FUNDED: How to Find, Apply for, and Win Small Business Grants

FUNDED: How to Find, Apply for, and Win Small Business Grants
By Elisa Molina, B.B.A. — Grant Winner. Latina Founder. Mother. Community Leader.

You have the vision. You have the drive. What you need is the money — and the roadmap to get it.

If you've ever opened a grant application and immediately closed it, told yourself "I'll apply when I'm more ready," or spent hours searching only to feel more lost than when you started — this guide was written for you.

You're not behind. You're just missing the blueprint.

The real reason most entrepreneurs never win grants:

It's not that the funding isn't out there. It's that nobody taught you how to find it, apply for it, or make funders say yes.

Most early-stage entrepreneurs — especially women, mothers, first-generation founders, and founders of color — run into the same wall:

✦ Not knowing where legitimate grants actually live
✦ Feeling intimidated by the application process
✦ Not knowing what funders really want to see
✦ Confusion about required documents and business registrations
✦ Fear of rejection — or not feeling "ready enough"
✦ Doing it all alone, with no guidance and no community

Sound familiar? Then keep reading.

Introducing FUNDED: How to Find, Apply for, and Win Small Business Grants

This isn't a generic business book. This is the guide Elisa Molina wishes she had when she first started — written from the trenches of applying to over 100 grants, facing more than 20 rejections, and ultimately securing over $60,000 in non-dilutive funding for her own businesses.

Inside FUNDED, you'll learn:

📌 How to build the right business foundation before you apply — so you're not wasting time on grants you won't qualify for

📌 Where to find legitimate, active grants for your specific industry, background, and business stage

📌 How to write a compelling grant application that gets read — with real examples and frameworks

📌 What funders are actually looking for — and the exact language that makes them say YES

📌 How to tell your founder story powerfully, personally, and strategically

📌 Which documents, registrations, and proof points you actually need (and which ones you don't)

📌 The red flags that get applications rejected instantly — and how to avoid every one of them

📌 How to build a long-term funding strategy instead of chasing random opportunities

This ebook is for you if:

✅ You have a business idea or early-stage company and need capital to grow
✅ You're tired of bootstrapping and ready for funding that doesn't require debt or giving up equity
✅ You're a woman-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, or first-generation business
✅ You've started applications but never finished — or finished but never won
✅ You want someone who's actually done it to walk you through the process step by step
✅ You're serious about building a business with purpose, impact, and staying power

What's Inside

✔ 13 transformational chapters covering every stage of the grant journey
✔ Real case studies from 6 small business owners who won grants — and what made their applications stand out
✔ A curated resource list of active grant platforms and databases
✔ Frameworks for your funding strategy, your grant proposal, and your founder story
✔ A full Glossary of Grant & Funding Terms so you never feel lost in the language
✔ The mindset, resilience tools, and community wisdom to keep going when it gets hard

Why it works

FUNDED isn't theory. It's the lived experience of a founder who started with nothing, applied anyway, got rejected repeatedly, and kept going until the funding came through. Every chapter blends practical strategy with the kind of honest, motivating guidance that makes you feel like you have a mentor in your corner — not just a textbook in your hands.

"This is the guide I wish I had when I first started." — Elisa Molina

Your vision deserves funding.
Your business deserves a real shot.
And you deserve a guide that actually shows you how.

→ Get your copy of FUNDED today.

Available as an instant digital download. English edition. Spanish edition (FONDOS) also available.