Gloria Hunter is a professional grant writer, business plan and proposal development specialist. She has been in business since 1981. She currently is president of Hunter Entrepreneurial Inc. in Naperville, Illinois (incorporated in 2001). The firm provides grant writing services, grants development and training, grants research, and assistance with business plan development. Gloria Hunter has over 45 years of experience in organizational, program/business development with an active involvement in grantsmanship since 1974. Since 2004, Hunter has written grant proposals and funding awards that have generated over $40 million and consulted on a grant awarded for $7.1 million. She has developed business plans for over $22 million. Agencies and departments where grants/awards have been secured include: U.S. Department of Education, Bureau of Justice Programs, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Heath and Human Services Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fire Grants, National Education Association (NEA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Kane County Riverboat Fund, the City of Aurora, and the Dunham Fund.Hunter has served as a presenter for grant funding panels, including the Chicago Chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP), and has conducted training seminars, workshops and courses for over 27 years at colleges and universities, schools and organizations. In 2009 she received the Top Ladies of Distinction Orchid Award for dedication and commitment to the service of others.Since 2015, Hunter has been involved in real estate investing education and is a managing manager of BiggHunt Properties LLC.