seed money

seed money

Money used to start a business or other venture. Once I save up enough seed money, I'm going to quit this place and start my own business.
See also: money, seed
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • none of (one's) business
  • none of business
  • none of one's business
  • none of your business!
  • be bleeding red ink
  • like nobody’s business
  • like nobody's business
  • Keep your shop and your shop will keep you
  • punctuality is the soul of business
  • business woman
References in periodicals archive
The letter reveals that after dissolution of the Kashmir Railways Company, its seed money amounting to Rs2.368bn has been deposited with PSDP (Public Sector Development Programme) account XVIII being maintained by the State Bank of Pakistan for PSDP-funded projects.
recently announced that it's starting an insurance startup training program that will offer the startups accepted up to $120,000 in seed money each.
'We will provide seed money to banks which will, in turn, increase their own capital and lend more to small and medium enterprises,' Bisson said.
The Abu Sayyaf is a loose band of a few hundred militants founded with seed money from Al Qaeda has been accused of repeated kidnappings of foreigners in the southern Philippines who are usually ransomed off for huge amounts.
BRUSSELS, Safar 4, 1436, Nov 26, 2014, SPA -- The European Union's executive Commission on Wednesday proposed a 315-billion euro ($380 billion) investment plan to boost the bloc's flagging economy, with some 21 billion euros in seed money coming from EU institutions, AP reported.
LOWELL -- The University of Massachusetts at Lowell recently awarded $35,000 in seed money to 48 students for winning concepts for businesses, technology and services in the university's 2014 DifferenceMaker Idea Challenge.
Details are daunting, but in Oregon, plan backers like to say Phil Knight, Nike co-founder and generous University of Oregon benefactor, would be a great source of seed money.
And organizations are out there providing seed money to help budding social entrepreneurs grow their startups.
Hernandez announced that he and his team are now looking for applicants for its "startup boot camp," a 3-month session that will provide seed money, mentorship and access to a growing network of experts and business training.
A strong component of the parish's ministry has been to reach out to the wider community, and to provide seed money and awareness support for organizations in start-up.
That's in addition to the $60,000 in seed money that the men gave the group in February.
Under this, the Iranian bank has deposited some seed money with the Indian bank that will be used to make payments to exporters till the oil pool account gets operational.
Asked about payments to a Monaco bank account, he said it was "seed money" for investment which was always regarded as his.
A total of 17 teams from 10 schools have taken part in the initiative with each team receiving pounds 250 seed money from the charity to set up projects they believe will provide the best return on their investment.