Each year the government creates more millionaires than all of the state lotteries and Regis Philbin combined. Even famous guys like H. Ross Perot and Donald Trump have been large recipients of government giveaways.

There are government programs that give out free money to over 1 million entrepreneurs each year. And, anybody is eligible to receive this money. The problem is that the government doesn't advertise these giveaway programs and millions of people are left out. With all the bad press the government gets, it is the last place people think of for anything but getting a drivers license or paying taxes.

For instance:

Both the Small Business Administration and the Internal Revenue Service have made a major shift in how they provide information to their customers, with how they get you information to help you start or grow your business. Together, the two agencies have created one FREE CD-ROM that includes information business people should know before going into business or how to grow their small business.

To get your free copy of the "Small Business Resource Guide" CD, you can go to: www.irs.gov/bus_info/sm_bus/smbus-cd.html or call the IRS at 1-800-829-3676. Please ask for IRS Publication 3207 when ordering your copy.

Here's another example: By contacting OSU AG Communications, a federal agency at 405-744-5398, you can obtain videos which will teach you how to use computers in you home-based business, how to put your business together, and how to market your business.

The truth of the matter is that the United States government is the world's largest source of money, help and information that no entrepreneur can live without.

For example, there are programs that give out:

* $2 Million to start a hot new Internet company

* $100,000 to open up a coffee shop

* $3,000 to buy a computer for a home-based business

* $25,000 to train employees

* $3,000 to prospect for new customers

* $500,000 to buy out your employer

* Free Help to Write a Business Plan

* $250,000 to work on an invention

* Free Legal Help if You Get Audited

* Free Help Collecting Bad Debts

* And, the list goes on and on...

So, why would anybody bother to go to a bank for money and be rejected when the government is set up to give money to people who can't get it elsewhere? In fact, studies show that the government will give out money cheaper or even help you find money for free. The government will even supply people with free legal help and consultants at no charge. People just have to know where to go to find out about this help and these programs. After all, successful entrepreneurs are those who know how to get the most out of all the resources that are available to them!

All it takes is a little research. Now go out there and get *your* free money!

Matthew Lesko is a New York times syndicated columnist, and author of 2 New York Times best-sellers. He is regularly featured as the nation's top expert on government freebies on TV programs such as Larry King, Oprah, David Letterman, Jay Leno, the Today Show and Good Morning America. His latest book, "Free Money for Entrepreneurs on the Internet" identifies hundreds of little-known sources of free government money for "net-repreneurs" and reveals the secret formula for easily obtaining the money for your business. Go to: http://www.roibot.com/r_fsfe.cgi?R379_actiontext

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