You took a risk when you decided to start your own business, and we understand that. In order to support you and other entrepreneurs looking to do this in Seward County, we are offering new businesses an Incubation Grant. If awarded the grant, the new business will receive payments up to $1,000 a month for three months to go towards rent or mortgage payments.
While this funding will help relieve some of the financial stress as you open a new business, we also want to provide business owners with more than just a check. This program serves as our local business incubator, too. As you establish your physical business in Seward County, we will help you grow it through small-business education and networking. Each quarter, we'll have strategy sessions with you and our support team. We have the resources in Seward County to support your business needs, and we are excited to help you on this journey.
The Seward County Development Corporation is proud to partner with Network Kansas and its EMPOWER Loan Fund. NetWork Kansas introduced the Empower Fund to assist minority for-profit businesses and non-profit entities looking to obtain funding for business projects. This no-match program, a subset of the Kansas Community Investment Fund (KCIF), was created to further the mission of increasing access to funding in socially-disadvantaged populations. For the purposes of this loan program, “minority-owned” is defined as any organization that is at least 51% owned by a non-white person, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latino, and People of Color.