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Matthew Lesko
1) $10,000 To Train For A New CareerIf you have better skills, you can get a better job. This is why the government can offer you up to $10,000 to take a few months off to sharpen up your computer skills, learn to be a chef, or even get any specialized training that will make you more employable for the jobs that are out there now. Employers will not need to go begging because they cannot find people with the proper skills. If you think that specialized training will help you get a better job, contact your state One-Stop Labor Information Center headquarters located in your state capital and they can direct you to a local office to explain how to get this training. Check them out at {www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/onestop/onestopmap.cfm}.
2) $50,000 To Go Back To CollegeNo matter what your age, it is never to late to go back to school. There are actually more people on college campuses today over 35 than there are 18 and 19 year olds. And if you are 55 or 60, there are over 350 colleges where you can go back to school for free or next to nothing. It is the best investment of your time and money you can make in this country. All the good jobs require brainpower. The more brainpower you have, the more money you are worth in the job market. A friend of mine recently completed her masters and increased her salary by $12,000 per year. That is a minimum of an extra $12,000 per year for the next 30 years of her working life: $360,000. You cannot make anywhere near that kind of return on your investment on Wall Street, at your bank, or even in real estate. To find money for college check the following: 1) For all federal money programs, look at a book called the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office and available in most public libraries, on online at {www.cfda.gov}. 2) For state money programs, contact your state department of higher education located in your state capital, and 3) For private and foundation scholarship money, go to a good book store or a public library and look at four or five of the biggest scholarship books you can find. No one source has everything, so check as many as you can and apply everywhere.
3) $1,500 A Month To Live On While You Start Your Own BusinessThe government will give you money to live on for 6 months while you start your own business. There are a number of states, including New York and Iowa that will allow you to collect unemployment money while you are trying to get your business started. It used to be that you could only receive unemployment compensation if you were actively looking for a job and going on job interviews. Now Uncle Sam considers entrepreneuring to be a legitimate job. Contact your state unemployment labor office to see what your local rules are on entrepreneuring.
4) $10,000 To Take Entrepreneur Training CoursesEach state has established local job-training centers that provide money to job seekers to upgrade their skills and get better jobs. Many of these local centers allow residents to use this money to train to become an entrepreneur. So you might very well be eligible to receive $10,000 to take a course in "How To Start Your Own Business." Contact your state One-Stop Labor Information Center headquarters located in your state capital and they can direct you to a local office to explain how to get this money. Check them out at {www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/onestop/onestopmap.cfm}.
5) $100,000 To Become A Freelancer Working From Your Kitchen TableMy wife got over $100,000 of government money to do consulting right out of our home. My sister got over $350,000 from the government to frame pictures. They are both government contactors and they make good livings as freelancers. To be a freelancer in this country all you need are business cards, a phone and a desk, and the government will take it from there. There are free offices around the country that will help any freelancer get government contracts. The government buys more of anything than anyone else in the world including: legal services, web design, aerobic instructors, landscaping, cleaning, and even stand-up comics. And only 20% of this business is in the Washington area. Can you believe that one year the government even spent $30,000 on a freelance priest? Contact your state Office of Economic Development located in your state capital or your local Procurement Assistance Office who can match the product or service you are selling with the appropriate agency, and then help you market your wares effectively. To find the office nearest you,
Contact: Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office,
Cameron Station, Room 4B110,
Defense Logistics Agency,
Alexandria, VA 22304; 703-767-1661;
{http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/}
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