Are there any other communities around that would benefit from the Center. With a city only having 921 residents living there, if even if you could build and pay it off, you would have a hard time keeping the doors open. What I would suggest, is starting a community center as a not for profit organization, this way you could possiby apply for grants, as opposed to loans, through your state and Federal agencies. I would go to the small business administrations home page and research Not-for-profit-organizations. (www.sba.gov
By getting a grant will require you to be very fiscally responsible when allocating monies to specific programs, but you could be able to pay yourself a decent salary out of the center's operating budget, while serving your community.
Last edited by turrrn2; 01-18-2005 at 08:32 PM.
Tarron P. Ray
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