Grants & Funding Opportunities
Find opportunities without the endless search. Discover curated grants, competitions, financing resources, and other funding opportunities across industries for both for-profit businesses and nonprofits.
Practical resources. Useful insights. Real connections. All in one place.
Find funding opportunities, build new skills, and connect with people who understand the work of building a business. SHIFT Network helps you spend less time looking and more time making progress.
One membership. Two ways to pay. Start with a free 30-day trial.
You have ideas to test, customers to serve, and decisions to make. You shouldn't have to search a dozen places for every useful answer.
SHIFT brings together practical business resources, shared knowledge, learning experiences, and opportunities to connect with entrepreneurs who are figuring things out, just like you.
Resources and experiences designed to help you learn, connect, discover opportunities, and keep moving forward.
Find opportunities without the endless search. Discover curated grants, competitions, financing resources, and other funding opportunities across industries for both for-profit businesses and nonprofits.
Learn something useful without a lengthy commitment. Access free short-form business and entrepreneurship workshops and courses included with your SHIFT membership.
Find the right tools for the job. Explore a curated collection of 200+ free and paid AI, CRM, marketing, finance, and automation tools to help you choose what fits your needs.
Start your week with opportunity. Curated grants and other funding opportunities, delivered every Monday so you never miss what's out there.
Practical ideas for the business you are building. Helpful business and entrepreneurship tips to close out your week and spark your next move.
Get seen for what you're building. A regular spotlight on members and their businesses, so the community can discover, support, and celebrate you.
It's to help you find what you need, use what you learn, and make progress.
Whether you're looking for your next opportunity or your next great idea, SHIFT gives you reasons to check in and take action.
You don't have to do everything this week. But you can do something. Let's make that something count.
As a SHIFT member, you get perks: discounts and exclusive offers on products and services designed to help take your business to the next level.
Real conversations. Practical next steps. Join interactive live sessions with entrepreneurs, peers, and guest experts to explore challenges, exchange ideas, and learn from shared experience.
Done-for-you digital support for your business. Startup Studio handles the tech so you can run your business: Studio Essentials (domains, hosting, email, security), Studio Systems (CRM, funnels, automations), and Design Studio (web design, branding, ad creative).
Every SHIFT member receives the same community access, resources, live masterminds, learning opportunities, and eligible member discounts. Choose the payment schedule that works for you.
Both options start with a free 30-day trial. Billing begins on day 31.
All SHIFT membership benefits included.
Free for 30 days, then $15/month until canceled. Cancel anytime during your trial and pay nothing.
SAVE $30 PER YEAR compared with 12 monthly payments
Free for 30 days, then $150/year until canceled. Cancel anytime during your trial and pay nothing.
Maybe you're turning a side project into something real. Maybe you've launched and need more traction. Maybe you're leading a nonprofit and looking for funding, practical tools, and new connections.
You don't need to be at a particular stage to belong. You just need to be ready to learn, share, and take your next step.
FIND YOUR PLACE IN SHIFT >Explore the community, review funding opportunities, and put the resources to work.
Start with a free 30-day trial. If SHIFT isn't the right fit, cancel anytime during your trial and pay nothing. Stay, and billing begins on day 31 at your chosen rate.
And leaving is just as easy as joining: cancel anytime in one click. No hassle, no hard feelings.
CHOOSE YOUR PAYMENT OPTION >$15 monthly or $150 annually. Same benefits either way, and both start free.
Explore the community, events, learning, and connections for 30 days.
Love it? Billing starts automatically on day 31. Not for you? Cancel in one click and pay nothing.
As the founder of Startup Sprint and the SHIFT Network, I know what it's like to be the person making every decision, wearing every hat, and wishing you had someone to talk things through with.
I've built businesses of my own and spent more than 18 years teaching, coaching, and helping other founders turn their ideas into something they can act on. One thing I've seen again and again: being capable doesn't mean you don't need support.
That's why I created the SHIFT Network. I wanted a place where you could ask the question you think you should already know the answer to, find something useful, share a small win, or say, "I'm stuck," without being judged or feeling like you're falling behind.
My hope is that you'll find people here who get what you're building, offer a fresh perspective, and give you a chance to do the same for them. You bring experience worth sharing, even while you're still figuring things out. I built SHIFT to be the room I always wished every founder had.
I'd love to meet you inside.
Ronda Taylor, PhD
Founder, SHIFT Network
Startup Sprint, LLC
SHIFT Network is a membership community powered by Startup Sprint. It brings together business resources, curated funding opportunities, monthly live masterminds, short-form learning, practical tools, and connections to help entrepreneurs keep moving forward.
SHIFT is for people building, launching, validating, or growing a business, including for-profit and nonprofit founders, business professionals, and leaders looking for practical resources and connections. If you want to learn, share, and contribute to a growing entrepreneurial community, you belong here.
Only how you pay. Both options include exactly the same membership benefits. Monthly is $15 per month. Annual is $150 per year, saving $30 compared with 12 monthly payments.
Yes! Every new membership starts with a free 30-day trial. Explore everything SHIFT has to offer. If you love it, your membership continues at $15/month or $150/year starting on day 31. Cancel anytime during your trial and you will never be charged.
Your free trial begins the day you join and lasts 30 days. Explore the community, join the conversation, and put the resources to work. If SHIFT isn't the right fit, cancel anytime during your trial and pay nothing. Otherwise, billing starts automatically on day 31 at your chosen rate and continues until canceled.
SHIFT shares curated grants, business competitions, financing resources, and other funding opportunities across industries, including opportunities for both for-profit businesses and nonprofits. Eligibility varies by opportunity. SHIFT does not guarantee funding or award decisions.
The free short-form workshops and courses in the SHIFT member learning library are included with your active membership. Separately sold programs, premium courses, or individual coaching are not included unless specifically stated.
Monthly live Mastermind sessions are available to SHIFT members as an optional $35/month add-on (regularly $50/month). Join interactive sessions to exchange ideas, learn from guests and peers, and explore real entrepreneurial challenges. Topics and schedules are shared in the community.
Active SHIFT members in good standing receive 10% off select eligible Startup Studio products and services. The discount is not universal across all Studio offerings and cannot be combined with other discounts. Eligibility and exclusions are confirmed before purchase.
No. SHIFT includes the community, resources, live masterminds, and member learning. Individual 1:1 coaching is offered separately through Startup Sprint.
Yes. Cancel anytime in one click from your account. No hassle, no hard feelings. Monthly plans run to the end of your current month and annual plans run to the end of your current year. Cancel during your free trial and you will never be charged.
You don't need to! Browse funding opportunities when you're ready, take a short course, check a weekly tip, or join a monthly Mastermind. Use the resources that help you move forward on your schedule.
Members are expected to treat one another with respect. Harassment, hate speech, discrimination, spamming, and sharing members-only materials outside SHIFT are not permitted. Violations may lead to warnings, suspension, or removal.
You don't need another place to collect information. You need resources you can use, opportunities you can explore, and people who understand what you're building.
Whether your next step is finding funding, learning a new skill, or connecting with another founder, SHIFT gives you a place to start.
Same benefits with either option. Both start with a free 30-day trial.
Your free 30-day trial starts when you join. Billing begins on day 31 at your chosen rate and renews until canceled. Cancel anytime during your trial and pay nothing.