 0 informer - 6 May 2008
I know a former employee who gave me the low-down.
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Rating: +3 John b - 6 May 2008
THATS FUNNY NOW YOU SAY YOU KNOW A PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE AND IN YOUR LAST POST YOU SAID YOU WERE THE PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE
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Rating: +1 Cindy - 6 Jun 2008
I too have been contacted by this company who is now in a big hurry to get a signed contract and down payment from me.  I have been doing some research to find out if the are who they say they are. Which is how I stubled on to this page.  I have not been able to find any information about them at the Nevada BBB website.  When I started looking up business license info I found a couple of things that cause me to be skeptical.
First of all the links they included in the e-mail I got took me nowhere;
except back to my own inbox.  When I found a web sight on my own that looks up Nevada business licenses I did several types of searched before I found anything, and then what I found didn't match up to what I was told
in the emails.  The license number they gave me showed no results.  Two of the four addresses they gave me had results, but none of the companies at those addresses were SBFC or anything related.  At one of the addresses it came back as a company called Grant Resources of America with a phone number of 877-472-5814 licesne #2001045.543 since 05/07. The last address came back as SBFC with a phone# of 866-898-2540 and it shows thier license number as 2001192.543 and it is pending.  If anyone out there has REALLY recieved grants through them, please respond by telling us who you are including the business you have/are starting.
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Rating: 0 SANDA - 15 Aug 2008
HELLO I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE W A LADY BY THE NAME KATE PIERCE AND A GENTLEMAN WITH THE NAME OF PETER ARVIDSON... CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THIS IS A LEGIT COMP.... WE WERE OFFERED TO FLY TO HENDERSON AND MEET THEM..OUR EXPENSE OF COURSE.. ANYONE THAT HAS INFO PLEASE CONTACT ME
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Rating: 0 unhappy client - 19 Aug 2008
Sanda, do not waste your time go to Henderson.  Like I said I have been there 3 times.  I live out by there in the winter, thats why I have been 3 times.  All you see is telemarketers, and so research..This guy called Estaban tells you what they are doing, will never return your call.    If you listen to the phone calls you will have you doubts.  However, I already gave them their retainer fee.  My experiences is negative, and 10,000 less.  Do it yourself..
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Rating: +1 christina - 18 Jun 2008
i got the same call. with the same information. i would like to find out if this is ligit also. he asked me for 2600.00 after we find out if i am approved for the grant of 500,000.00 to start a resturant.
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Rating: +1 Diane - 19 Jun 2008
They told me I would get approved for a million, for a car dealer. I sent them 2600.00 August 2007, then in Nov. they said for me to get approved year after year, to file for a non-profit business foundation. However that will be another 7300.00, that I sent them in NOV.  Single female, 25 years owning my business, I know there are grants out there, and had other corporate people saying that, too. Its been about 3 weeks filing the 1023 for non-profit foundation.  However it has been 10 months since I sent them the 2600.00.  I did my own business plan presentation.  The letter of inquiry sent to the companies was March 2008.  They have no response, so they are sending a second letter to other companies. We will see, they have 2 more months before my refund.  I have hear they have been refunding.
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Rating: 0 sanda - 15 Aug 2008
hi is this a legit company.....they say i will get money
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Rating: 0 unhappy client - 19 Aug 2008
Legit, they are sayers not doers.  Its been one year.  They have a building with lots of telemarketers.  That will tell you that you can get at least 100,000 in a year, no money back.  They work next year for nothing.  However, they do not work for you the first year.  I have received on set of letter inquiry.  Did my own business presentation, which they wanted another 10,000...What a joke, be patience it does not happen over night..It does not happen in a year....or ever, it is looking like it is not.
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