BossWorks launches free Funding Finder for small businesses

BossWorks on July 23 launched Funding Finder, a free tool that matches entrepreneurs with grants, loans and tax credits across public and private programs. The platform is meant to cut a capital-search process that can take hours or weeks down to seconds.

Why it matters: - Small businesses often miss funding because the search process is fragmented across government, utility and private websites. - BossWorks is pitching Funding Finder as a faster way to surface capital options tied to a company’s profile, location and ownership status. - The tool matters for founders trying to find non-dilutive funding, lower-cost loans and tax relief without paying a broker.

What happened: - BossWorks launched Funding Finder on July 23. - The free interactive platform centralizes more than $100 million in public and private capital allocations. - The tool is designed to match entrepreneurs with federal, state and private programs based on business characteristics. - BossWorks says Funding Finder is an informational discovery tool, not a lender or broker. - The company also says the platform works as an independent information clearinghouse.

The details: - Funding Finder groups opportunities into three categories: government-backed loans, federal grants and tax credits and incentives. - The loans section points users to programs such as SBA 7(a) and 504 loans. - Those loan programs can provide working capital and equipment financing up to $5 million. - The grants section highlights federal programs such as SBIR/STTR awards. - BossWorks says those grants can start at $50,000 for early-stage concepts and rise above $1 million for prototype development. - The tax credits and incentives section identifies federal and state relief programs such as the Small Business R&D Tax Credit. - BossWorks says eligible companies can use those credits to offset tens of thousands of dollars in annual payroll taxes. - The platform evaluates business type and location down to the city level. - The tool also factors in stage, entity type, team size and annual revenue. - Users can tag ownership or eligibility categories such as woman-owned, veteran-owned, minority-owned, rural, R&D-focused or product-development businesses. - Each matched program receives a proprietary fit score out of 100. - Funding Finder includes deadlines, funding structures and direct links to official application portals.

Between the lines: - BossWorks is trying to turn funding discovery into a software workflow instead of a manual research task. - The fit score is the product’s main differentiator because it gives founders a quick screen before they spend time applying. - The launch also broadens BossWorks beyond business formation tools into capital access.

What's next: - Small business owners, startups and solo entrepreneurs can use the tool now at the Funding Finder page. - Funding Finder will sit alongside BossWorks tools including Budget Estimator and Business License Finder. - BossWorks is positioning the platform as part of a wider free resource suite for entrepreneurs.

The bottom line: - BossWorks wants to make capital discovery faster, more targeted and easier to act on for small businesses that are already stretched thin.