Pilot Small Business Growth Fund

Pilot Small Business Growth Fund is sponsored by Hello Alice. The Pilot Small Business Growth Fund, in partnership with Hello Alice and Pilot. com, supports small businesses ready to grow and scale.

It provides grants for investing in operations, expanding teams, or strengthening financial infrastructure.

Pilot's $250k Small Business Growth Fund | Applications Closed Introducing Meridian, the AI operating system that closes your books so you can grow your firm Applied for a grant from Pilot’s $250k growth fund ? Pilot put $250,000 directly into small businesses ready to scale—backed, by the financial expertise to make it count. In May 2026 we awarded: Every winner also got a year of free bookkeeping.

Trusted by 3800+ growth-driven startups and small businesses What can you use this grant money for? One thing stands between you and your next move: capital. That's what this is for.

We've spent ten years watching small businesses grow—and watching growth stall when the money runs out at the wrong moment. The Pilot Small Business Growth Fund exists because the right support at the right time changes everything. Restock or pre-stock for the next busy season.

Take a breather from tightly managing inventory to focus on moving product. Get that new oven, install newer washers, or buy your team the tools to offer a better service. Train your existing staff, hire more people, retain a recruiter, and find extra hands to free you up.

Where do you make money? Lose money? Invest in hiring an accountant or bookkeeper and get a clear view of your whole financial situation to spend smarter.

Get a down payment for that new truck, start a new lease, knock down those walls, and increase your footprint. Start marketing seriously This program is a partnership between Pilot and Hello Alice, and was open to U.S. businesses that made between $5k and $5M in 2025. To apply, you must be the owner and 18 or older (19 in some states).

Takes < 10 minutes on Hello Alice's site. Selected finalists will be asked to send a short video. We deposit the funds into your business account.

This grant is brought to you by Pilot Want to put that money to its highest use? Good books can tell you where to cut, when to hire, and whether you can afford to. The Small Business Growth Fund provides $250,000 to businesses ready to scale—backed by the financial expertise to make it count.

Pilot handles your bookkeeping, tax, accounting, and advisory work—but we don't stop there. It's 50/50 people and software—smart tools for instant insights, expert people for strategic guidance. Both working together on your business.

Track expenses in real time Find the $2,000/month you didn't know you were wasting. Model cash flow scenarios Know if you can afford new hires well before you advertise the jobs. Get IRS-ready books year-round that stay compliant and maximize what you keep.

Smart tools. Smarter people. Confident decisions.

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