Small Business Finance Center (SBFC) review: fraud 99

My dream has always been to sell custom t-shirts. However, my efforts were never successful due to lack of resources. Last year, I became especially committed to finding a way to start a successful business, so I began doing some intense research on funding programs. When I came across the Centre for Small Business Financing, I did my usual investigation. The CSBF definitely got my attention! I was discussing my plans with a few coworkers, when my manager told me that his wife’s friend opened a thriving restaurant after receiving funds from CSBF. I was so excited to start my own business, that when I got home that day I got on the CSBF database to research what funds I was eligible for. Although it was time consuming, the applications were simple. I was not awarded funds for every program I applied for, but after a few weeks I received sufficient funds to start my business. I am so happy I finally was able to open my business. Today, the business is still going strong thanks to the funds I received from CSBF. I will always recommend using CSBF to anyone wanting to start a business. Had my boss not recommended them to me, I might not be living my dream!

I have had a very good experience with the CSBF. When I was looking to get my business started, I applied to some of their programs. I will admit that it was very time consuming, but it definitely paid off. The reason I have my business today is because of CSBF. I would have never been able to afford starting up my business without them. You do have to pay a price for the service, but it pays off in the end. Like most working people, I did not have time to do these searches on my own, so paying to use CSBF was well worth my time and money as I was easily matched with grants that I was eligible for. I won a few of them, and was quickly able to accumulate enough to start my business. I would not have my business today had it not been for the help I received from CSBF.

Hello Entrepreneur73,
I am sorry to hear about your negative experience, but this is a great company! At first, I tried to search for programs to fund my business on my own, but I ended up wasting so much time as I was not qualified for most of the programs I read about. However, I was lucky to find the Centre for Small Business Financing online. The CSBF showed me all of the programs I was eligible for, so I did not have to waste time reading through programs I would not even have a shot at. It was very convenient and well worth the price. I won a few grants, which have really helped me start my own business. I would definitely recommend CSBF to anyone thinking about starting a new business, but unable to do so due to his or her financial situation

My husband and I opened our own bakery last year after many years of being unable get our dreams off the ground. We started searching for funding programs but kept coming up short, we stumbled upon the CSBF by accident but I must admit that this database is great. I know nothing about running a business all I ever wanted to do was bake my own creations and be able to make a living doing it. The database makes it super easy to narrow down what programs are available to you. Getting funding still takes some work and you have to apply for all of the programs yourself and even after that several of them rejected us but after a few weeks and a relatively easy application process we got the funding we needed. We are having our grand opening event in a month and this probably wouldn't have happened had we not been approved for funding.

Good luck out there, we are proof that if you keep trying you ll get what you need.

The Centre for Small Business Financing made my business dream a reality! We called because we found their website on google and decided to give the online database a try. Sure enough, after 4 months of applying to different government programs, we finally received funding which helped us get the business up and running.

After obtaining access to the online database from the Centre for Small Business Financing, I was able to apply to multiple grant programs in a short period of time. It was all so easy to navigate and saved me tons of time researching. I don't think the people posting in this thread have gained from the database, because their business didnt have the right criteria to be approved for different government programs. I was eligible for numerous grants and other assistance programs, and more should be coming out later this year which I will apply to.

THE CSBF does exactly what they say they do. Dealing with any business online can be tricky and i spent a long time doing my research and my view on this matter is that the CSBF promised to make the process headache free and easy and that's exactly what they did. This program really works; you can get all of the work of applying for funding done in a day. Everything is in one place and it is easily laid out so you can understand what you need to do in order to apply. I am very happy with the service I got and the results.

The Canadian Government really does provide a lot of different opportunities to small business owners to get the funding they need. What the government lacks is an organized easy to use system in order to figure out what these programs are and how you can apply and hopefully be approved for them, this is where the Centre came in. I was referred to the Centre through an old business associate of mine; I was skeptical to pay for an online service but was very pleasantly surprised. The database takes all of the headache and guess work out of the process. I was already declined for bank funding when I decided to search through the Centre's database, after a relatively short period of time and little effort on my end I was able to get no interest funding from the government along with a government mentor. This kind of assistance was invaluable to my business and I feel that without the Centre I would probably never have found the programs I was able to receive funding from. I would recommend the Centre's services to any entrepreneur seeking funding.

