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Episode 764 | The Sharvette Mitchell Radio Show | www.Sharvette.com

Are you a small business owner looking for non-traditional, debt-free ways to grow your business? In this powerful episode, Sharvette Mitchell interviews Dr. AJ Austin, best-selling author and award-winning Grant Coach who has secured over $1 million in grants from organizations like Bank of America, FedEx, Visa, and more.

Dr. Austin reveals a glimpse into her step-by-step strategies for finding and winning small business grants, pitch competitions, and corporate giveaways—especially for Black women entrepreneurs. She shares how her own journey of resilience led her to teach others how to tell their story and secure the bag.

If you're ready to unlock the secrets to grant success, don't miss this episode!

Meet our guest:

Dr. AJ Austin is an accomplished Grant Guide, Awardee, and Advisor, renowned for securing over $1M in grants and grant-funded opportunities from esteemed organizations such as Bank of America, Regions Bank, Chase Bank, Target, FedEx, and Visa.

She is the author of the best-selling book #FindingFunding, The Grant G.A.M.E, and Black Women In Grants; which all 3 serve as comprehensive guides for Black women entrepreneurs seeking non-traditional, debt-free funding for their small businesses through grants and grant-funded opportunities like small business pitch competitions, contests, giveaways, subsidies, scholarships, bursaries, partnerships and sponsorships.

Dr. Austin's journey is marked by resilience; after facing significant personal challenges, including dropping out of college, homelessness, career downsizing, and the loss of her mother, coinciding with her divorce, she found her calling through life coaching and finding free funding to grow her business by telling her story.

🔗 Connect with Dr. AJ Austin:

www.blackwomeningrants.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/drajaustin

Instagram: @blackwomeningrants101

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drajaustin

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