Who hasn't heard the old adage, "that it's best to invest in risky ventures with other peoples money"? This is why in today's shaky economy, more people than ever are using government grants to start a business. It sure beats a high interest loan from a bank!

So then, just what are the details that you will need to know to get started on this path to free government money? After all, you can rest assured that it just isn't as easy as simply picking up a check.

The first thing that you will need to know is that these types of small business grants are available from the federal, state as well as local governments. Also you can rest assured that while the government may not want their money back, they do none the less want something in return.

It can be any number of things that they will want. Perhaps your state is looking for someone to start up a job training center or a halfway house for non violent parolees. Or perhaps your city is looking for someone so start a day care center in a blighted area.

Those are just quick examples because it really does run the gamut. Also another thing to consider, is that your assistance can go way beyond just government grants to start a business. In fact you may be surprised at some of the assistance that people have gotten.

Like how about free land and a free building from your city and no land taxes for up to twenty years? Sound incredible? Well it happens all the time on both a small, as well as large scale. How large a scale?

Well if there is any type of professional sports complex in your city, you can rest assured that it was financed to a large degree by free government handouts. In fact there is a good chance that the city even evicted home or business owners so they could give the land to the developers.