I found the number for the CSBF no their site and contacted them just to get some more info. I spoke with Paul he didnt give me a last name. Paul was very courteous and professional he stayed on the phone with me for well over half an hour and answered all my questions. I was able to start using the database the same day and found a bunch of programs that my business is eligible for. The only downfall is that a lot of the programs are repayable but I did find and apply for two grant programs that I was eligible for. Overall, worth the price

Yes, the CFSBF charges a fee. But it's a business; no one does anything for free. You don't work for free, don't expect others to do it either. Also read other reviews about this company with a grain of salt. There are a lot of angry customers out there who are mad because they didn't get the funding they wanted...yup, not everyone will get funding and it says so RIGHT on the sites front page. It also lists, right below the company's name, that they are "Not affiliated with any government." I've been using the database for a few months now and am continuously impressed with the amount of information they provide about their company/services, not to mention that they are clearly keeping all their programs up to date. I would recommend this service to anyone that is confident in their business plan and willing to make an investment.

Thanks to the Centre for small business financing our dream business is up and running! And a special thanks to Vlad for working so hard to help us find the funding that we desperately needed.

Has anyone used this site before? I called them and spoke with someone named Michael it sounded legit but it also feels like a lot of money to spend on something I cannot be guaranteed will work for me. Anyone who has found success with the Centre care to comment?

Much appreciated,
Eddie.

Hi Eddie, to answer your question: I’d been looking for funding for my business for over a year and I found nothing. A lot of time and effort wasted. After signing up to the CSBF site I was able to find 4 different programs that I was eligible for. Within 2 weeks I heard back and received 2 separate no interest government grants. The CSBF is completely worth it, I wish I knew about this site last year. I recommend it to anyone with a focused business goal and objective as you'll get the money that you spend right back in funding.

Thank you for the feedback! I hope to look into arranging something with them later this week. Thank you again - much appreciated.

My husband put his number down to inquiry about a these government grants he was promptly called back he was mislead and also thought they were through the government he was also misled on the price he was told 89 dollars would be charged my husband had asked to use my credit card he gave them my credit card and he forwarded me the receipt I looked at the recipet and it said 589 dollars! I called my credit card company right away and canceled my card my husband called this company and left several messages and no one would call him back regarding the charge on my credit card I then had called since the credit card was under my name and told them I did not authorized 589 to go through my credit card someone finally called me back a week later she said she would speak to her manager because this was a special case. In the mean time we tried to log onto our account to see these grants and it keeps saying we need an access code my husband even checked his junk mail and nothing was sent to us we also never received anything in the mail. No one got back to me regarding the charge on my credit card so I phoned again and left a message regarding an up date I had a Dave phone me back he told me they had my husband on recording saying he agreed to the charge of 589 dollars I asked if I could listen to the recording he say someone would have to call me back so I could listen to it. Then he told me because my husband had used my credit card that he was the one who is fraudulent and he threatened me that he had to make a report and report my husband to the police and we are going to always have serious issues if we ever need to apply for another credit card . I told him that I already spoke to my credit card company and canceled the credit card and they knew what was going on. Dave was surprised to hear that I had already talked to my credit card company and said that we were in trouble even though my credit card company told me everything was fine. I then told him we cannot access our account online we have no access code he asked if we checked our junk mail and I said we looked everywhere and we have no access to this account. I told him we are paying for service that does not exist . Dave could not find an access code to my husbands account. He told me he would call me back by 4 o clock today to resolve the issue. We will see if he calls back...

www.grants-loans.org is %100 Scam.

An unprofessional and very rude representative just contacted me today and tried so hard to collect all important and sensitive information.!
I applied for government Grant buy this guy was just trying to sell me a high interest loan!
When I refused to take the offer he just hanged up the phone.

BUYER BEWARE:
they only try to sell you high interest loan and screw you and your business down.
DO NOT provide them any sensitive personal information.
They DO NOT help you with any Free grant from Government.

%110 SCAM

I filled out their online form, and I received a call from them. I was assured that there were several grant programs which I qualified for. I told them the business I was trying to start, and the guy quoted me three different codes. I looked at the codes. One was a code for applying for a loan at different banks. Another was a code if you want to get a grant for starting a business in Atlantic Canada. I live in Ontario! Hello? The last code for a grant the guy told me was for starting up some type of food business, which isn't the business I am trying to start. I did the program search on their website. Only 7 programs came up, none are for grants that I can qualify for. This is ridiculous. I phoned to speak to someone. Nobody will answer the phone. I left a message explaining why I want a refund. Nobody has called me back. I have started a complaint with the better business bureau here in Ontario. I suggest that others in this situation do the same. I feel really stupid for falling into this trap. I don't mind paying if you get something for your money. the guy on the phone even said they would help with making a business plan. Basically as soon as they have charged you the money, you're on your own, and they've charged you for a service which they won't provide.

This company is a scam. The person who sold me this said on the phone I would qualify for a grant. There was nothing at all for me when I used their filter. Their database is not proprietary. They misrepresent their ability to help a small business owner find government financing. I a have lodged a complaint with the Better Business Bureau., am disputing this charge with my credit card company, and will bring them to small claims court. Stay away from this company